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Murdoch was a businessman, pure and simple and his own words why he sold, "because I can't compete with the likes of Apple, Google, Netflix etc."

The old way of doing things is dead. Alright not dead yet and it may take decades, but it will be dead and old Hollywood, by all its recent announcements, have just given the crown to Netflix.

Can you source that quote?

The closest I can find from a Murdoch is from Lachlan Murdoch but he’s actually saying the opposite in 2017.

“Sub-scale players are finding it difficult to leverage their positions in new and emerging video platforms. Let me be very clear: We are not in that category. We have the required scale to continue to both execute on our aggressive growth strategy and deliver significant increased returns to shareholders.”

There’s a lot of opinion pieces saying it but nothing from the man himself. Vertical integration of production, content and platform isn’t the same as the original distribution model failing. It’s classic consolidation for a market trending to oligopoly.

Horizon

30-10-2019 21:52

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https://news.sky.com/story/murdoch-f...-deal-11170762

Hugh	30-10-2019 22:01

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Can't see anything in that link that says "I can't compete with the likes of Apple, Google, Netflix etc", unless you mean ""returning to our roots" of news and sport"?

jfman

31-10-2019 20:17

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In the video he describes the move a pivot and not a retreat. He actually agrees with my point on new entrants driving costs up significantly for what we’d consider “non-premium” content.

Media Boy UK

31-10-2019 21:50

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Is Comcast set to rebrand NOWTv?

Media Boy Sources feels that Comcast look set to rebrand NOWTV soon.

Media Boy HQ is sitting on naming the new name for now...

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muppetman11

31-10-2019 22:20

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The latest name in Sky's other areas is Sky X in Austria.

denphone

01-11-2019 04:32

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l thought the name it has now is perfectly fine..

Horizon

01-11-2019 18:18

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36015692)

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Is Comcast set to rebrand NOWTv?

Media Boy Sources feels that Comcast look set to rebrand NOWTV soon.

Media Boy HQ is sitting on naming the new name for now...

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36015681)

In the video he describes the move a pivot and not a retreat. He actually agrees with my point on new entrants driving costs up significantly for what we’d consider “non-premium” content.

He is absolutely clear why he sold and talks about Google, Facebook, Amazon etc. Even goes on to cite an example of Amazon putting someone else out of business.

cheekyangus

01-11-2019 18:24

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Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 36015830)

Well, that's a easy one: Peacock, their NBC/Universal streamer to launch. But what happened to Sky Q aka full Sky's full IPTV for the UK?

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He is absolutely clear why he sold and talks about Google, Facebook, Amazon etc. Even goes on to cite an example of Amazon putting someone else out of business.

I thought it was called Sky X , the IPTV version?

Sky Q is the box or OS and is already available and uses a satellite (though may be tweaked for IP for all I know).

Horizon

01-11-2019 19:29

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You've caught me napping on the job again. :) Quite correct, I meant Sky X.

Chris

01-11-2019 19:50

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An email just in from Cupertino:

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Your Apple Music student plan now includes free access to all Apple Originals. Start watching ad-free, online or offline across all your devices.

You can watch Apple TV+ on the Apple TV app. It’s already on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac, as well as select Samsung Smart TVs and Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices.

I love being a stoodent. :D

OLD BOY

02-11-2019 01:32

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Apple + was launched yesterday. Why was it not on Virgin Media? This is so disappointing.

Roku have done it. Amazon Prime have done it. Why do VM customers have to wait?

They are meant to be content aggregators, after all !

Legendkiller2k

02-11-2019 02:13

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36015851)

Why was it not on sky q, why was it not on nvidia shield, why was it not on youview?
Hate to break this to you but not every streaming service will launch on vm.

denphone

02-11-2019 05:05

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36015853)

Why was it not on sky q, why was it not on nvidia shield, why was it not on youview?
Hate to break this to you but not every streaming service will launch on vm.

l come back to that one word reality as OB being a capitalist should understand it as its called business economics and profit and unless these companies see something in it for them they won't touch it with a barge pole.

jfman

02-11-2019 10:37

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Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 36015830)

I think you are hearing what you want to hear to be honest then applying it to come to the conclusion you wanted.

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