Originally Posted by nialli (Post 35667462)

Truth is, I have access to Atlantic via my NowTV box but I rarely look at it.

Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35667461)

Was hoping the WWE network would come the UK, but with sky a deal with the WWE for all raw Smackdown and all THE PPV. Can't see the network being much valued. might have to get a VPN and do what you do theone2k10

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35667465)

The problem with Atlantic on Now TV is that they don't have previous seasons, so there is little incentive to watch shows that are at least one season old. MM has said that back seasons do appear over time, but who wants to have to keep checking periodically?

I think Sky did a good thing launching Now TV, because streaming is the way of the future. But particularly with HBO, they should have got the back catalogue rights, because if they had done so, I think a lot more people would be interested in subscribing to Now TV just for the HBO shows.

Originally Posted by JustaBloke (Post 35667446)

It was said with a hint of sarcasm. It was what entered my head after reading those 'Sky Television ate my gerbil' posts. :D

Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35667461)

Was hoping the WWE network would come the UK, but with sky a deal with the WWE for all raw Smackdown and all THE PPV. Can't see the network being much valued. might have to get a VPN and do what you do theone2k10

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35667458)

Using a vpn you'll get around that by subscribing to WWE Network for about £7p/m + £3p/m for vpn :D this is the way i'll be watching the ppvs etc.

Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35667490)

Nah i still see it coming pal. WWE are doing deals with companies in USA to continue with the pay per view sales over there. The network is separate though they do imagine ppv sales in USA to plummet as a result. The deal between sky and wwe probably has taken into consideration the fact that sky imagine a hit on ppv sales over here too as a result.

Its probably the reason why sky are now offering all the PPV's via sky box office only (to try and get some money back) now and no longer offer any freebies (though we pay for sky sports its hardly free!).

I hope the wwe network is a reasonable price in the uk too. US is 10 dollars so should be 7 quid here. No doubt we'll be charged ten pounds too.



I'll be asking for your help on this when it launches as i'll want to do it this way too!

Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35667477)

Yes, of course, but the point I was making was that if Tesco entered into such an agreement with the fuel companies it would be a cartel operating in restraint of trade and the courts would swiftly bring that arrangement to an end. Why is the tv market so different?

Originally Posted by JustaBloke (Post 35667500)

It's not. There is no restraint of trade here. Sky hasn't bought up all the TV channels, there are hundreds available elsewhere. On VM, Freeview, BT, Talk Talk et al.

If (say) Shell decided to close it's UK forecourts and sell its petrol exclusively at Tesco, there'd be sadness at any redundancies but the arrangement would go ahead without question.

That's all Sky are doing. They're not denying us all TV, they're simply denying us a flavour (for want of a better word) of it to encourage us to use their platform rather than VMs.

Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35667497)

Sky say they are not bothered by the WWE network, but it will be a lot cheaper than sky box office, $10 a month and you get all PPV. So when it comes to the UK even if its £10 still dam cheaper than box office.