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I won't be watching Good Omens on Amazon Prime. The BBC were on the project before Amazon opened their wallet, so they deserve my viewing. I'll watch it on BBC2 later in year. Amazon's marketing for Good Omens really annoys me as they act like it's all them.

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I don't use TV guides (magazine) but never struggle to find new content recommended to me across both linear and Netflix.

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We use the wish lists and search menu's and there is plenty of good content that comes up.

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I agree , Netflix are as bad loads of those shows OB has listed they advertise as Netflix Originals when in fact they've just bought the rights to distribute it in certain countries.

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A rather daft criticism IMO, although you are not the first to say it. The real point as far as the consumer is concerned is that it is being shown for the first time and it is exclusive to Netflix.

The pedantry on this forum is really tiresome and just takes us away from the theme of the points being made.

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And how is that any different from Sky having exclusive UK rights to Game of Thrones or Channel 4 having UK rights to a show like The Big Bang Theory I've never seen any of these declaring these shows as Sky Originals or Channel 4 Originals which wrongly suggests they've developed the show.

Your posts go more and more bizarre with every reply.:D

And to prove it here we go your reply to Raider999 :D

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...&postcount=798

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You mean its all about your view and when it comes to other people having a reasoned view its the old head in the sands scenario by you.

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What does it matter what it is called? If Sky want to call it an exclusive and Netflix and Amazon call it an original,so what? I shall not be losing any sleep over it.

You've missed the point completely.

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No, I am not only focussed on my view, but it is annoying when you post something and then someone tries to belittle that point by making an irrelevant or pedantic statement.

I have absolutely no interest over whether the streamers call a new programme an original or an exclusive. What the hell does it matter and how does that relate to the point I was making?

It's just wilful deflection from the point.

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You missed the fact you jumped on Raider999 claiming Game of Thrones is an exclusive on Sky not a programme produced by them but claim pedantry when someone pulls you up for the same.:D

Anyway we'll leave it there , I look forward to your next link telling us how streaming will change the world for us.

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Linear viewing is declining as evidenced by all the cord cutting in the States. But over here, take Sky as a good example of this. If things were all rosy on the linear front, Sky would be shouting about their new pay tv subs, instead in recent times they've gone all quiet and don't disclose how many tv customers they have.

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I 'jumped' on him as you put it because in answer to my point that TV channels like Sky would have to put more effort into making their own content, due to the fact that US imports would dry up, Raider quoted Game of Thrones as an example of how Sky was making its own content.

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No he didn’t. There were two discussions going on at the same time.

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Content creators, be they big TV production companies, songwriters or authors, don't like others taking credit for their work. If the Harry Potter novels were published in other countries with another author's name on the book cover, no matter if JK Rowling was getting her fair cut of profits I'm sure she wouldn't be happy about it.

It's one thing with calling something Exclusive, customers understand that wording, it's rarely used in a completely misleading way. I have no problem with that word.

"Original" however is taking credit, and suggests ultimate sole responsibility, and that's not OK for an import, or a co-production. It's deceiving their customers. It's like Waterstones acting like the books they sell they had a creative hand or they were responsible for discovering/nurturing the author rather than the publisher/agent.

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Netflix ren't the only one's to use it.

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I certainly did not!