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Well its all about differing opinions MM and who am l to argue with one so knowledgeable on many media subjects.

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I agree with this, Amazon are already dipping into live sports streaming.

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good evening gents. sky movies turning into sky cinema? is this just a normal name change so a straight swap over of channels?

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....Sky say that on satellite, at least, it will mean increased bitrate in picture and audio quality. Also a premier will be on every day, so no, not just a name change.

Plus, I have a bit of info that I was going to post on the linear channels thread about what James Murdoch said recently in relation to linear channels and film rights. Basically, he thinks it may be time soon to stop the process that gives cinemas the right to show films first. He hinted quite strongly that he would like there to be an option for pay tv operators/streaming companies the option to show brand new films immediately alongside their cinema premier.

So, perhaps in the near future, Sky Cinema may be just that. Films that are in the cinema.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...llenge-to-sky/

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l gather it will air on their on demand service rather then on any unlikely new channel BenMcr?.

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That's quite likely I'd think.

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Interesting to note that the Murdochs are opposed to exclusivity when it operates against them.

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Yes this nefarious horrible man does not like it when the boot is on the other foot.

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Pretty much part and parcel of being a billionaire isn't it ?

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But some have far more scruples then others MM as the News Corporation scandal among several other things revealed the apparatus and immorality on which his business empire is built on.

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I wasn't disagreeing with your point Den ;)

My point was that sadly these days many of these wealthy people think they are above the law , it's now all to common a thing. There's been a few examples this year one that springs to mind was well publicised on the news channels specifically the sporting ones.

Not something I'll have to worry about I've not reached my first million yet.:D Although to be fair I've still probably paid more in tax than some of these multi billionaire companies have.:D

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Yes it does make one angry when the ordinary Joe Public seems to pay for tax on everything going while the wealthy employ clever lawyers and find loopholes in the law to escape theirs.:)

As someone once told me we get taxed from the cradle to the grave and even when we have gone the buggers are still trying to take money from us.

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Still it is a step in the right direction by vm.

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Yes they are starting to get their act together and lets hope it continues unabated long into the future.