Virgin Media launches first online movies service
 

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Is cost mentioned anywhere?

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Nope

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From the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...e-films-movies

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Since my post this morning I have found the following on The Register

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/04...vie_streaming/

Am I right in assuming this latest offering will tie in with the new TiVio?

Shucks, beaten to it by Spectato. :D

---------- Post added at 18:30 ---------- Previous post was at 18:00 ----------

Well I did lift the thread title from VMs own press release so pedant away to your heart's content. Maybe they are going to release another more supa dopa online movie service later on. :D

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I wonder if this will be entirely separate to Virgin's Filmflex service. It would be nice if things like the 48 hour rental make it across (I believe it's only 24 hours rental on Filmflex isn't it?).
Post now deleted (though too late for it to be quoted for posterity) :) Yes, I now think the thread title makes sense considering this part of the forum only deals with Virgin news.

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OK where did Pbryanw's post go? I didn't make it up honest. :) Oh there you are :D

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so is cheaper to goto blockbusters, rent physical media, then to rent digitally.

oookay.

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They just need to work out some kind of deal with Xbox live and/or PSN now, similar to the yanks Netflix deal

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3.99 rofl

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I was wondering when one of the big boys would launch a service like this in the UK, seems like there are so many in the US and that we were lagging behind. Sure would be nice to get this on to PS3/360/Wii and netenabled TVs.

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at that price ?

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Well I don't even use FilmFlex or Zune on the 360, I just either buy the bluray or wait till it is on Sky movies. But the service has to start somewhere and if there is no other serious competitor out there then VM can set what price they like.

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The service will be open to all not just Virginmedia customers.

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a netflix type service would be good, I cannot understand why virgin are doing this. Lovefilm is a cheaper way of doing it, surely the fact they are not sending out dvd's means they could do some sort of £8.99 per month for 5/6 rentals and a larger £15.99 for 10/12, instead of £3.99 per film,also if they used this model instead of filmflex more people would sign up and it could eventually rival Sky movies because you can watch the film when you want.

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i can get dvd's from tescos at £1.99 a night or use my tesco dvds by post £17 for as many films as i can post back lol

as there is no postal expenses or the running of one of those nice dvd vending machines i expect it to cost me less to rent online

being first doesnt mean charging what you like will work

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don't forget about the 20Meg download cap :D

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They may not have to post DVDs out but the servers, bandwidth and 24x7 tech support probably cost a bit more.

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cant see that myself if they cant run this cheaper than the current methods i cant see it ever being a sucsess

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There is still a big difference between a postal service and VOD. With VOD you can atch what film you want when you want rather then planning in advance or whatever comes thorugh your letterbox that is in your queue.

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i really dont see that as much of an advantage unless they had every film available or at least as many as tescos / lovefilm have

the postal thing often takes the argument out of what we will watch anyhow lol plus every film that comes is something we want and soon will all be in lovely 1080p ;)

if i haven't had time to plan a video night then in any case there are plenty of films on tv every night now for free

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They do need it like netflix and then it would be a winner.

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Does anyone know who the catv contractor is for virgin in Middlesbrough area

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That has nothing to do with this thread, you should start a new one to get that answered.

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Its designed for the "I can't be arsed" brigade. The ones that slob on the sofa all day and curl their top lip at the thought of "all that effort" in signing up to a dvd rental film service.
The one off "lets watch a film tonight Darlin'". Never realizing their 'Inspired Spontaneity' comes back to bite them in the bum at the end of the month.
So many couch potatoes,so much depression,so much profit to make off them !

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They are doing Twilight: New Moon for £1 on the new movies service
http://bit.ly/newmoonforaquid

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I Like the idea of On demand media but in all honesty we all know it cant take off in this day and age with Illegal File sharing and what not. Although I do prefer this kind of thing instead of having physical media that for instance you could damage during the rental period. 3.99 aint at all bad either considering Blockbuster's 'credit crunching' prices.

All in all its a service that wont generate all too much, Then again I do rent movies from xbox live with microsoft points :dunce:

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Unfortunately BB is some distance from my home necessitating a drive to get there.Seems cheaper to go with VOD or an online version.:)