Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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The argument is about whether we will get the on demand content that will be available to BT. ---------- Post added at 19:52 ---------- Previous post was at 19:49 ---------- Quote:
The channel is most likely to go under anyway with the launch of new streaming services. ---------- Post added at 19:55 ---------- Previous post was at 19:52 ---------- Quote:
You are clearly hedging your bets! |
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The thing that most stood out in that Sky/VM Press Release was the ambiguity of it.
"Sky Sports and Sky Cinema in HD so customers can continue to enjoy the latest movies and best live sport action" Given VM already have them in HD what's the point in mentioning this? Given there is evidence of Sky Cinema going HD-only (jj20x on Forum Box found an info screen)...maybe this means both are going HD-only. "Sky’s Entertainment channels including Sky One, Sky Witness and more, in HD". Given there aren't many Sky Entertainment channels and they basically mentioned half of them, why didn't they just mention them all. And again since they are in HD on VM already, what is the point of mentioning them? At the least my interpretation, reading through the ambiguity, is the existing HD Sky Basics are going HD-only. Press Releases tend to be about mentioning what is new, not about saying "we've got the same services still". And they tend to be carefully worded. (https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...d-the-industry) |
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Considering Sky aren’t particularly being aggressive in their pursuit of cable customers as it is (the current new customer offers are quite tame) what’s the value added for Sky in doing this? First it was May, then it was the end of Game of Thrones, now it’s when Now TV joins BT. Then it’ll be some other magical stumbling block. |
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Why say "you're getting sky atlantic content in january via...." why lose your attraction before you need to reveal your hand in january? I'm not saying its going to happen. But if the contract doesnt start till 2020 why let customers know they're getting your golden goose until you need to? |
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
Virgin customers = 4 million.
Let’s call it 20p per subscriber per month - £800 000 a month or £4.8m for July to December. That’s a very expensive customer gained. They’d need tens of thousands to justify the temporary strategy and there’s no evidence for it. You’re introducing “ifs” and further speculative variables that are improbable, to justify an internet myth that there’s no evidence for. Why lose your star attraction at all? |
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Even BTs agreement is going to be delivered via Nowtv on the BT Youview boxes but BT customers will be able to record Nowtv channels. One does wonder if EE and Plusnet tv customers might get the same service further down the line. |
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
You’ve missed “subscribing to Sky”.
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BT subscribers are, some day, getting Now TV as an optional add on. Why would Virgin essentially allow Sky to retail Now TV on its platform when it’d devalue Virgin’s own top packages? The two situations aren’t comparable. BT subscribers are getting something they don’t have at present. Virgin customers would be given an alternative way to purchase Sky’s basic (and premium) channels than from Virgin themselves. If Virgin were going down that route why enter this carriage agreement at all? |
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As has been explained previously, Sky want to monetise their content. A very economic argument! I don't regard the BT deal as being a stumbling block! Where ARE you coming from, you antagoniser, you! |
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I agree Sky want to monetise their content but it’s flawed to assume that doing so involves putting it out there on a platform neutral basis.
If they lost tens of thousands of subscribers in an already challenging market to, for example, Virgin’s top package right now because it’s own platform had no unique selling point it’d massively backfire. |
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