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Old 20-02-2007, 12:39   #17
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Re: Virgin Media takes on Sky

I cant see that Sky can call their service VOD unless it is a live stream from the web/server. It should be insisted that they call it something else in the adverts, If Sky sell it as VOD then another complaint should be made to OFCOM.

If it has to download from a server to the box first it IS NOT VOD pure and simple what ever Sky may claim as you would have to wait until it downloads. Sky can olnly offer true VOD over the broadband network and this will require some kind of Satellite/IPTV hybrid box to be developed. Sky will probably need to buy one of the number of IPTV companies that starts up once BT have figured how it works or if it works properly accross their network. Which due to the state of some of the BT network it wont work everywhere.
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