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Originally Posted by telfordcable
I suppose u are right there.
I agree that bbci player, itv player are pretty good over internet or vod on the v+ if u have no time to watch it on TV but can watch it later or choose what ever u want to watch it. I am disappointed one thing is Sky will not bring bbci player or itv player on the sky+ box or sky+ HD box because sky had their own sky player or sky anytime via the box which it bit crap and cost money. Sky player (to watch live you must have multiroom) and that's a big con.
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It's not so much that Sky won't add BBC iPlayer, as Sky
can't add BBC iPlayer. iPlayer is a Video-on-demand service, and it requires bandwidth in both directions in order to get it into the set-top box. Virgin can do VOD because its cable network can lend internet-like functionality to its TV service. Later this year Freesat will add the iPlayer because they have insisted that all Freesat boxes have an ethernet connection, allowing the box to use the internet to demand and receive content. Sky boxes receive content via the dish but can only send data via a dial-up narrowband link on your home phone line.
This is why Virgin is concentrating on VOD - it's something it can do, that Sky can't do. And VOD-HD is a more compelling proposition than linear HD, which is what Sky is offering.