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Originally Posted by tvtimes
I don't need to back it up with facts mate. You back your statement up with some facts.
BBCiplayer, itv player, Skyplayer, vm vod, 4od, five od plus others receive millions upon millions of views between them. Hell it's been announced VM received 200m hits for their vod service in 1 quarter of the year! It doesn't matter if it's the same people using or not there is still way more of a demand for vod. Skys HD subscriber numbers are tiny in comparison. It has taken them two years to get the level of hd subs they have now.
I'm not saying there's no demand for HD i have HD myself but there is a lot more growth in vod clearly.
If you wangt to prove me wrong you could always go ahead and post contradictory figures showing me how many viewers all the HD channels got put together?  |
Well yes you do need to back it up, you made it as a statement of fact. Do learn how these things work, when you make a statement of fact the onus is on you to prove it, not on the person who doubted it - which is what I did, I didn't say you were wrong I cast doubt and said I considered the two complimentary.
If you'd care to explain also, genius, how exactly I compare VoD hits with viewings of linear programs that would also be good. 200 million VoD hits in a quarter isn't really comparable to how many HD subscribers there are receiving linear HD content. Most of the stuff we watch here is HD, taking each and every bit of content as a 'hit' and doing the same for other Sky subscribers would probably be more accurate but good luck with that.
So, again, yes it's on you to back up your statement of fact. If you can't back things up don't give your opinion as fact then get indignant when asked to bear it out, simple.
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Originally Posted by tvtimes
Sky understand the publics need for vod aswell as HD. That's why there desperate to get there vod service launched and hd boxes that are ethernet compatible are now given away free.
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Sky+ boxes had USB a while ago. I would speculate the primary reason for Sky to be handing out the HD boxes for free is that, well, they are HD not because have Ethernet ports. That there is a pull VoD service coming soon is merely a bonus. It was actually originally planned and worked on 3 years ago but put on hold for a few reasons.
I didn't say VoD had zero demand I said both were in demand. If they weren't people wouldn't be selling them. Perhaps a better comparison would be to ask how many people actually pay to access VoD content on VM given that Sky subscribers pay to access Sky HD. That HD also needs a shiny new TV and new set top box as well makes it even more difficult to compare.
Given Virgin have released a PVR-less HD box they evidently think there's demand for HD there to make it worth their while. Let's just say that there is strong and significant demand for both and be done with it.