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Old 19-02-2011, 00:38   #2777
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Re: TiVo
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Originally Posted by Big-Ted View Post
As Amazon now own Lovefilm its more likely to be sooner than later.

Also it would be easy for VM to do a deal with Lovefilm so that the content is available via a dedicated link to speed things up or even have Lovefilm servers on the VM network. The 10 meg BB in the TiVo would be good enough for great HD quality streamed to the box.

With Lovefilm content there would be masses of VOD added to that available and so would be a money maker for both on a pay to view as well as subscription basis with VM taking a cut.

Win Win for both of them and us
Yeah, but Lovefilm don't have THAT much content to stream (yet) - they only have the rights to stream 5,000 films to compared to their DVD-Blu Ray rental selection of almost 69,000. Even with the backing of Amazon, securing the additional rights to stream more films will take time, especially taking into account The Sky Factor and their collection of VOD rights:

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...tals-business/

Also take into account that the cheapest streaming option from Lovefilm costs £5.91 for 2 hours of streamed content per month. Unlimited streaming starts from £9.18. I think the chances of VM doing some kind of content deal with Lovefilm (where streamed content is included within XL/Tivo charge) is slim.

Also take into account that films from Universal Studios are unavailable to rent/stream from Lovefilm, along with other films which other services have exclusive deals for (like the new Robin Hood film - exclusive to rent from Blockbuster).

Having said all that, Lovefilm is a must-app TiVo app, in my opinion, especially if Lovefilm stream in HD (and that 10mb pipe can actually go up to 20mb- lovely jubbly ):
http://virgintivo.blogspot.com/2011/...in-medias.html
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