Thread: TiVo Richard Branson believes TiVo is a "weapon" against Sky
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Old 13-03-2011, 17:29   #24
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Re: Richard Branson believes TiVo is a "weapon" against Sky
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Originally Posted by richard1960 View Post
HI OLD BOY I agree with your post internet streaming will be the way forward the fact the new TiVo box has a 10MB internet connection tells me that VM are thinking that way as well, in order though to do deals with companies especially for first run films the regulator may have to investigate the way sky buy up VOD rights they do not always use so others ie virgin media cannot do deals but you are correct internet streaming of content is the way its going and if vm can get the content so much the better.

As far as sport is concerned that in my view is not so much of a problem as vm have access to sky sports 1,2,3 and 4 and shortly will have the Red Button feature which means in reality there will be very little sporting events if any that are sky exclusive for vm customers.

Nice to see your post on here i read your postings on D/S.
Thanks for that, Richard 1960! I'm not getting a lot of feedback on the video streaming issue, which I do think is the way forward for VM; I think perhaps a lot of people are either not with me on this or don't have the same vision. Glad to see at least someone shares that opinion!

I would be very interested to know whether the Sky exclusivity rights actually cover video streaming onto TV and whether VM could do what I am suggesting. If so, the future's looking good!

The reason I was concerned about sports rights was that Sky are witholding HD from us on two of their channels (Sky Sports 3 and 4), and if we can get these events via a different method, maybe we could avoid these monopolistic behaviours and ignore Sky altogether if that's how they want to play it.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Sky personally, but if they are going to prevent us from getting the programmes or HD sports events that we want, then they deserve everything they get should we find ways to avoid receiving the programmes through them. They will lose out in the end -their policy is greedy, short sighted and one which they will live to regret in time through reduced business. For all Mr Murdoch's brilliant vision, he seems to have a disastrous blind spot when it comes to his VM Sky subscribers that is leading him and his successors to this course of action that they will regret at leisure.
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