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Originally Posted by ahardie
VM are IMO moving in the right direction but I agree in some areas at a slow pace. The reason being they are not bursting at the seems with cash. If they tried to do everything at once they would just go bust. If you look at what they have done since they became Virgin Media they have upgraded their whole network and now are bringing in a much needed improved software. At the end of the day though it is all down to money and it is impossible for them to move at the pace some would like or compete with Sky in the business of channel ownership because they just don't have Sky's cash.
BTW Your mention of anytime+ isn't the best one to make your argument. It has arrived years after cable had VOD, seven months after launch you still need to have Sky's own broadband and an HD box so only a minority of customers can use it. Also I think I am right in saying it has no HD and no catch up from the main channels. If that is the best a company can do who is bursting with funds then I think it gives some idea of why VM aren't moving as fast as some would like.
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Sky Anytime+ does have HD albeit only for some movies, you are correct that it does not offer catch up from the networks.
It does however offer 500 movies and box sets from top US networks which Sky must think is more attractive than catch up services like the iplayer which are freely available on a plethora of platforms.
As ever it's upto the punter what they prefer.