Thread: TiVo Could Virgin Launch new TV channels for TiVo Only?
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Old 05-07-2011, 20:07   #16
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Re: Could Virgin Launch new TV channels for TiVo Only?
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
I agree fully re Non exclusivity on movies meaning more choice and cheaper prices but what I don't understand is this

Why do people think that VM will get a better deal with services like Lovefilm , Netflix if it were to launch etc than customers with a PS3 , connected TV or other device. Surely Lovefilm stands to gain more customers on sub free devices.
VM should be doing deals with various content providers, getting the best deals they can, giving viewers a choice between monthly subscriptions and pay per view. The more content we can secure the more we can search for on the TIVO box. There must be deals to be done with the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 in particular for archived material. It could be so much better than the present offering, I can't understand why it is all taking so long. By the time VM do a deal, there will be other means of getting to this material.

The new internet TVs are a good example of how events are already starting to overtake VM in this important new world.
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