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Originally Posted by andy_m
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On that basis can you really see it being a mass market threat to Virgin based on access to Sky content alone? After all, by virtue of the fact that I have internet access, I also have access to Now TV, just not through my stb.
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Yes because it will be ondemand.............Didnt record a movie? So what just go watch it right now ondemand.
PayTV is changing fast in the UK, Once people didint like PVR as they liked their hard copy on VHS, Now they like digital recordings. Next its full ondemand.
Broadband internet speeds in the UK have changed in 3 years, areas that had an average speed of 2mb now have access to 80Mb. In 5 years time it will be evolved even more. Some users will wants a PVR just as some wanted VHS years ago.
But its changing, in 5 years you won't record much or even watch much live TV, its all about content rights. Ondemand rights are different, you dont see Lovefilm or Netflix being FORCED to give VM or Sky their content. The future of pay tv is very very different to how it is now.
You can keep saying half the UK doesnt have fast BB, well it does..VM cover 14 million homes although only 4 million take their services, Open reach is rolling out fibre to thousands of homes A DAY. In 5 years it will be the norm to have 40mb+. If ya think I'm worng come back in 2017 an tell me via your "Insert any name" cable connection lol.