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Originally Posted by Top banana
Sky have the content for now, however the world changes very quickly in this space and the future may be a world where content providers choose to sell direct to customers via the internet, Tivo is perfect to deliver content in this way.
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Two points
1. If content providers decide to sell content direct to the customers over the Internet why would anyone need a pay TV STB
surely a cheap Roku , Boxee , PS3 , XBOX would do the same job and free from a monthly charge and accessible with whichever ISP you choose.
2. HBO in the US will not sell their content direct to the customer as they make far too much money from the cable/satellite companies.
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Originally Posted by Top banana
Sky are concerned search BSKYB on the net and click news, they are talking about the threat from BT, if they lose the premiere league and movies they have nothing as they don't own any infrastructure. Virgin do and thats a massive assett.
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That's not strictly true is it , Sky has its own network and has its own equipment in the BT exchanges , BT are however responsible for everything from the exchange I believe.
http://corporate.sky.com/investors/p...dc_for_easynet