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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Fair point, JustaBloke. However, I suspect that VM will drop the additional charge for the TIVO box in due course as the V+ is phased out.
The added facilities on the TIVO box could be used to encourage other subscribers over. Although non TIVO box subscribers with the V and V-HD boxes would be at a disadvantage if an ESPN type deal were not to be forthcoming with BT Sports, and Netflix replaced it, we all need to bear in mind that there is no guarantee anything will replace ESPN or indeed that we will get a price reduction.
I am sure there must be a cost to VM to provide apps such as You Tube, which will be part and parcel of the pricing structure, but all TV subscribers will be contributing to that, not just TIVO users. The Netflix arrangement I have described would follow the same principle.
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There's no prospect of the TiVo payment ending.
The removal of ESPN from XL is an entirely separate matter. We will all decide on how we want to spend our money on TV packages when we know the facts at the time.
VM don't develop Netflix apps, Netflix do. Netflix receives a subscription, YouTube makes money from advertising and is introducing PPV. They will be paying VM for access to all those TiVo owners.
The reality is that either Netflix has decided it doesn't want to sell it's content on TiVo or the time isn't right yet. Either way, throwing other people's money at them, won't help.
But I say again, not that your scheme has any basis in reality, but if it did, the ONLY fair way to fund the development of an app that was only of any use to TiVo users is by adding to the monthly TiVo charge.