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passingbat · 09-09-2013, 11:41

From the bits that I've read on the cloud, the usual gremlin pops up to delay things: Rights management.

Given that VM have had problems getting the rights for Tivo to Tivo streaming sorted for the main channels, unless there is a shift in content providers' attitude to this, it could be an uphill battle.

Cloud delivery by VM is not a new concept, thought up by the new owners; Neil Berkett spoke about that being the objective a long while before Liberty Global took over.

I think it is a good move; with the uptake of streaming services like Netflix and Lovefilm that many of us use, it seems like a very natural move to content delivery.

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passingbat Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Services: Virgin 100 meg BB, Talk More Anytime Phone, Mix TV, V6. Posts: 4,729	Re: Is the future of VMTV cloud based? From the bits that I've read on the cloud, the usual gremlin pops up to delay things: Rights management. Given that VM have had problems getting the rights for Tivo to Tivo streaming sorted for the main channels, unless there is a shift in content providers' attitude to this, it could be an uphill battle. Cloud delivery by VM is not a new concept, thought up by the new owners; Neil Berkett spoke about that being the objective a long while before Liberty Global took over. I think it is a good move; with the uptake of streaming services like Netflix and Lovefilm that many of us use, it seems like a very natural move to content delivery.