Quote:
Originally Posted by vincerooney
i have xl due to the great offer on BT sport but if i didnt like sport HD channels and +1 channels wouldnt keep me on it to be honest chad. i like HD but i'll often forget to watch HD versions of channels as i find the normal SD quality fine enough not to notice!
|
Same here, which is why I'm thinking of downgrading onto a TiVo pack. Like a lot of other people, most programmes that I watch can be received on the free HD channels anyway.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad
It's a very true reflection of the pay TV market at the moment. Interestingly a competitor to Virgin Media is currently canvassing their customers to see if a build your own bundle service would be of interest. Pick and choose the channels you want and pay only for those channels. The feedback so far is an over whelming YES PLEASE. I'm sure we'll here more about this in the coming months.
I sense a potential shake up in the TV market.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute
Is it time for VM to maybe consider stripping out the HD at no additional cost and make it a standalone cost giving people the option on say m+ or L to upgrade just their equivalent HD channels?
Whilst I would welcome a build your own bundle I could see it as an administrative nightmare for VM. Also I could see broadcasters not keen on +1 being additional as it's an additional revenue generator and you could see people stripping out +1 to save cost. Also would anyone then buy 4seven (as another example).
Nice idea but can't see it not for a while yet
|
On the surface, this seems like a good Idea- you only pay for the channels that you want to watch.
In practice, the argument against this has always been that this approach would push up the cost of channels that each individual subscribes to. As you strip out channels that you aren't interested in, others do the same to the channels that you do watch.
To keep the same revenue from subscriptions, each channel takes a higher cut (or loses revenue which will probably have an affect on programming).
The net result is that you end up paying the same for less channels (or pay less for in return for budget cuts in the programming that you enjoy).
Quote:
Originally Posted by theone2k10
I think the XL pack will be completly overhauled.
VM are changing packs to be more competetive with Sky , regarding FOX this is in Skys basic package and VM aim to be more competative with their basic package M+
I think we'll see something like M+ all channels except sky movies , sports , bt sports , Netflix , Premier sports (if launched on VM) , HD.
L will be same as M+ but will include 0HD channels.
XL will include all channels , netflix , bt sport ,hd channels, premier sport (if launched) , possible Lovefilm , it will not include Sky movies or sports.
Sky movies and sports will be included in the VIP pack along with the rumoured 300mb broadband and ps4/xboxone rental.
Some will grumble at these packs still no doubt lol.
|
Now that does sound like a good Idea. It would also enable VM to continue to advertise that their HD is "free". It is if you would take XL anyway, but if you're taking XL purely for the HD channels, it is in effect a backdoor HD fee.
---------- Post added at 21:35 ---------- Previous post was at 21:30 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad
Maybe however that wouldn't add much value to Virgin customers. Say for example SKY Atlantic launches at the end of this month on Virgin, in time for series 4 of Boardwalk Empire, what use is that to Virgin customers who have never seen the show and can't go back and watch the first 3 series? They are very unlikely to start watching knowing they've already missed about 36 episodes.
It's the same with most shows on SKY Atlantic at the moment. They are all into series 3, 4 and 5. Understandably some people might have been buying DVD boxsets of these shows over the past 3 years, or downloading them illegally, so are able to jump right in should Atlantic launch. I can only guess however that these people are in the minority.
If SKY Atlantic does launch the on demand content is a must in order to get people interested and watching the shows. Without this, what's the point?
---------- Post added at 19:38 ---------- Previous post was at 19:37 ----------
 ESPN is only 29p |
If people can wait a little while, I'm pretty sure Sky Atlantic programming will become available on other channels and then eventually on free channels.