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Old 24-03-2014, 12:52   #1698
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Originally Posted by mike_gain View Post
Sky have been using the backhaul part of Virgin's network since last year (for a price) so Virgin aren't totally hogging their infrastructure for their own customers and technically are sharing it with others....so long as the "others" meet the price.

Until Sky see advertising revenue from Atlantic as more important than it being exclusive to Sky customers then we aren't going to see it.

In my eyes Now TV is a suitable alternative as I can see Game of Thrones without a Sky subscription for less than it would cost to buy the DVDs next year and when Game of Thrones is finished I don't have a monthly subscription to maintain.
Can you see all the previous series of Game of Thrones and SAs other shows on Now TV?

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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
Very true. Virgin Media have TiVo and super-fast broadband. I can't see Virgin allowing their competitors to use TiVo or share their broadband network anytime soon. I wouldn't want them too either. Keeps innovation and competition healthy.
I don't think this is a true comparison. We are talking about TV content, not hardware and infrastructure.

Your TIVO comparison would have been better made against the Sky + box, and Virgin viewers don't get that. I am also not clear whether VM has an exclusive contract with TIVO. Does anyone know if this is the case?

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Originally Posted by Dave42 View Post
sky could do that by doing deals for SA with other providers for a reasonable price they don't want anyone to have it that why they set unreal price they know no one would pay
They don't want others to have Sky Atlantic, we are agreed on that.

What I was suggesting was a deal with Sky whereby we get the non-first run HBO series on demand. This would preserve Sky's USP (SA would only be available on Sky satellite and Now TV and they would still have exclusive rights to first run HBO shows).

If they don't do this, it's only a matter of time before we get a similar arrangement with another provider on subscription. As that would deny Sky some extra income, that wouldn't really be a very intelligent way for Sky to manage their HBO deal.
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