Thread: General Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Old 24-03-2014, 13:48   #1706
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Originally Posted by mike_gain View Post
You don't have to watch a whole series in a month. Each episode is available for 30 days after its broadcast date. The first episode will expire just as the 5th becomes available. Fair enough there is still a constraint but 30 days to watch an episode of a show I am desperate to watch is long enough for us. We might sometimes wait a week to watch a recording of something but in general we watch things within about 3-4 days of broadcast.
I'm still watching shows I recorded last summer, so being forced to watch stuff before I'm ready would be a step closer to the old system of being beholden to the programme schedulers. I want good flexibility, which Netflix gives me, so hopefully we will get an alternative via Amazon Instant before too long.

If we got a subscription deal with them, that would be the best solution. I understand from others on here that it's only the first run HBO dramas that are subject to an exclusivity deal that prevents this.
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