Thread: General Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Old 25-03-2014, 12:15   #1721
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Originally Posted by Dave42 View Post
they haven't cared about the extra income before why would they start now if they did they would let others have SA simple as that
Of course they care about income, Dave! That's why businesses exist. Up until now, Sky have viewed their USP as driving that income (in terms of attracting new and retaining existing customers).

However, faced with the new situation that is developing, with Netflix already providing video streaming to the Tivo and others shortly to follow according to reports, almost certainly Sky will want to keep this under review. Why would they be happy to see other content providers cashing in when that income could go to them?

We know already that you can see non first run HBO shows by other means by PPV (eg via Blinkbox) and perhaps it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that we will be able to get those shows also through Amazon First, and maybe even on subscription. Not as good as getting the first run stuff free on Sky Atlantic, but much better than we have now.
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