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Old 23-06-2014, 12:01   #1948
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj View Post
It would be nice to have the HD variants of the channels we do already have e.g Universal.
Agreed, but they will come. I just wish we didn't have to wait until contract renewal time before VM entered into negotiations!

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Originally Posted by ase001 View Post
I can't remember the last time I watched OD on VM the selection is that poor. I think the previous posts are hitting the nail on the head, when the competition offer decent broadband. VM then have nothing in particular that differentiates it from the competition.

If you then start paring up broadband only providers with appleTV or googleTV or even or your Smart TV then what does VM offer that differentiates?

So unless VM improve TV and OD (please, please) then the next time my contract is up for renewal then VM are not front runners for my future business.

Offering Netflix and possibly other Pay TV add on services doesn't make sense, as long as you have 10Mb broadband or above then most families have multiple ways to view these services other than VM.

I've been with VM since the NTLworld days and all I see is year on year increase in cost and little progress in services. Sorry to all those Tivo lovers but the Tivo is not that brilliant!
Oh, I can't agree with you there! Those of you with multiple devices truly believe that the rest of us are in the same position - we are not, and having Netflix on the TIVO is very good. Ultimately, we should end up with a range of these streaming services, which could form a package (just like the packages of channels you get now). If VM can negotiate lower rates than we would pay directly to those companies for wholesale deals, and we were charged a favourable rate for a bouquet of streaming channels, I would be well pleased. That is the point at which I would ditch Sky Movies.

It is also inconvenient to have to keep connecting different devices to access content. Much better to have it all on one box. And as for Connected TVs, I read the other day that once the offerings (like Netflix) were upgraded, you could be left high and dry because the TV makers and suppliers have nothing to gain from spending money on that when they are in the business of selling new TVs.

So, in short, I welcome VM's new venture into TV streaming services and I think they should make a big effort to get as many of these on board as possible, and at favourable rates.
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