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Old 30-06-2014, 12:22   #2200
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Trouble is, we've not really got competition in the consumer marketplace yet, just competition for sports rights. That being said, BT's entry has helped in one way ie that Sky is offering discounted/freee broadband to its Sky Sports subscribers. For a lot of people, the cost of the alternative sports provider fell to £0 when BT took over from ESPN.
Trouble is, we've not really got much consumer marketplace competition as BT are not allowed to sell Sky Sports on YouView, TalkTalk is not interested in HD and VM only covers half the country!
That's right, we need 'proper' competition. I think it's coming, and within the next couple of years (probably sooner than later) I would not be at all surprised to see some new non-sports channels starting courtesy of BT.

Liberty Global seem to have come to the same conclusion as VM and so I don't think their policy will change much. Instead, I would expect to see new streaming apps to be added for cable viewers, similar to Netflix.

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If true, they can justify it because people are willing to pay for it. Why charge less if the same or a similar number of people will pay more? Why would you take a lower salary for the same job if your employer was willing to pay you more?
I think Sky are milking us for all we have got. What they don't seem to realise is that this is breeding resentment and when Sky subscribers get the ability to jump ship for a similar or better service, they will have no qualms about doing so.

If I were Sky I'd be worrying about the likely competition in the future. They should start thinking about that and start lowering prices, creating altogether better value for what is essentially a good product, to render that competition more difficult to establish.

I do admire Sky's achievements, but I wouldn't trust that company further than I could throw them. That's my opinion, anyway. The latest fiasco in which all the GOT series have come off the Now TV box is just one example of this. Not a good way to treat your customers. I was almost sold on that, too, just started buttering up my wife!
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