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Originally Posted by DaMac
How hard can the negotiations get, it is a matter of hosting an app which people will have to pay to use, my samsung TV has Amazon prime in its app screen and its 4k compatible as well.
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Obviously quite hard or Freesat, TalkTalk, BT and EE would have Amazon on their devices as well.
To me, the issues would include:
- Who pays for development?
- How much does VM get for hosting the app?
- Who pays for advertising that VM has the app?
- How prominent is the app?
- What guarantees are there for ongoing development? (To avoid situations like the recent YouTube and iPlayer ones)
- Can a parallel deal be done for other LibertyGlobal countries at the same time?
- Any exclusitivity deals in place with other providers like FilmFlex that would have to be renegotiated?
- Tivo film search results may bring up the same on FilmFlex/Virgin Movies and on Amazon Prime. VM and FilmFlex could lose income in such situations. Can this be addressed or not?