Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
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Old 01-08-2015, 01:50   #381
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
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Originally Posted by passingbat View Post
Not many people are going to buy a Fire TV box who don't have Prime video, so adding it to Tivo could entice more subscribers, who may also buy a Fire box or Stick for the bedroom.

The potential downside is for VM in my view, as more people could be tempted to downgrade to M TV and just use that coupled with Netflix and Amazon video via Tivo. However VM have previously expressed an interest in having Amazon video. VM couldn't have added Amazon to Tivo prior to early 2015 anyway as Prime video hadn't been developed for Tivo until then. Now it could be added if both parties want it.
Agreed. It's a tough calculation for Virgin to make. If Amazon and Netflix pay VM a fee it might suit VM for customers to pay smaller monthly bills to VM if they're getting commission from Amazon and Netflix. One issue might be YouView; if Amazon Prime launches on that then VM might decide that it may as well host Amazon Prime. It's an interesting thing to follow.
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