Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
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Old 20-10-2015, 12:52   #1269
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Please explain how this would work for VM in a business sense , I'm genuinely interested.
It would be their USP. I have no doubt that people would think they were getting a pretty good deal from Virgin if they offered this. I remember being wowed by the streaming services on my Smart TV a few months ago when I bought it, and then even more so with my Roku.

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Originally Posted by Dave42 View Post
as said VM already got all main sky channels except SA why would they get them again with now tv if VM ever did get SA which they wont it be the linear channel not now tv
Well, Dave, I and many others have had to purchase Roku sticks or use their gaming consoles to pick up Now TV and they are prepared, as I am, to pay for it.

VM would protect their position by ensuring that only those subscribing to the XL pack would be able to get Now TV streaming services on their Tivos.

This has the win-win effect of those wanting Sky Atlantic being able to do so without leaving Virgin and the rest of their subscribers who don't want to pay more for SA not having to pay for it.

It's not ideal in terms of cost for the likes of me, but it suits my purposes, as it would for many others, until such time as Sky become more reasonable or are forced by regulation to share their acquired content with other platforms.
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