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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
That option exists already.
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It would be worth it to Sky if the subscriptions they received outweighed the set up and maintenance costs, which of course they would. If it is worth it to have Now TV on the Roku, why not on the Tivo?
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How can you state with such confidence that subscriptions would outweigh development and support costs? I can't say they won't but that's a hell of an assertion, especially as Now TV isn't on Tivo which would suggest it isn't worth it. Keep in mind, for it to be worthwhile the new subscriptions gained from users who have a TiVO but don't subscribe anyway would need to cover those costs.
As for Roku, Sky are a major investor in Roku, stands to reason they'd want their on demand service on a technology they invest in.
Also while the option to ditch VM and use an alternative does exist for your belief that a TiVO Now TV app would be a deal clincher for many to be true you'd have to have large swathes of TiVo users NOT subscribing to Now TV as it isn't on TiVO. Instead people are already subscribing to Now TV and VM, it's unlikely those people will be convinced enough by a TiVO Now TV app when making supplier decisions. What I'm saying is that in the grand sceme of things a Now TV app on TiVo just won't enough of an incentive for people...owing to the fact that there are options already and people are using them already.