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Originally Posted by nicknewark
I dropped all my VM TV package about a month ago, and haven't missed a thing. Most of the shows i like(fox etc,) i watch as i want.
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I, ahem, "shaved my cord" and went to the M package back at the start of the year and also haven't really missed anything I can't get with Now TV + Netflix + Amazon.
The only big original programming channels still missing in the streaming world are SyFy, Universal, E, TLC, Sony, Lifetime, TCM, Cartoon Network and National Geographic. However, four of those are female-oriented channels I'm not really interested in, Natgeo I assume will join Now TV at some point as it's owned by Fox, TCM films are often on Netflix or Amazon, while SyFy, Universal and Cartoon Network all have shows on Amazon, albeit later on.
Then there's the four UKTV pay channels excluding Gold that Now TV has, but almost all of that programming has been on the BBC or is on paid or free streaming services already. There's eight extra Discovery channels I think, but the decent premieres are still mostly on the main channel which Now TV has. The seven extra MTV channels are just showing videos you can get anywhere and the rest of the music channels can be streamed free. I think I counted 18 channels not in the M pack that are available elsewhere free to air or can be streamed. That just leaves sport and the 800 range channels, which aren't for me.
So it's really hard to find £24+ of extra value between Now TV and the XL pack, especially without Sky Atlantic.