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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I would agree with all that , I'd say as a non Virgin Media subscriber I'm pretty neutral on the news , its not something that would instantly turn my head and want to make me subscribe that said I can see the merits of accessing your subscriptions through the one box for me certainly not essential but convenient.
I'd imagine the next platform to add Amazon will be Youview as BT's head of TV has already stated they'd like to. Sky is still taking a more cautious view on adding these services which is understandable being that they provide lots of their own content. It's something what they seem to be keeping an eye on if surveys are anything to go by.
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Yes, I think Sky has a bit of a dilemma here - does it give its customers what they want and risk people reducing their spend with it or does it sit by and watch people buy Firesticks and Apple TVs and subscribe to Netflix and Amazon anyway? The middle road of offering access to those subscribers who take Sky Cinema looks a bit mean. If such users downgraded, then Sky would look a bit mean of it stopped them accessing Amazon and Netflix. Will be interested to see how it plays out.
In terms of significance, it's more significant than VM getting Fox News but less significant than the new V6 box being launched.