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Old 25-02-2018, 13:36   #230
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
£12 a month to produce mostly original content, advert free plus all the extra service s the BBC provides is a steal.
Sky/VM charge 3 times plus that amount, for advert infested and imported crap. The little content they do produce is usually of inferior quality.
We need a state broadcaster, it's output is unique as its not influenced by profit/advertisers, it really would be a case of you'd miss it when its gone.
I agree that Sky does not represent good value for money but that is not a reason to rubbish the idea of a subscription to replace the licence fee. Netflix is a much better example, with a wealth of good viewing at your fingertips and a couple or so complete new original series coming out every week all year round. They don't have advertisements either.

I'm not quite sure why you are pointing out that we'd miss the BBC if it was gone. Nobody has suggested the Corporation should disappear and I am certainly not advocating that.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
Sky basic package which includes sports mix (more sport in a week than BBC show in a month) is £22 pm - when I went to school this was less than 2 times 12 not more than 3 times.

It may be a steal in your opinion, I think what people are saying is that they should be able to choose whether to pay or not as they have with sky or virgin.

Personally, I am unsure if I would or not, there are a few things I watch on BBC but would it justify £12pm - that is the question.

Anyway, getting back on topic is there a definitive answer to the ITV blackout on virgin?
The definitive answer is for ITV to back down on their ridiculous demand for Virgin to stump up the money they seem to think they have a right to.

If ITV want to make more money from Virgin, maybe they should think more along the lines of what additional services they can offer. Their catch up offering is crap, for example. Why don't they think more along the lines of a bespoke Netflix type platform with 30 day catch up of all their scheduled offerings, plus whole series of ITV original dramas, shows and other material for which they have the rights, uncluttered by adverts. ITV must have a huge archive of programming that many people would appreciate having easy access to. With a bit of imagination, they should be able to come up with some ideas like this that Virgin would be prepared to pay them for as an additional service to VM customers.
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