Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 24-05-2020, 19:55   #7696
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Sounds dangerously close to socialism Old Boy. Virgin, out of the goodness of their hearts, pay hundreds of millions to broadcasters for lost advertising revenue to give us a free app. And my bill won't go up?

Sounds perfect. A bit too perfect.
I didn't say that. Virgin could easily re-work their packages to give their viewers the option of discounted streaming instead of discounting channels. The idea is to make their services more attractive to subscribers, not to give anything away 'out of the goodness of their hearts'.
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