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Originally Posted by jfman
Wonder what the issue is with Sky Q?
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Maybe they feel the next step is away from the set top box I dont honestly know.
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I suspect the fibre version of Q is probably not where they want it in order to launch a ‘full fat’ service. The Italian version of the Sky Q Fibre seems a little underpowered - no 4K, no multiroom capability and a maximum of 3 recordings... would they want to launch another low powered strand just as they got rid of the lower tiered Q box?
Looking at the Pocket Lint article, it seems to me that they’re quite happy for satellite to carry the linear load (and handle the free channels) rather than having to build in a tuner and/or negotiate a lot of carriage rights for the all the freeview channels - and by doing that it looks like they can use IP for more apps and even linear channels which makes me think they could leverage tech from Peacock and Xumo - my guess is that IP would be perfect for linear experiences that are much more curated (much like Pluto TV) or even generated by algorithm/AI.