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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I said 2035, and you only need to take thetime to look at the posts to see that this is correct.
The disinformation that some people like to spread on here is quite remarkable, which must be either an indication of desperation, goading, trolling or perhaps early onset dementia.
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Hello, Harry, nice to see you back. I have often wondered what happened to you!
I guess the bit I’ve highlighted clearly shows the difference that VOD brings, and once the majority of the population gets used to it, this will be the way most people will choose to watch TV.
That’s what I believe will happen, but hey, who knows? Others have a different view, which is OK, although for the life of me I cannot see why anyone would seriously believe that methods of viewing will not completely change in time. Even the BBC is planning for the new IPTV world in a decade’s time, and an end to the existing broadcasts by transmitters, which will be a major trigger for this change.
I am sure you cannot have not seen the big change in viewing habits that have been reported over just the few years since you’ve been absent from this thread. In 15 years, I reckon that change will be complete. |
Hello Old Boy. I will not be returning very often, you will be pleased to know. In terms of what happened to, me well I got married and brought a house and much to my own amazement, joined SKY!! despite all my bad experiences with them in the past. As a result, I felt it was wrong of me to comment on a Virgin Media forum. Although I could not resist looking to see what the latest on your thoughts on this subject were. it appears I can not resist replying either.
If Netflix want to release viewing figures, it will be very interesting. I have said before Netflix et al, are just replacing DVD's in terms of people not watching linear TV. Sky etc know their viewing figures and will charge advertisers accordingly. Netflix et al will either have succumb to adverts or hike their prices up massively, or and, I am sure you have seen Netflix have, over the years, started selling shows (Orange Is The New Black plus a couple of smaller shows) to linear channels too. Selling shows to linear channels is probably the best way for them to keep there subscription prices down.
To my mind Netflix et al have the following options to survive - Sell content to linear channels, Sell content to their VOD competitors, Put prices up more (look at how much BT Sports costs now compared to when they started) or go to advertising?
What would you do if you were in charge of Netflix? How are you paying off your massive debt, keeping customer costs down without advertising (although, technically, they are advertising through the backdoor by selling The Home Edit products exclusively with John Lewis and Partners) and still producing enough original content to keep justifying the cost you charge by the year "2035" let alone by 2025 - which we all know was your original date?
Please give us your choice. It is your argument that VOD will take over and kill linear. How do you, personally, see it happening when subscribers even out, there is no more real growth, the creditors stop the cash and their debts continue to need to be repaid?