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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I think the future savings may come by getting rid of satellite/box installations and more expensive boxes that record. But that still won't account for the difference between £1 per subscriber that Sky probably gets from VM for its entertainment channels and the £10 (albeit often less) it gets for its entertainment channels when sold directly under its Now brand.
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Good points , I can see the satellite platform hemorrhaging customers especially with every additional bit of content it loses going forward. I have lots and lots of friends and colleagues who have already cancelled their Sky subscriptions with many moving to Freeview/Freesat complemented by Now for Sport and streaming apps.
I can see Sky going over to IPTV with a box sent out in the post and installed by the customer , Now pretty much does this already but at some point I see the two meeting in the middle.
The extra money Sky saves on third party content will be invested into its own content with content from the NBCUniversal stable also.
Linear will still be very much part of its offering specifically for Sport and News.