Thread: VOD Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Old 16-06-2021, 08:06   #152
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
BT are offering Now TV Entertainment for £5 a month for two years (they call it the Essential pack).

https://www.bt.com/packages/essentia...FUMfBgAd1AcE1Q

When I enquired about taking BT TV the other month they offered to buy me out of my Virgin Media contract & install a phone line for free! Not sure if this was just for me, but I doubt it, which might be useful for anyone that's interested but tied to a VM contract.

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For those who like to have material served up to them, Netflix have just implemented a 'Play me something' button that you can select and it will play you various programmes to replicate the traditional linear channel experience:

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/pl...e-work-for-you
Yes, I think this addresses the point that some people just want to turn on their TVs and don’t have the energy or desire to find out what’s on, being content to gawp at anything that lands on the screen.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
But why would you have pay TV if in your opinion there is no pay channels worth paying for this is what really stumps me.

Get a streaming box to access all your apps and a Freeview/Freesat recorder and your sorted plus paying less.
There are still some programmes that cannot be accessed via streamers.

Yes, pay-tv channels are poor value for money. But they still have one or two programmes that are worth seeing.

To be honest, we are near the tipping point now in this house.

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus View Post
I've been getting that impression from content headlines I've seen.

I was really meaning I don't think VM would have it high on their list of priorities, they wouldn't go out if their way, though they'd probably add it if Acorn was up for a easy/straightforward deal.

I'd heard positive things about Shudder, though it's not really my genre.
I think that depends on their commitment to be a super-aggregator of content. It’s a bit of a half-hearted attempt at the moment!

All TV should be on there. It’s annoying to have to see this content through different sources.
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