Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 01-03-2018, 12:53   #4149
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
It's nothing to do with seeing the light Sky is a content provider where in the main Virgin just resell others content this makes it easier to add other competing services.
Of course it is. This is a major change in strategy for Sky, who saw the likes of Netflix only as competitors. Over this last few months they have completely changed tack and now they are facing up to the fact that their existing model cannot form part of their long term strategy.

In future, all content will be on demand, not through the hundreds of pay channels Sky currently offer. In the future the choice will be between Sky's own on demand/streaming services and other subscription, pay per view and ads financed on demand/catch up services.

I know that not everyone likes that idea, but this is the future, and those companies that don't embrace it will not be here in a decade or so.
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