Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 14-01-2019, 18:38   #471
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Nor is the glorious streaming future you portray as simple as you suggest. You’ve brought up a lot of variables there which, if profit yielding, begs the question why Sky haven’t tried it?

Nobody has suggested that Amazon don’t have the resources, what I am questioning is whether or not it’s the most effective use of £1.5bn a year and how simultaneously Amazon make a profit yet the consumer pays less. It’s speculative at best.
That Amazon is interested is not in doubt. That's why they stuck their toe in the water and successfully bid for one of the smaller packages this time around.

I'm not surprised that you cannot see how different ways of structuring income streams might prove more successful. It's always easier to look at possibilities in terms of binary choices. However, success often comes to people and organisations that have imagination.
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