Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Old 19-06-2019, 07:37   #1047
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
What you are forgetting is that streaming services could recoup that money with new subscriptions. There is reasonable risk in giving up guaranteed income for a contract period then relying on your own sales.

Where does the 'new' money come from? Pay-tv has a fixed pot of revenue to be shared out - content providers going down the direct to subscriber route is just a different way of controlling the distribution of it.
I am not missing that fact, jfman, I have already stated that streaming services could give broadcast rights to TV providers and even to other streaming services.

However, that does not appear to be what is happening. We are already seeing Disney take back their shows from Netflix, for example. What makes you think they will renew their contracts with Sky and others when they run out?

The money will be made from the new subscription services, as I said before, and those that provide an advertisement option will also make money from those commercials.

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“Only doubling”. You are acting as if Sky are the only Comcast arm engaged in content production. You are simply continuing to distort facts, evidence, reality and economics to evidence your extreme vision of the future.
Sky already has access to Comcast shows, but that isn't sufficient to substitute for the tribe that is shown on the existing Sky channels. Subscriber growth will only be enjoyed if Sky is able to demonstrate quality as well as quantity against the vast choice available from the streamers.
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