VOD : Hayu app a great success on VM

[1andrew1]

"The Virgin TiVo app is performing particularly well, with average session times of over 60 minutes, pointing out the average show is only 45 mins long."
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...ls-next-steps/

(No jokes folk about the app taking 15 minutes to load on Tivo, folks! )

Interesting to see how VM customers seem to watch the app more than customers on other platforms. Could bode well in negotiations for other on-demand services. Paid apps could be a great area of strength for VM against Sky. Whatever people say about smart TVs and devices, it's convenient having them all on one platform especially now that the new Tivo is reported as being pretty quick.

[OLD BOY]

I have said for a long time that the number of apps on the Tivo need to be increased substantially, so I agree with your comment, Andrew.

I hope that the new Tivo will come equipped with hundreds of apps including Amazon and Now TV. In my opinion, that will make the Tivo a very useful piece of kit, provided it is indeed fast and there is no buffering.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

and Now TV.

I wouldn't ever expect Now TV to come to Virgin Media's TV service, just in the same way as I wouldn't expect to ever see it on the Sky Q box.

Now TV duplicates the content that you get via the main pay services of Virgin Media and Sky, so there isn't any reason for it to exist on their main TV boxes.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I have said for a long time that the number of apps on the Tivo need to be increased substantially, so I agree with your comment, Andrew.

I hope that the new Tivo will come equipped with hundreds of apps including Amazon and Now TV. In my opinion, that will make the Tivo a very useful piece of kit, provided it is indeed fast and there is no buffering.

+1 my old marra..

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I wouldn't ever expect Now TV to come to Virgin Media's TV service, just in the same way as I wouldn't expect to ever see it on the Sky Q box.

Now TV duplicates the content that you get via the main pay services of Virgin Media and Sky, so there isn't any reason for it to exist on their main TV boxes.

Your now the 999th poster to tell OB this and state the exact same reason we all have.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I wouldn't ever expect Now TV to come to Virgin Media's TV service, just in the same way as I wouldn't expect to ever see it on the Sky Q box.

Now TV duplicates the content that you get via the main pay services of Virgin Media and Sky, so there isn't any reason for it to exist on their main TV boxes.

Exactly Ben. Neither Sky nor VM would want to make it easy for its customers to effectively downgrade. It did appear briefly on TalkTalk's box but they realised this wouldn't work for them in the same way that VM knows it wouldn't work for them either. And, it's no surprise that the full Now TV service has been priced off the YouView platform too.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Your now the 999th poster to tell OB this and state the exact same reason we all have.

That makes me the 1000th - yippee!

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I wouldn't ever expect Now TV to come to Virgin Media's TV service, just in the same way as I wouldn't expect to ever see it on the Sky Q box.

Now TV duplicates the content that you get via the main pay services of Virgin Media and Sky, so there isn't any reason for it to exist on their main TV boxes.

Ha, ha! I knew that would provoke a response!

I would just say this. Virgin is denying its customers access to Sky Atlantic and ITV Encore by taking this stance and many are subscribing separately to Now TV via other devices (for me, through the Roku). The idea of adding Now TV to the Tivo would be an attractive feature for many.

If Virgin was worried about its subscribers taking a decision to downgrade their VM TV packages to take Now TV instead, they could easily simply make Now TV available exclusively to VM's VIP customers.

I agree that the addition of Now TV to the streaming services offered by VM is unlikely to happen, but many would welcome this as a means to bringing Sky Atlantic to them without having to move to Sky.

Clearly, Sky wouldn't need to offer it on the Sky Q box because those customers can access SA from their EPG.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

"The Virgin TiVo app is performing particularly well, with average session times of over 60 minutes, pointing out the average show is only 45 mins long."
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...ls-next-steps/

(No jokes folk about the app taking 15 minutes to load on Tivo, folks! )

Interesting to see how VM customers seem to watch the app more than customers on other platforms. Could bode well in negotiations for other on-demand services. Paid apps could be a great area of strength for VM against Sky. Whatever people say about smart TVs and devices, it's convenient having them all on one platform especially now that the new Tivo is reported as being pretty quick.

To be fair people on the likes of VM and Sky have already shown their willingness to pay for content so it's no wonder they are keen to launch apps on these set top boxes.

Netflix would love to be on Sky Q and who can blame them now they are already on Virgin Media's , BT's and Talk Talks tv services.
http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...-sky-q-1315781

Don't forget VM advertised Hayu through its Discovery bar and through emails etc. You'd be surprised how many people haven't a clue about half of these apps clearly a deal like this gets them better noticed.