Sky & Freesat services to continue until 2029

[nodrogd]

Sky have extended their contract with SES until 2029, assuring the continuation of SkyQ & Sky+HD channel availability. With Arqiva also confirming contract renewals, Freesat is also certain to continue until 2029.

It is questionable whether there will be any further extensions to this, as the service life of the present Astra satellite cluster also coincides with the end of these contracts.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/sky-extend...ce-until-2029/

[Peter729]

By then I would imagine the manner in which our entertainment is delivered to us will have changed completely.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Peter729

By then I would imagine the manner in which our entertainment is delivered to us will have changed completely.

It’ll most likely be streaming only by 2035 unless the government intervenes.

[Peter729]

In the past we thought that satellite was the answer to entertainment distribution, thing change quickly, who knows what the next step is but streaming does seem to be the logical step.

The customer absorbs the cost of distribution

[bamav]

Originally Posted by Peter729

In the past we thought that satellite was the answer to entertainment distribution, thing change quickly, who knows what the next step is but streaming does seem to be the logical step.

The customer absorbs the cost of distribution

Memory implants... Why spend time watching something when you can recall watching it!

[VX1953]

Been on Freesat for about 5 years since dropping SKY and its HD box. I find that signal quality is excellent on my Freesat Humax HDR1000s box for the little time that I use it now, now I just don't find much worth watching and constant repeats.

[bamav]

https://www.whathifi.com/streaming-e...r-satellite-tv

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by VX1953

Been on Freesat for about 5 years since dropping SKY and its HD box. I find that signal quality is excellent on my Freesat Humax HDR1000s box for the little time that I use it now, now I just don't find much worth watching and constant repeats.

Well that’s right. Sky itself has become less value for money as new original programmes become harder to find. There’s not a lot on the PSB channels anymore, just the occasional programme.

Everything’s going to the streamers now. That’s where I do most of my viewing these days.

It’s a shame, really. Back in its heyday, there was so much you wanted to record that you needed countless tuners to capture every programme you wanted. But these days, nothing really is being added to my recordings from one week to the next.

[VX1953]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well that’s right. Sky itself has become less value for money as new original programmes become harder to find. There’s not a lot on the PSB channels anymore, just the occasional programme.

Everything’s going to the streamers now. That’s where I do most of my viewing these days.

It’s a shame, really. Back in its heyday, there was so much you wanted to record that you needed countless tuners to capture every programme you wanted. But these days, nothing really is being added to my recordings from one week to the next.

Streaming has added extra costs to viewing, you either need a broadband connection or a 5G/4G SIM contract so thats extra cost to view, with Sky, Freesat & Freeview you can have a recordable HDD box and skip these damm adverts, can't do that with streaming. I object to paying extra to go NO ADS.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by VX1953

Streaming has added extra costs to viewing, you either need a broadband connection or a 5G/4G SIM contract so thats extra cost to view, with Sky, Freesat & Freeview you can have a recordable HDD box and skip these damm adverts, can't do that with streaming. I object to paying extra to go NO ADS.

I agree.

But while you may have a recordable box to skip the ads and brilliant reception, what’s the point if there’s little or no decent content to watch?

I am streaming pretty well all the time now and I am not plagued with advertisements.

If you just watch the free stuff (and I know that some people have no choice), then of course you have to have the advertisements, otherwise how do you fund the content?

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I agree.

But while you may have a recordable box to skip the ads and brilliant reception, what’s the point if there’s little or no decent content to watch?

I am streaming pretty well all the time now and I am not plagued with advertisements.

If you just watch the free stuff (and I know that some people have no choice), then of course you have to have the advertisements, otherwise how do you fund the content?

Do you dip in and out of them?

Now TV are starting to lock people who accept offers into 6 month contracts. I'm wondering if this is the start of streaming services becoming less flexible.

Sky was originally free until they had a large customer base & Netflix was cheap and they weren't originally bothered about account sharing. I'm wondering if, now that they are so popular they will start implementing this old business tactic.

I watched a film on Prime the other day, there was one set of adverts in the middle, which lasted about 2 mins.
Not ideal, but not OTT either, there would have been more on ITV etc.

[VX1953]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I agree.

But while you may have a recordable box to skip the ads and brilliant reception, what’s the point if there’s little or no decent content to watch?

I am streaming pretty well all the time now and I am not plagued with advertisements.

If you just watch the free stuff (and I know that some people have no choice), then of course you have to have the advertisements, otherwise how do you fund the content?

I agree, thats why I rarely if ever use my Freesat box as I've cancelled my TV licence.

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Originally Posted by Paul

I watched a film on Prime the other day, there was one set of adverts in the middle, which lasted about 2 mins.
Not ideal, but not OTT either, there would have been more on ITV etc.

Prime isn't too bad for adverts I find.