[Merged] VOD - Page 4

Tristan · 10-01-2005, 16:34

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Originally Posted by sherer

i guess it's just one of those things we will just have to wait and see about.. not sure how they will handle things like 18 rated films .. don't us the On Demand stuff at the moment do how does that work over there ?

I can't see Sky letting NTL have something that will let them have an advantage though..

Would love to see TCM have their moves on VOD

At the moment to see an 18 rated film outside of normal hours, you need to use your TV PIN. Presumably it will be the same for the VOD version.

What's it got to do with Sky?

sherer · 10-01-2005, 16:40

well if we wanted the movies that sky have on Sky Box Office and the movie channels don't they own the rights to them ?

Stuart · 10-01-2005, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Tristan

NTL don't own any content at all. It's the On Demand Group who are responsible for all that.

Aparently the VOD rights for things like movies are sold separately from the pay TV rights, so it's possible that ODG will be able to show the same films that are on Sky Movies.

As always though, we'll have to wait and see.

Are they anything to do with OD2 (which actually stands for OnDemand2) who provide music stores for HMV, Wanadoo, Virgin et al?

Edit: Strike that. Looks like they are not.

Tristan · 10-01-2005, 16:45

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Originally Posted by sherer

well if we wanted the movies that sky have on Sky Box Office and the movie channels don't they own the rights to them ?

But Front Row *already* shows films that are on Sky Box Office....

Whether they'll be allowed to show films that are currently on Sky Movies is another matter, but, as I said before, VOD rights are generally sold separetely from Pay-TV rights, so this might not be a problem.

Tristan · 10-01-2005, 16:46

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Originally Posted by scastle

Are they anything to do with OD2 (which actually stands for OnDemand2) who provide music stores for HMV, Wanadoo, Virgin et al?

A quick scan of their website suggests not.

http://www.ondemand.co.uk/

sherer · 10-01-2005, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Tristan

But Front Row *already* shows films that are on Sky Box Office....

Whether they'll be allowed to show films that are currently on Sky Movies is another matter, but, as I said before, VOD rights are generally sold separetely from Pay-TV rights, so this might not be a problem.

good news then potentially we can have more content then

i guess we just need to wait for an annoucement from NTL..

i just think it's great that we can even talk about a VOD service on NTL and hopefully later on this year PVR as well... they really are starting to move forward now even if the current service isn't perfect they are making things better and offering more services to us

altis · 11-01-2005, 11:38

El Reg is a bit behind the times!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/10/uk_vod/

Mind you, it does appear to be a good summary of the competing products.

bigitup_j · 17-01-2005, 17:22

it's the 18th of january tomorrow. and the roll-out is still schduled to happen tomorrow.

Neil · 17-01-2005, 17:29

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Originally Posted by bigitup_j

it's the 18th of january tomorrow. and the roll-out is still schduled to happen tomorrow.

"Coming (very) soon" !?

paul11974 · 17-01-2005, 20:42

Any ideas when it will be rolled out in this area ?

bigitup_j · 17-01-2005, 20:58

if you mean glasgow, then it's going to be switched on tonight

Neil · 17-01-2005, 21:02

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Originally Posted by bigitup_j

if you mean glasgow, then it's going to be switched on tonight

Glasgow is Langley, not Bromley as mentioned by Paul11974.

paul11974 · 17-01-2005, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Neil

Glasgow is Langley, not Bromley as mentioned by Paul11974.

will bromley not be rolled out tonight as well ?

Neil · 17-01-2005, 21:07

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Originally Posted by paul11974

will bromley not be rolled out tonight as well ?

Don't think so-Glasgow is trialling it, so it's not a "roll out" as such.

[Edit]-Have you actually read through this thread Paul?

paul11974 · 17-01-2005, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Neil

[Edit]-Have you actually read through this thread Paul?

only bits and bobs cause my eyes hurt !