Virgin Media set to launch new box.
05-08-2021, 20:55
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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That says to me that you tend to view on live TV. Not the most productive means of viewing, but each to his own.
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No never watch live other news . But tend to watch an hour or so later to skip ads etc . Just looked at what l recorded to watch later in the week box at 4% never seen it over 10% . The main thing is that the shows I like tend to be on between 8 and 11 pm so back up slightly . But hardly last over 5 days . Try never to have more than 1 of any drama ( ie Chicago pd etc) on but other types ie house builds etc add up to more than one .
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05-08-2021, 21:08
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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Yes, but that’s a conscious decision made, egged on by the content makers who want to limit our ability to time-shift viewing to maximise their profits. It’s nothing to do with the technology. I think it’s only a matter of time before we find that everything we have recorded on our Sky or Virgin boxes is deleted after 90 days.
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On what basis? The technology to do so has existed since Sky+ launched in 2002 yet nobody at any point has considered such a content limitation - indeed it is widely recognised that viewers would reject it therefore Sky and Virgin have no intention of doing so.
Indeed - if we're at the threshold where millions of people are going to cancel anyway because generic Marvel Movie 14 is exclusive to Disney+ and Discovery are repeating old documentaries on their old platform why would they bother after all this time?
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I would far rather we could take out a subscription and watch any programme we liked from the cloud. We could be permitted a reasonable amount of content per month, which would be dependent on how new the content was.
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Pay as you go television removes the economies of scales that make platforms viable.
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I don’t appreciate being pressured to watch programmes from a series within a strict time-frame. We are not all binge watchers and some of us have lives beyond the TV screen.
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Indeed, some people like the glacial pace of one episode a week.
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05-08-2021, 21:22
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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That says to me that you tend to view on live TV. Not the most productive means of viewing, but each to his own.
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Or…
He doesn’t watch a lot of TV.
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05-08-2021, 21:25
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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I don’t appreciate being pressured to watch programmes from a series within a strict time-frame. We are not all binge watchers and some of us have lives beyond the TV screen.
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By 2035 this may be the norm. 
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05-08-2021, 21:28
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
By 2035, TV viewing will consist of extreme weather warnings, global disaster updates . . . and adverts
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05-08-2021, 21:30
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
Lots of adverts, even on the premium services. All unskippable.
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06-08-2021, 10:09
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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Never had anything that is 20 days old never mind 90
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We have stuff years old, occasionally we watch again. Some is being repeated so we could rerecord, others not.
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06-08-2021, 14:01
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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We have stuff years old, occasionally we watch again. Some is being repeated so we could rerecord, others not.
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Not alot to be said about that . Do it with books but not TV.
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06-08-2021, 19:34
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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Or…
He doesn’t watch a lot of TV.
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Nor do I. That’s why when I do sit down to watch, I’m watching something to my taste and without ads.
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06-08-2021, 19:43
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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Nor do I. That’s why when I do sit down to watch, I’m watching something to my taste and without ads.
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Well done, you…
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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Well done, you…
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It’s just common sense.
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06-08-2021, 20:14
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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It’s just common sense.
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is it common sense, if you don’t watch much TV, to subscribe to Now TV, Amazon, Netflix, Starzplay, Apple TV, & Discovery+?
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07-08-2021, 12:33
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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is it common sense, if you don’t watch much TV, to subscribe to Now TV, Amazon, Netflix, Starzplay, Apple TV, & Discovery+?
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Find enough with virgin + Netflix.
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07-08-2021, 12:44
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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is it common sense, if you don’t watch much TV, to subscribe to Now TV, Amazon, Netflix, Starzplay, Apple TV, & Discovery+?
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Not to mention two full V6 boxes!
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07-08-2021, 12:55
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
Does anyone else wonder if Old Boy runs a hotel? 
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