Netflix/Streaming Services
17-05-2018, 13:41
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by denphone
Clear Proof seems to be in very short supply generally of late OB.
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How can you have clear proof of the future, Den?
Just askin'.....
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17-05-2018, 13:49
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
How can you have clear proof of the future, Den?
Just askin'.....
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No one can accurately predict the future but thus so far your predictions have generally sailed well off course.
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17-05-2018, 17:53
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by denphone
No one can accurately predict the future but thus so far your predictions have generally sailed well off course.
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I don't think so, Den, given that my predictions for the future are still based on 15-20 years' time, and recently the BBC have announced that they are preparing for just that.
There's only one notable mistake I am aware that I made, a few years ago, so I'm not sure to what you are referring.
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18-05-2018, 17:33
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I don't think so, Den, given that my predictions for the future are still based on 15-20 years' time, and recently the BBC have announced that they are preparing for just that.
There's only one notable mistake I am aware that I made, a few years ago, so I'm not sure to what you are referring.
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Just to clarify ... is the notable mistake you’re admitting, the one where you predicted (3 years ago) the end of linear broadcast TV within 10 years, or the one where you claimed that it’s possible to provide sports coverage “live on demand”?
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18-05-2018, 18:23
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
I think they should ditch the +1's, move toward a smaller selection of HD/4K live programming for sports and events and keep the rest as programme portfolios / box sets organized by rights holder (e.g. Amazon / Netflix / BBC etc) and searchable from the main interface.
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18-05-2018, 18:55
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Chris
Just to clarify ... is the notable mistake you’re admitting, the one where you predicted (3 years ago) the end of linear broadcast TV within 10 years, or the one where you claimed that it’s possible to provide sports coverage “live on demand”?
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You are being pedantic, Chris. Most people outside this forum don't have a clue what the difference is between streaming and on demand. As far as public perception is concerned, they are one and the same thing.
I kind of apologise for any confusion I might have created, but I was not addressing the technophobes!
No, I was referring to my assertion that Sky Atlantic was coming to VM. It was true, but not in the timeframe I expected. Sky Atlantic should indeed appear on VM screens either this year or early next.
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18-05-2018, 23:04
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
There's only one notable mistake I am aware that I made, a few years ago, so I'm not sure to what you are referring.
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This isn't the Brexit thread, Old Boy, but I appreciate your honesty.
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19-05-2018, 09:14
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Onramp
I think they should ditch the +1's, move toward a smaller selection of HD/4K live programming for sports and events
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Why?
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19-05-2018, 10:14
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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This isn't the Brexit thread, Old Boy, but I appreciate your honesty.
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Oh dear; 'Bilderberg Boy' is back!
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19-05-2018, 10:21
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
Why?
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Surely record ability and on-demand means +1 channels are redundant?
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19-05-2018, 10:23
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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This isn't the Brexit thread, Old Boy, but I appreciate your honesty.
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Brexit means Brexit, Andrew. Some facts are just undeniable.
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19-05-2018, 10:29
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Raider999
Surely record ability and on-demand means +1 channels are redundant?
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This is the reasoning. Also, most content could be viewed on demand, except for live events.
I´d keep news channels, sports and events as live TV and use the rest of the bandwidth for broadband.
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19-05-2018, 10:31
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Raider999
Surely record ability and on-demand means +1 channels are redundant?
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You would have thought so, Raider. I only found +1 channels useful when all my tuners were allocated and I needed to record a fourth programme.
That is no longer necessary with the V6.
Amazingly, there are still those who channel hop to find programmes, which I have found an inefficient and frustrating experience whenever I tried it some years back.
With so many tuners and with on demand and streaming services in abundance, I do believe that +1 channels have served their purpose - they've had their day.
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19-05-2018, 10:49
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You would have thought so, Raider. I only found +1 channels useful when all my tuners were allocated and I needed to record a fourth programme.
That is no longer necessary with the V6.
Amazingly, there are still those who channel hop to find programmes, which I have found an inefficient and frustrating experience whenever I tried it some years back.
With so many tuners and with on demand and streaming services in abundance, I do believe that +1 channels have served their purpose - they've had their day.
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Not in my opinion OB.
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19-05-2018, 12:07
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
I guess there are people out there that would want to record 6 channels and watch catchup on a 7th, but really, how often would that happen in practice? Bandwidth on cable for broadcast is at a premium. I think +1s, while originally a nice concept, are now just a waste of space.
Given the option, an individual subscriber could theoretically choose channels that they want to ¨+1-ify¨ by using some of their free tuners to fill a temporary area of their box with 1 hour old content. Then you could even choose to make a particular channel a +2 if you wanted.
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