Tivo V6 : Amazon Prime

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Have you watched 'The Crown' yet, Den? I'd say that is a pretty good example of BBC quality.

l am talking about generally overall as yes Netflix did do The Crown but the vast breath of high quality drama is made by the BBC and ITV and one cannot dispute that.

[saabmania2]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Or nick your son's free student Prime account Can't say there's anything great on there anyway, certainly wouldn't pay.

Spot on I'll have to ask sounds like I need to get an amazon stick shortly then

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

There has not been any confirmation yet of Amazon joining Netflix on the V6 boxes, but I would not be surprised if it arrived next year. It was added to BT boxes recently.

In the meantime, you can purchase an Amazon Fire or Roku stick (or box) and if you have wi-fi, just connect that to a spare HDMI at the back of your TV set and plug it in and you are away.

You can choose between an annual or monthly subscription for Amazon.

Thank you sounds like a stick for me then

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by saabmania2

Spot on I'll have to ask sounds like I need to get an amazon stick shortly then

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Thank you sounds like a stick for me then

Now is the time to buy 1 on Black Friday, only £35 for a 4K one.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Have you watched 'The Crown' yet, Den? I'd say that is a pretty good example of BBC quality.

The Crown is excellent. Also thought Amazon did a great job when they took over Ripper Street from the BBC

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Chad

The Crown is excellent. Also thought Amazon did a great job when they took over Ripper Street from the BBC

Amazon were simply the money, the production company was the same with regards to Ripper Street so the show (in theory) shouldn't change unless the budget is cut or the new money providers do so only on the condition a change is made.

I know for some shows the BBC has axed (I can't remember which), they were the production company and they continued to make the shows for the new channel/service.

Sometimes they see they haven't got the resources as they are developing it and seek financial partners. The forthcoming Good Omens originated at the BBC but it is now premiering on Amazon before BBC Two broadcasts it.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Sometimes they see they haven't got the resources as they are developing it and seek financial partners. The forthcoming Good Omens originated at the BBC but it is now premiering on Amazon before BBC Two broadcasts it.

There's a few examples of that idea lately - the new BBC4 Saturday drama "The Sinner" is the same. Amazon (or was it Netflix? Either way...) gets the premiere, BBC then gets FTA rights.

Seems a reasonable arrangement, and I don't mind waiting for the terrestrial premieres in those cases.

[OLD BOY]

Hopefully, Liberty Global's new strategy of embracing OTT is a signal that it is no longer objecting to Amazon bring on Virgin Media's system.

I was hoping this was the case, and I am now more confident that Amazon will be coming to the V6s in 2019.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ach-and-depth/

Speaking at the OTT TV World Summit in London this morning, Drury said that Liberty Global wants to both extend its reach off its own network and to bring all of the different types of content service – OTT, SVOD, EST – together as part of its offering.

Liberty Global looks at SVOD players as “just like new channels” and providing access to them with integrated search, billing and seamless navigation “is our job”, said Drury. For a service provider such as Liberty Global, “being able to provide SVOD, TVOD, EST…and increasingly being able to do that off-net and to mobile subscribers is where we are going”, he said, in common with other TV operators.