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Old 23-04-2019, 23:19   #5176
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Thanks Chad can you actually purchase a movie through it as well.
Yes you can. Venom, Mary Poppins Returns and the latest Johnny English are available to rent along with hundreds more
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Old 24-04-2019, 22:45   #5177
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Yes you can. Venom, Mary Poppins Returns and the latest Johnny English are available to rent along with hundreds more
I'll be surprised if you can access PPV movies through the V6 app when it launches. I think it will be Prime shows/movies only.

VM only launched their own store last year I believe, I doubt they'd accept competition on their own box.
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Old 25-04-2019, 08:21   #5178
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I'll be surprised if you can access PPV movies through the V6 app when it launches. I think it will be Prime shows/movies only.

VM only launched their own store last year I believe, I doubt they'd accept competition on their own box.
They already do accept competition on their own box. I regularly notice when I search for programmes on the V6 that I can access some selections either on Netflix with no extra charge or through the store on a PPV basis.

I have not seen any indication that we will not also be getting Amazon's PPV programming with the app, although I've not seen anything that says we will either.
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Virgin Media don't own Virgin Movies/VM Store. It's owned by Vubiquity (part of Amdocs).
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Old 25-04-2019, 14:11   #5180
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They already do accept competition on their own box. I regularly notice when I search for programmes on the V6 that I can access some selections either on Netflix with no extra charge or through the store on a PPV basis.

I have not seen any indication that we will not also be getting Amazon's PPV programming with the app, although I've not seen anything that says we will either.
Yes, I see your point regarding the Netflix option when searching although Netflix do not do PPV so there is a difference. VM have to cater for all, if you do not have a Netflix sub then there is a PPV option with VM

I'm thinking more about the latest movie releases, that's the direct competition they wont be happy about.

Just my opinion, we'll just have to wait and see if we get a low or full fat version of the Amazon app
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I'm thinking more about the latest movie releases, that's the direct competition they wont be happy about.
Did you see my previous post?

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Old 25-04-2019, 19:28   #5182
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Yes, I see your point regarding the Netflix option when searching although Netflix do not do PPV so there is a difference. VM have to cater for all, if you do not have a Netflix sub then there is a PPV option with VM

I'm thinking more about the latest movie releases, that's the direct competition they wont be happy about.

Just my opinion, we'll just have to wait and see if we get a low or full fat version of the Amazon app
Maybe not. Netflix material is free after paying the subscription, and people with Netflix will clearly go for there rather than the same title with PPV on Virgin Store. So it is a similar predicament in that sense. Netflix draws viewers away from Virgin Store.

However, the store will be used by non-Netflix subscriners.

And as spiderplant says, the store is not owned by VM, so there is no conflict that impacts on them
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Old 25-04-2019, 19:52   #5183
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Maybe not. Netflix material is free after paying the subscription, and people with Netflix will clearly go for there rather than the same title with PPV on Virgin Store. So it is a similar predicament in that sense. Netflix draws viewers away from Virgin Store.

However, the store will be used by non-Netflix subscriners.

And as spiderplant says, the store is not owned by VM, so there is no conflict that impacts on them
I wasn't aware VM didn't own the VM store (Thanks Spiderplant) but I think that makes the situation worse! VM will risk upsetting a business partner if they allow Amazon PPV.

Of course we're not privy to contracts so for all we know the guys that own VM Store only signed PPV exclusivity for a set period of time.

If Amazon PPV does indeed arrive it would be interesting if there is any 'price fixing'
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Maybe not. Netflix material is free after paying the subscription, and people with Netflix will clearly go for there rather than the same title with PPV on Virgin Store. So it is a similar predicament in that sense. Netflix draws viewers away from Virgin Store.

However, the store will be used by non-Netflix subscriners.

And as spiderplant says, the store is not owned by VM, so there is no conflict that impacts on them
I suspect a high percentage of people who use Virgin Movies do so to watch new movies something Netflix defo don't have the exception being its own original movies which are nothing to write home about.
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I suspect a high percentage of people who use Virgin Movies do so to watch new movies something Netflix defo don't have the exception being its own original movies which are nothing to write home about.
Good point about Netflix not offering new studio movies.

Not sure I agree with your impression of Netflix movies, though. I've only seen a small number of these so far as I tend to concentrate more on the Netflix original series, but those I've seen have been good.

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I wasn't aware VM didn't own the VM store (Thanks Spiderplant) but I think that makes the situation worse! VM will risk upsetting a business partner if they allow Amazon PPV.

Of course we're not privy to contracts so for all we know the guys that own VM Store only signed PPV exclusivity for a set period of time.


If Amazon PPV does indeed arrive it would be interesting if there is any 'price fixing'
I think anyone can show stuff on a PPV basis, can't they? That's how Virgin Store can offer Game of Thrones.
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Comcast is in talks to sell its 30% stake in Hulu to Disney

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/25/comc...to-disney.html
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Comcast is in talks to sell its 30% stake in Hulu to Disney

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/25/comc...to-disney.html
Seeing they never had much control over it its probably the wise decision to sell it at the right price of course.
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Those who thought that Netflix would be carrying advertisements in the future may be proved right.

https://advanced-television.com/2019...uiting-ad-men/

I don't mind as long as the paid-for version remains ad-free. It would certainly make the service more inclusive.
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Those who thought that Netflix would be carrying advertisements in the future may be proved right.

https://advanced-television.com/2019...uiting-ad-men/

I don't mind as long as the paid-for version remains ad-free. It would certainly make the service more inclusive.
A not very innovative way to pay off $20bn of debt.
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A not very innovative way to pay off $20bn of debt.
jfman, if they put advertisements on the Netflix version we currently pay for, they will lose a lot of subscribers. I, for one, a great admirer of Netflix, would no longer subscribe. I simply will not sit through a load of unskippable advertisements in order to watch the programmes I want to see. There are many like minded people out there who would resent advertisement intrusion and would seek the programmes they want to see by alternative means, and piracy would increase. This is not the way to go.

A no-sub (or lower sub) option with ads and less free content will bring in a lot more money for Netflix than they are raising now and surely must be a viable option for Netflix.
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