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Old 16-06-2021, 05:19   #151
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BT are offering Now TV Entertainment for £5 a month for two years (they call it the Essential pack).

https://www.bt.com/packages/essentia...FUMfBgAd1AcE1Q

When I enquired about taking BT TV the other month they offered to buy me out of my Virgin Media contract & install a phone line for free! Not sure if this was just for me, but I doubt it, which might be useful for anyone that's interested but tied to a VM contract.

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For those who like to have material served up to them, Netflix have just implemented a 'Play me something' button that you can select and it will play you various programmes to replicate the traditional linear channel experience:

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/pl...e-work-for-you
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Old 16-06-2021, 09:06   #152
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BT are offering Now TV Entertainment for £5 a month for two years (they call it the Essential pack).

https://www.bt.com/packages/essentia...FUMfBgAd1AcE1Q

When I enquired about taking BT TV the other month they offered to buy me out of my Virgin Media contract & install a phone line for free! Not sure if this was just for me, but I doubt it, which might be useful for anyone that's interested but tied to a VM contract.

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For those who like to have material served up to them, Netflix have just implemented a 'Play me something' button that you can select and it will play you various programmes to replicate the traditional linear channel experience:

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/pl...e-work-for-you
Yes, I think this addresses the point that some people just want to turn on their TVs and don’t have the energy or desire to find out what’s on, being content to gawp at anything that lands on the screen.

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But why would you have pay TV if in your opinion there is no pay channels worth paying for this is what really stumps me.

Get a streaming box to access all your apps and a Freeview/Freesat recorder and your sorted plus paying less.
There are still some programmes that cannot be accessed via streamers.

Yes, pay-tv channels are poor value for money. But they still have one or two programmes that are worth seeing.

To be honest, we are near the tipping point now in this house.

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I've been getting that impression from content headlines I've seen.

I was really meaning I don't think VM would have it high on their list of priorities, they wouldn't go out if their way, though they'd probably add it if Acorn was up for a easy/straightforward deal.

I'd heard positive things about Shudder, though it's not really my genre.
I think that depends on their commitment to be a super-aggregator of content. It’s a bit of a half-hearted attempt at the moment!

All TV should be on there. It’s annoying to have to see this content through different sources.
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Old 16-06-2021, 09:58   #153
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It’s annoying when the people who actually spend tens of millions a year on Market Research views don’t along with yours…
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Old 16-06-2021, 11:13   #154
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It’s annoying when the people who actually spend tens of millions a year on Market Research views don’t along with yours…
My greatest detractors rubbish some of the links I post on the basis that they come from market researchers.
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Old 16-06-2021, 13:31   #155
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It’s annoying when the people who actually spend tens of millions a year on Market Research views don’t along with yours…
Though it always feels (certainly to me) like a significant proportion of Market Research for any sector is exaggeration to justify their existence.

And also the opposite end, them sugarcoating things they find out so not to offend their clients, meaning what they find is diluted.

I'm fairly sure many of had something they were fond of change for no obvious reason. Sometimes this is due to us having an inaccurate understanding of the general opinion or world situation, other times it can be the Market Research team misrepresenting or misunderstanding the results of their investigation.

My point, that Market Research is a good and bad thing.
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OB you've been saying your at tipping point for literally years , so you can't get a few shows so what there are only so many hours in the day to watch TV.
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OB you've been saying your at tipping point for literally years , so you can't get a few shows so what there are only so many hours in the day to watch TV.
I don’t watch that much, actually, but I am choosy about what I watch.

Yes, I have been saying that, but Virgin is so far behind. Sky is better in terms of the streamers, but I don’t like the way their on demand service works.

I’m not jumping until conditions are right for me.
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I don’t watch that much, actually, but I am choosy about what I watch.

Yes, I have been saying that, but Virgin is so far behind. Sky is better in terms of the streamers, but I don’t like the way their on demand service works.

I’m not jumping until conditions are right for me.
You don't need Virgin or Sky to access the streamers your literally paying for a few shows in your case with Virgin and Sky.
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Old 16-06-2021, 20:59   #159
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I don’t watch that much, actually, but I am choosy about what I watch.

Yes, I have been saying that, but Virgin is so far behind. Sky is better in terms of the streamers, but I don’t like the way their on demand service works.

I’m not jumping until conditions are right for me.
Regarding your post "wife doesn't like the cables" easy solution to that mini pc only need one hdmi cable and you will get all the online stuff you sub to on it, you can pick one up for around £150 nowadays.
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Regarding your post "wife doesn't like the cables" easy solution to that mini pc only need one hdmi cable and you will get all the online stuff you sub to on it, you can pick one up for around £150 nowadays.
I had never considered a mini-pc for my TV! Thanks, I will look into that.
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I had never considered a mini-pc for my TV! Thanks, I will look into that.
A few use them at work there are sticks too for around £100.
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Now are changing their streaming limit for non Boost customers, basically you will only be able to use one device at a time!
I don't know how long this change has been known about but I just logged into my account and received this message:-
"Our streaming limit is changing
As a member with Boost, you’re not affected by this change, but we just wanted to let you know that from 15 July members without Boost can only stream on one device at a time. With Boost, you can continue to stream on 3 devices."

This seems to be making Boost a mandatory extra, although it will pretty much destroy account sharing without Boost.
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Now are changing their streaming limit for non Boost customers, basically you will only be able to use one device at a time!
I don't know how long this change has been known about but I just logged into my account and received this message:-
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As a member with Boost, you’re not affected by this change, but we just wanted to let you know that from 15 July members without Boost can only stream on one device at a time. With Boost, you can continue to stream on 3 devices."

This seems to be making Boost a mandatory extra, although it will pretty much destroy account sharing without Boost.
That change just came in.

Several of the streamers have made changes recently to discourage account sharing.
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That change just came in.

Several of the streamers have made changes recently to discourage account sharing.

Perfectly understandable - must be losing a lot of money with password sharing.

Possibly allowed it until now to suck people in who may now subscribe to retain the facility?
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