VOD Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat - Page 108

Legendkiller2k · 13-09-2022, 02:04

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

My contract is up with Virgin in a few weeks, any of you guys threatened to cancel and then received a better deal? Thx.

When a contract ends mate best advice i can give is aske yourself "do i need it? Do i want it? Can i afford it?"
if you answer no to just one of those questions then you're just wasting money.
A lot of people i know with VM are dropping the tv and just keeping broadband and they have been given good deals on that.

OLD BOY · 13-09-2022, 11:47

It will be interesting to see whether the trend in this difficult financial climate will be to drop the pay-TV channels in favour of SVOD streamers or to drop the streamers in favour of TV channels.

Some, of course, will drop pay-TV altogether for the time being.

jfman · 13-09-2022, 12:08

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It will be interesting to see whether the trend in this difficult financial climate will be to drop the pay-TV channels in favour of SVOD streamers or to drop the streamers in favour of TV channels.

Some, of course, will drop pay-TV altogether for the time being.

I’m more interested to see the opposite effect. Disposable streamers dropped in favour of existing incumbents who deliver premium content and greatest value, often alongside a essential services (broadband and mobile) being better able to weather the storm than those losing tens/hundreds of millions a year relying on generous benefactors.

Legendkiller2k · 13-09-2022, 14:05

I'm awaiting confirmation on a rumour i've been told that Amazon are looking to make huge cost cuts.

Mad Max · 13-09-2022, 16:31

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

When a contract ends mate best advice i can give is aske yourself "do i need it? Do i want it? Can i afford it?"
if you answer no to just one of those questions then you're just wasting money.
A lot of people i know with VM are dropping the tv and just keeping broadband and they have been given good deals on that.

Hi mate, I would definitely like to keep it as I just love my football, if it wasn't for the football I would have probably just gone the BB route and used streamers for the content that we like.

Legendkiller2k · 13-09-2022, 17:57

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

Hi mate, I would definitely like to keep it as I just love my football, if it wasn't for the football I would have probably just gone the BB route and used streamers for the content that we like.

A bargaining chip you might be able to use atm mate is SKY are doing SKYsports pack for £18p/m

Mad Max · 13-09-2022, 19:17

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

A bargaining chip you might be able to use atm mate is SKY are doing SKYsports pack for £18p/m

I've been on their site and the cheapest I can get which is similar to what I have with Virgin is £97.50 when you start to add on BT Sport etc it soon makes their deals very similar to what Virgin offer.

1andrew1 · 13-09-2022, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

I've been on their site and the cheapest I can get which is similar to what I have with Virgin is £97.50 when you start to add on BT Sport etc it soon makes their deals very similar to what Virgin offer.

What about BT TV? You can now stream most of the Freeview channels without the need for an aerial.
https://www.bt.com/tv/packages

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Netflix is continuing to look more and more like the incumbents.

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Netflix is considering the unthinkable - and that's getting rid of the ability to binge-watch our favourite shows on release day.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainm...ee3533a7e1dad6

**Paul** · 13-09-2022, 21:18

I've never understood why Netflix do that anyway.
Releasing entire seasons in one go always seemed a bizarre thing to do.
I have never binge watched an entire season of anything, I dont have the time.

Jaymoss · 13-09-2022, 21:24

I will just wait and binge the series as I do with most things. There are only a couple of things I watch week to week

johnathome · 13-09-2022, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

I'm awaiting confirmation on a rumour i've been told that Amazon are looking to make huge cost cuts.

I wonder what that is as Amazon reinvest their profits to avoid hefty tax bills.

1andrew1 · 13-09-2022, 21:38

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Originally Posted by Paul

I've never understood why Netflix do that anyway.
Releasing entire seasons in one go always seemed a bizarre thing to do.
I have never binge watched an entire season of anything, I dont have the time.

I think they did it originally to be different and get a few media headlines. However, they're probably realising that it's best to string out a good series so that people don't binge a series and then cancel till something else they like comes out.

Jaymoss · 13-09-2022, 22:30

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I think they did it originally to be different and get a few media headlines. However, they're probably realising that it's best to string out a good series so that people don't binge a series and then cancel till something else they like comes out.

How is that going to stop them? wait till it finishes watch it cancel rinse and repeat

**Paul** · 14-09-2022, 00:18

Well a typical Netflix Season is 10 episodes, so to watch it weekly, you would need a 3 month subscription, not one month.

Legendkiller2k · 14-09-2022, 02:11

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

What about BT TV? You can now stream most of the Freeview channels without the need for an aerial.
https://www.bt.com/tv/packages

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Netflix is continuing to look more and more like the incumbents.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainm...ee3533a7e1dad6

Netflix seem to be doing everything they can to push customers away.