Posts by RichardCoulter

Yep, it's good that people will be able to have a choice between the two funding models or, if they can't afford to pay, won't be excluded from the growing world of streaming.

It will be like going back to the 1970's though with having to sit through the adverts in the middle of a programme

I don't know if this works for all of the ad funded streaming services, but when I use the ad funded version of the ITV Hub, I move the cursor right to the end. It then shows all the adverts with the sound turned down whilst I do something else. Then, when it's finished, I can watch the programme uninterrupted.

I'm not sure how long this lasts for though as I once left it for a couple of hours and found that it wanted to play out all the adverts again.

As Virgin use more and more of their finite capacity for broadband, I can see them only offering broadband in the future and this could be the only way to receive VM TV.

Well, Channel 4 do advertise themselves as having more free VOD material than anyone else in the UK so I do think that they'll have enough material to fill it.

I wonder if they plan to raise revenue by making this pay or if it will be free with adverts & pay without?

Will it be showing any premium content from the sports & movie channels?

I saw that Bob Marley programme, I think it was on BBC4.

I agree with what you say and it's probably not black people who are doing it on Radio 4, it'll be white virtue signalling folk erroneously thinking it's the way to do these things.

Oh it's driving me mad on Radio 4. They're making programmes relate to black people at EVERY opportunity.

From documentaries, to religion. From discussion programmes to plays, it's absolutely ridiculous.

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Yes, there are advertisements on CNN.

I've since been told that they aren't in the form of traditional advertising, but are 'features and presentations', whatever that means!?

This might explain why they haven't gone to the expense of being BARB rated.

It's only right that regulation is a level playing field though, no matter how heavy or light it is.

That's true, but they're on about trying to get the app for people to subscribe to, so I thought that they might have mentioned that, if not Sky.

After Plusnet closes, I think that there will only be Sky, VM, BT and EE.

On Virgin Media the CNN picture was replaced at two minutes past midnight with a slate advising viewers that it had been removed and to try Sky News, BBC Nrws or Bloomberg as an alternative. They seem to have had the sense not to suggest GB News this time!

There is no mention of the alternative ways to continue to receive CNN.

A minute later the audio was removed and the channel is now silent. Bloody great

EE is another.

As per ozsat, it's not available on the Now TV devices.

...apart from Sky Atlantic content to keep it off Virgin Media.

They are now the only pay TV company not to have access to it; you'd think that Sky would put some SA stuff on Sky Showcase if only to try and poach VM customers.

Very, very true.

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It will be interesting to see whether the income from subscriptions is sufficient to cover the loss of advertising revenue.

I have read that they don't have advertising in the UK, how true this is I don't know.

Good grief!!

Sky Q over Internet is said to be being trialled right now:

All-new Sky Q box WITHOUT a satellite dish is being tested in the UK | Express.co.uk

I've never heard of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, why don't you like them?

In yesterday's You and Yours programme from about 0:30, it was said that, according to Ofcom the use of streaming services has doubled since the start of the pandemuc:

You and Yours - Great British car journey, French wine, Audio description - BBC Sounds

Celebrating the Great British car journey

www.bbc.co.uk

Aren't most power stations gas powered now? If so, I don't understand how electric cars will help as gas must be as bad as diesel because they are to ban gas fired central heating!