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Old 19-04-2015, 18:51
RoastUK
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Hello all,

I have the BT infinity package and was wondering, Does YouView have the ability to show Sky Box Office... I'm hoping to order the boxing for May 2nd.

Thanks
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Old 19-04-2015, 19:42
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Hello all,

I have the BT infinity package and was wondering, Does YouView have the ability to show Sky Box Office... I'm hoping to order the boxing for May 2nd.

Thanks
No only Sky boxes have Sky box office events for now.
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Old 19-04-2015, 20:56
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Hello all,

I have the BT infinity package and was wondering, Does YouView have the ability to show Sky Box Office... I'm hoping to order the boxing for May 2nd.

Thanks
You will not be able to order the boxing from Sky box office on Youview that service is not on Youview.
Only the Sky box office films are on Youview and the Now TV service that only shows the Sky Movies on demand service.

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Old 19-04-2015, 21:24
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I believe Virgin show Sky Box Office events also.

YouView do not, and I don't see that changing any time soon. To be honest, I'm not sure why Sky even bother showing movies on Box Office still, given the advent of Sky Store.

The only things popular on PPV now are boxing events, which are money spinners but few and far between. Wrestling will also get a few PPV buys, but since the WWE Network OTT service went live here three months ago, wrestling events on SBO have likely taken a big hit.

I do think YouView is potentially as good a platform as Sky for PPV. There needs to be multiple players in the PPV industry, like there is in the U.S., so that platforms that aren't controlled by BSkyB can offer boxing and other premium one-off events on platforms such as YouView.

As for WWE Network, that should come to YouView as its OTT subscription offering would sit nicely alongside Netflix. Can't see that happening any time soon either, that'd put Sky's nose even further out of joint! But if the YouView system continues to evolve and gain traction in the next few years, who knows what could happen.
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Old 19-04-2015, 23:39
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I believe Virgin show Sky Box Office events also.

YouView do not, and I don't see that changing any time soon. To be honest, I'm not sure why Sky even bother showing movies on Box Office still, given the advent of Sky Store.

The only things popular on PPV now are boxing events, which are money spinners but few and far between. Wrestling will also get a few PPV buys, but since the WWE Network OTT service went live here three months ago, wrestling events on SBO have likely taken a big hit.

I do think YouView is potentially as good a platform as Sky for PPV. There needs to be multiple players in the PPV industry, like there is in the U.S., so that platforms that aren't controlled by BSkyB can offer boxing and other premium one-off events on platforms such as YouView.

As for WWE Network, that should come to YouView as its OTT subscription offering would sit nicely alongside Netflix. Can't see that happening any time soon either, that'd put Sky's nose even further out of joint! But if the YouView system continues to evolve and gain traction in the next few years, who knows what could happen.
With Sky now opening Sky store to everyone i wouldn't be surprised to see Sky box office get opened up for everyone in the near future.
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