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Is Netfix taking over ... the myth of the cable cutter |
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Is Netfix taking over ... the myth of the cable cutter
The answer seems to be NO!
http://www.barb.co.uk/tv-landscape-reports/netflix-taking-over/ |
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What surprised me most is how small Now TV is compared to Netflix, and even Amazon.
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What surprised me most is how small Now TV is compared to Netflix, and even Amazon.
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I don't think that's surprising given the rest of the results. A lot of the people that subscribe to an online service have pay satellite or cable, so there's no need for Now TV.
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[quote] The Establishment Survey focuses on claimed uptake of SVOD and so does not tell us about the viewing habits of SVOD homes. But it does tell us about the types of households that subscribe, and we can draw some inferences about how viewers see their purchase of an SVOD service. [\quote]
So in other words they have no idea how much people are watching SVOD so draw a comparison that people who have PTV are using SVOD as a complementary service. I tried to give up my pay TV (cable) and just keep BB but it worked out a far better deal to keep my TV on the most basic of packs, I never watch anything on it. I know this is anecdotal but I am sure when people start looking more closely they will be surprised buy how much content there is on Now TV/Amazon/netflix and the cost of subscribing to those services (factor in multi room, mobile off line viewing (at least for Amazon)) compared to the PTV and restrictions that it brings. |
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Netflix won't take over from linear TV and PAY TV but it has changed the landscape and has been the principle reason that cable has lost nearly 7 million subscribers in the last 5 years. It has also been responsible for cable companies launching stand alone streaming services which allow people to cherry pick what they want to subscribe to.
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I don't think that's surprising given the rest of the results. A lot of the people that subscribe to an online service have pay satellite or cable, so there's no need for Now TV.
They're great for the 'originals' and for the few films that bypass Sky Cinema. |
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Streaming services won't take over linear TV, at least not in the near future. People used to watch live TV and channel surf, and I don't think streaming services can provide similar experience to viewers. Streaming services are great and they complement the conventional TV, but linear TV is still number 1.
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I don't think that's surprising given the rest of the results. A lot of the people that subscribe to an online service have pay satellite or cable, so there's no need for Now TV.
I would disagree that there is no need for NOW TV because more people want to cherry pick what they want to watch, more people want to watch a whole series/boxset over much shorter periods. More people are opting in and out of different providers and saving money at the same time. For those who cannot afford the satellite package or have Virgin as their broadband and TV supplier, NOW TV is their option of watching HBO shows broadcast on SKY Atlantic. Just sort out the performance SKY! My habits have changed dramatically over the last two years. I don't spend more time watching TV but I am enjoying more of what I am watching because I am giving up on series that I just got into the habit of following and giving up earlier on new series that are fairly average but may have stuck with in the past. Linear TV largely determined how we watched TV through scheduling, for me and millions we schedule our time to watch not the broadcaster. |
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I have Netflix but als have BT TV.
I find Netflix to be a cheaper option that getting Sky Cinema. Plus Sky Cinema channels plus Sky Cinema on demand is only in SD via BT TV. Aslo although I do watch movies at times. I'm more into TV drama and stuff. Darren |
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Or Now TV is utter pants and can't even offer decent picture quality unlike Netflix and Amazon.
Netflix and Amazon are different because they aren't offering a reduced service of what already exists. |
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I honestly can't tell that Now TV is not HD, it looks fine on our 39" tv (and I'm really fussy). I read somewhere it's only the really large screens that show the difference. It may put people off. However the sound quality is off sometimes, voices sound like they are recorded in a cardboard box. It's still good value though, and I have had Sky Cinema for a while, watched a few classics, have stopped that payment, now watching Westworld on Sky Atlantic (the box came with a voucher for 3 months on the entertainment package).
Hardly ever watch terrestrial tv "live", either catch up on iPlayer or similar, or watch Netflix or something via the Now box. |
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I still watch broadcast TV at times but I now find myself watching the likes of catch up TV, Netflix and sometimes what I have recorded a little more than I did a year or so ago.
Darren |
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I still watch broadcast TV at times but I now find myself watching the likes of catch up TV, Netflix and sometimes what I have recorded a little more than I did a year or so ago.
Darren I would like to see the time limit extended on catch up services for TV for a series that runs more than 30 days as with Netflix you become used to them being there for some considerable time. |
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I honestly can't tell that Now TV is not HD, it looks fine on our 39" tv (and I'm really fussy). I read somewhere it's only the really large screens that show the difference. It may put people off. However the sound quality is off sometimes, voices sound like they are recorded in a cardboard box. It's still good value though, and I have had Sky Cinema for a while, watched a few classics, have stopped that payment, now watching Westworld on Sky Atlantic (the box came with a voucher for 3 months on the entertainment package).
Hardly ever watch terrestrial tv "live", either catch up on iPlayer or similar, or watch Netflix or something via the Now box. On topic - my viewing habits have also changed due to netflix. Our main TV isn't even hooked up to freeview - it just uses netflix / amazon prime / NowTV If we want to watch BBC1 / Channel 4 (which is so rare) we just watch it in our bedroom. |
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My viewing habits changed when I first got Sky+, years ago. Since then I hardly ever watch anything live, except breakfast TV when I'm getting up in the morning.
They also changed when catch-up became available. Now it's not so urgent to setup a recording in the planner. Netflix, also a change, but less so. Still watching some regular series, but happy to binge watch when a new show that I'm interested in appears on Netflix or Amazon. The type of content that I watch has not changed, just the way I watch it. |
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I'm another who watched virtually nothing live - only sport and that only occasionally.
NowTV is pretty good - the picture quality seems far more reliable than when I first subscribed, and through taking advantage of deals I'm getting Entertainment + Cinema for less than my Netflix sub (which I rarely watch). |
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