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Old 05-05-2016, 20:46
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Just to clarify the changes


We’re making some changes to your Entertainment Month Pass. This includes adding a new channel for you to enjoy from today – Nat Geo Wild – bringing you some of the best wildlife programmes around. And kids TV is getting a place all to itself. We’re moving the channels Nickelodeon and Nick Jr from the Entertainment Month Pass, adding in a bundle of new ones, and creating a brand new Kids Month Pass.
The important bits

From today Nat Geo Wild joins your Entertainment Month Pass. And the price of your pass isn’t changing; it still renews at £6.99 a month and you can cancel at any time
The Nickelodeon and Nick Jr channels will be leaving your Entertainment Month Pass on 21 June and moving to the new Kids Month Pass when it launches
The Disney Channel will be leaving NOW TV’s Entertainment Month Pass on 21 June due to changes in our rights
When it launches the Kids Month Pass will be available with a 14 day free trial, and then renews at £2.99 per month


More about our new Kids Month Pass coming 21 June

Six kids channels including Nicktoons & Cartoon Network plus box sets from CBeebies and many more
A dedicated user experience designed with the help of kids themselves
Favourites like PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants and Adventure Time on demand


Your Entertainment Month Pass brings you

Access to Sky Atlantic’s exclusive shows, plus must-see new titles 11.22.63, Billions and Harlan Coben’s The Five
More HBO box sets available for longer than before; The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Veep and True Detective
Must-see box sets coming this summer like House, Marvel’ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Cougar Town and Code Black

We’re always working to bring you great entertainment, and give you the flexibility to get the TV you want without the bits you don’t. As ever, we’ll keep on working to bring you more, more, more on NOW TV.
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Old 07-05-2016, 10:22
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Interesting that this month there have been plenty of advertising hoardings flogging "Now", and today in my paper I got my first ever Now flyer. It's always been Sky TV or broadband!

So, either read nothing into it, or
a. Sky are desperately trying to get back ex-satellite subscribers who have lost interest/hope in their expensive service - and Now is he only way possible
b. Now isn't doing as well as expected, so it's time to get it into the public's attention
c. Sky wants to appeal to as many as possible who would never take up the service - to help pay their Premierleague costs.
Probably all three!
But what we won't see is the adverts showing how much you can save by moving from satellite to Now
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Old 07-05-2016, 10:43
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As it happens there is an advert for NowTV at the bottom of the page as I type this! I am thinking of getting NowTV (hopefully as a birthday present) as there are often adverts for ITV Encore and Sky Atlantic which look like my cup of tea!
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Old 07-05-2016, 12:00
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Many, many people don't want/can't have satellite or cable. Others find it simply too expensive.

We rarely watch linear TV other than news so when we had Sky, much of our consumption was recorded, catchup or box sets. That's very expensive when compared to a Freeview/Sat recorder and Now TV and maybe Netflix to top up free TV with a considerably good offering at a low cost. Now TV can be had for around £5 and provides the major Sky premium entertainment channels at a fraction of the cost of Sky itself.

Lack of contract and low fees makes it a winner for me and I'm sure many others.

Between Now TV, Netflix etc it really means there's very little need to obtain TV shows in less legal ways or great expense.

It might be different if we had kids, but we don't!

The future is multicast IPTV and Sky are only just getting started and are competing in quite a competitive space already.
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Old 09-05-2016, 19:21
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I'm having trouble accessing bbc iplayer and other non-Sky services today , anyone else having problems ?

the Sky channels are working ok , the menu page seems to have changed as well .
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Old 16-05-2016, 14:52
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I suspect Netflixs dominance in that report will fall now that they have gone nuclear on vpn users - you used to be able to easily watch other netflix regions (ie the stuff on sky Atlantic via USA / Canadian / Austrian Netflix regions) so cheaper / more convenient having all content under one roof so to speak. now it's just the uk - still worth it though at £3.50pm if shared with someone
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