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The next transition for Sky?
I'm just thinking out loud here, but I'm wondering if the next transition for Sky as they are promoting Sky Q, would Sky start to switch off their SD branded Sky channels in favor of their HD channels, such as Sky Sports and Sky Movies?
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I'm just thinking out loud here, but I'm wondering if the next transition for Sky as they are promoting Sky Q, would Sky start to switch off their SD branded Sky channels in favor of their HD channels, such as Sky Sports and Sky Movies?
As far as Sky goes they are obviously fully aware of the exact numbers of SD only subscribers (there are still many millions of SD boxes and PVR's out there, and a lot of them still are subscription). As it's on satellite, broadcasting costs are relatively low, particularly as Sky lease entire transponders, and sub-let them to other channels. So the savings aren't 'that' great, and still nothing whatsoever to do with SkyQ. |
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I'm just thinking out loud here, but I'm wondering if the next transition for Sky as they are promoting Sky Q, would Sky start to switch off their SD branded Sky channels in favor of their HD channels, such as Sky Sports and Sky Movies?
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Why would SkyQ have anything to do with that possible scenario? - SkyQ does SD channels just as other Sky boxes do.
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As far as Sky goes they are obviously fully aware of the exact numbers of SD only subscribers (there are still many millions of SD boxes and PVR's out there, and a lot of them still are subscription).
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As it's on satellite, broadcasting costs are relatively low, particularly as Sky lease entire transponders, and sub-let them to other channels. So the savings aren't 'that' great, and still nothing whatsoever to do with SkyQ.
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For some reason, and I'm not sure why, but I thought when the Pace SD PVR's functionality had been cracked (recording without £10 PVR subscription) I thought Sky started to switch the boxes off
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I think in the next few years SD channels owned by Sky in the basic packs and movie pack will be switched off. Last year they removed the HD charge for movies which was a first step. The sports HD additional charge is a moneyspinner though so cant see Sky Sports going HD only any time soon.
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As sky is the uk second largest ISP with over a third of connections .. I would expect things in that space ..
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As sky is the uk second largest ISP with over a third of connections .. I would expect things in that space ..
They have a good core network, and at present they are reliant on Openreach to move things forwards on the access side (G.fast, more FTTH) IPTV, perhaps? Might have to do as BT have done and limit it to FTT* users only though. |
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), and it makes no difference to Sky if you can record for free or not - it doesn't affect their tax status just because one model of an old box can be hacked for free recording.