More people now subscribe to video streaming services than pay TV - MSE News

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The number of UK subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix has overtaken those to traditional pay TV for the first time, new research from the communications watchdog has found...
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  • worried_jim
    worried_jim Posts: 11,631 Forumite
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    Totally believe this. The absolute dross broadcast by the BBC/ITV is hammering nails in their own coffin. I come home and when I'm good and ready I'll turn the firetv on and enjoy some amazing drama such as the looming tower or Bosch whilst happily missing the moron fest that is BBC1.

    The beeb has raced to the bottom to meet the needs of the lowest common denominator. Reap what you sow auntie. Cash in the attic !!!!!!.
  • wymondham
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    Interesting as it shows what people are prepared to pay to watch. This is a klaxon alarm for the BBC re licence model, its a pity they won't embrace modern thinking and still insist on being paid even when their service isn't being used.
  • onomatopoeia99
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    worried_jim wrote: »
    Totally believe this. The absolute dross broadcast by the BBC/ITV is hammering nails in their own coffin. I come home and when I'm good and ready I'll turn the firetv on and enjoy some amazing drama such as the looming tower or Bosch whilst happily missing the moron fest that is BBC1.

    The beeb has raced to the bottom to meet the needs of the lowest common denominator. Reap what you sow auntie. Cash in the attic !!!!!!.
    Good bit of propaganda, but given the comparison in the article and the OFCOM report is between streaming and pay TV like Sky, or Virgin Media, ranting on about the BBC and ITV is irrelevant.
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  • grumpycrab
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    Ok, so here's a question. If I don't use a streaming service for a whole month I still get charged. Apart from cancelling, is there anyway I could get a refund for this unwatched month?
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • littleboo
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    You wouldn’t get a refund in you cancelled, you would just not be charged in future. If you don’t want to pay when you’re not watching, then you want a pay as you watch model,.
  • teddysmum
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    edited 19 July 2018 at 3:20PM
    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Good bit of propaganda, but given the comparison in the article and the OFCOM report is between streaming and pay TV like Sky, or Virgin Media, ranting on about the BBC and ITV is irrelevant.



    I was thinking the same.


    Part of Sky etc 's problem is that people have to buy the basic package, which includes a number of channels with just repeats, before being able to access films. (I refuse to use the US term 'movies')
  • worried_jim
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Good bit of propaganda, but given the comparison in the article and the OFCOM report is between streaming and pay TV like Sky, or Virgin Media, ranting on about the BBC and ITV is irrelevant.

    Fair point, my bad.

    Not a rant but if I had a choice of paying £79 per annum for Prime or Paying for the BBC I would happily not bother with the BEEB. As I imagine a huge part of the population would to. I got rid of VM and went Freeview a few years ago.
  • Ken68
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    Lots of totally free stuff on YouTube. Use an adblocker and no adverts at all. Try log cabins, furniture making, car mechanics.
    Live in the real world, see how it works.
  • Marvel1
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    So confused with the article.

    I pay for both, I have Now TV and often watch live TV from it.
  • Terry98
    Terry98 Posts: 1,155 Forumite
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    worried_jim wrote: »
    I got rid of VM and went Freeview a few years ago.

    How long would Freeview last without the BBC?

    'As there is no financial relationship with consumers, what is the business model?

    We do not make profit but we are shareholder-owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Arqiva, a B2B organisation that owns the [digital transmission] networks. The fifth shareholder is Sky, which has been on the board since inception.

    For the likes of ITV and Channel 4, they effectively make more money on a Freeview home than they do on a pay TV platform, mainly because they have a better share of channels. They get more eyeballs and more ad revenue, which is why they invest in the platform. The BBC doesn’t make money but it also wants viewers.'

    https://www.marketingweek.com/2015/09/30/freeview-qa-1-october/
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