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Old 25-09-2017, 16:51   #31
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Indeed, if every link posted on these threads resulted in an actual change, VM would have been carrying Sky Atlantic for several years.
Yes that chestnut about Sky Atlantic coming must have started about 5 years ago.
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According to this, Amazon may wait until the Premiership rights come up again before bidding. It will be interesting to see if other players come forward this time around.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...0m-a-year-deal

Later this year, Sky and BT will face off again for the biggest prize of all when the Premier League rights come up for renewal in what could be a £6bn sports rights auction. The pair could be joined by Amazon, which earlier this month poached the UK rights to the ATP men’s tennis world tour – all the tournaments outside the grand slams and the finals at London’s O2 Arena each year – from Sky.

Amazon has deep pockets, but may not be ready this auction cycle to commit such sums to drive its Prime Video service and wider business, but the threat could spur more big spending from BT and Sky.
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What I'm still waiting for is a link or something to information that leads you to believe that nothing will change.

I guess we will be waiting a long time for this.
Will you.

https://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-...-rights-market

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That's more like it, thank you!
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Old 15-10-2017, 15:29   #35
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EE TV has become the first UK set top box, and one of the first service providers worldwide, to offer a hands-free control option via Amazon Alexa.

Hopefully, Virgin Media will get a move on to provide Amazon as one of the streaming services available on the V6. Perhaps it was the complication of adding Alexa that caused the delay of the launch.

I hope that's all it was, and that VM have not made any decision not to proceed with the Amazon app.
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EE TV has become the first UK set top box, and one of the first service providers worldwide, to offer a hands-free control option via Amazon Alexa.

Hopefully, Virgin Media will get a move on to provide Amazon as one of the streaming services available on the V6. Perhaps it was the complication of adding Alexa that caused the delay of the launch.

I hope that's all it was, and that VM have not made any decision not to proceed with the Amazon app.
Well we shall see what comes out in the wash OB.
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Re: Streamlining channel packages

VM have no interest in launching Amazon on their boxes, vm now have their own store aswell as their own pay service for movies.
Amazon video app is not coming to vm anytime soon, tivo will not be compatable with Alexa either.
Think google home that's all i'm saying.
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EE TV has become the first UK set top box, and one of the first service providers worldwide, to offer a hands-free control option via Amazon Alexa.

Hopefully, Virgin Media will get a move on to provide Amazon as one of the streaming services available on the V6. Perhaps it was the complication of adding Alexa that caused the delay of the launch.

I hope that's all it was, and that VM have not made any decision not to proceed with the Amazon app.
Last I heard was that the Amazon app reached the testing stage on VM, but a top bod at VM blocked it.

So much for Mockridge saying that the VM STB would be a one stop for content.
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Last I heard was that the Amazon app reached the testing stage on VM, but a top bod at VM blocked it.

So much for Mockridge saying that the VM STB would be a one stop for content.
I know, along the same lines as John Malone. I can't figure out what it was that stopped this from going ahead, but it was a mistake in my view. Maybe it was the addition of the Amazon channels that did it.
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