Sky TV
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From an article in April:
Sky TV has revealed its future plans to offer customers unbundled content, online only access and an Apple TV-style box – all while keeping its satellite subscription service. Sky executives have outlined the end of linear television and its willingness to embrace new viewing trends. Over the next 12 months, Sky plans to launch an array of cheaper options designed specifically to appeal to users who have made the transition from linear television viewing.
We've had this discussion before. I'm not going to defend Sky as they have been too slow to adopt new technology. They still made a decent profit with the big churn in customers.
The problem is that people now expect everything for nothing, which is not going to happen with Sports content, particularly in a small market like NZ. Spark's entry into sport could be a game changer or blow up big time if they aren't able to deliver.
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as always, I think Sky are taking the wrong approach to these things, without going down the path of the fact they have been much to slow to react to the different ways people want to view thier content.
To me it sounds like they just want to plug this hole to try to regather subscriptions rather than work on supplying a better product and service.
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The Sky situation is different because the sport and HBO shows they broadcast are either live or released at or near the same time as in the US. The piracy is due to cost with consumers not willing to pay for something they can get for free. So in that respect it is theft.
TVNZ and TV3 often own the rights to TV shows and delay showing them or sit on them for months until broadcasting at a later date. So fuck 'em.
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@majorrage Yup. Look at TVNZ on Demand for example. Some shows are 'express' which means they are showing them pretty much the following day from when they are broadcasted in the US or UK or wherever. Which is cool. But other things are so far behind it is ridiculous. Like on Monday night they showed the penultimate episode of Lucifer S3. This aired May 7 in the US.
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Just got an email from Sky about pricing changes.
Sky Starter up $1.08
Sky Entertainment up $0.50
Sky Sport up $2.09But the really interesting part is they are dropping the $9.99 HD charge from 1st April. That is excellent, but bullshit they charged for that previously. We don't have entertainment so that's a $6.82 drop to our monthly bill. They've also said they are increasing the number of channels coming through in HD.
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I've just signed up with Kayo sports in Australia and it is simply outstanding. $25.00 a month for what seems to be all foxtel sports which you can stream to up to 2 devices simultaneously. These devices can be at different IPs so I've gone halves with a mate. Not only can you watch the games live in HD but you can also watch them delayed and they also offered extended highlights videos.
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@Paekakboyz thing is, they have lost so many customers, it will take alot more to attract many of them back.
Need Spark to reveal thier pricing for the RWC.
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@Stargazer said in Sky TV:
Look at the second photo:
izzy_dagg: Pumped to join the team @skysportnz for the next 2 years talking code and all things sport !! One door closes one door opens thanks fellas #nextchapter #kickoffHe should be good at that; I’m glad he has an exciting new gig.
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@Stargazer said in Sky TV:
Look at the second photo:
izzy_dagg: Pumped to join the team @skysportnz for the next 2 years talking code and all things sport !! One door closes one door opens thanks fellas #nextchapter #kickoffHe should be good at that; I’m glad he has an exciting new gig.
As long as he doesn't have to rap...
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@Stargazer said in Sky TV:
On top of them playing both the cricket & netball world cup finals on Sky & the same CEO also announcing today some cash for the Silver Ferns, you've gotta say he's making a lot of the right moves. Fellett ended up treating Sky as his personal fiefdom, and expected his customers to stay anchored and be loyal for the sake of being loyal, rather than drive innovation himself.
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All channels will be in HD too.
From 1 August all Sky Sport customers will get 12 dedicated sport channels, including:
Sky Sport News
Sky Sport 1 - Rugby 24/7
Sky Sport 2 - Cricket 24/7
Sky Sport 3 - Home of Netball
Sky Sport 4 - Home of Rugby League
Sky Sport 5 - Home of Motorsport
Sky Sport 6 - Golf 24/7
Sky Sport 7 - Football 24/7
Sky Sport 8 - Best of The Rest
Sky Sport 9 - Best of The Rest
ESPN
ESPN 2
Stuff
