Hello. No, just come back from my holidays. In New Zealand And I found out. Updated the new software. And also so in March BT enable the full NOW TV roll out great news to hear Anything else happening while I've been away. Also I like the new layout. With the new software It's a lot easier to navigate. On bt .
Maybe YouView should announce something new and big like full now tv to take all the heat off them about the bad publicity ( pulling YouView app ) hint for you Sarah........
Maybe YouView should announce something new and big like full now tv to take all the heat off them about the bad publicity ( pulling YouView app ) hint for you Sarah........
That will be an announcement for BT to make, not Youview 😁
"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
BT's full Now TV HD facility is going to launch sometime before 31st March and will be a SKY service.
Theres been nothing said about retail, but why would there be? This is a commercial agreement between SKY and BT only. YouView retail have Sky Movies in SD only as that is all Sky wanted to offer. Even if it were to launch (which it isn't) in my view not many out of approx 300,000 retail users would sign up for it anyway so there is little incentive to do so. Its also easily and conveniently available elsewhere on other devices and so isn't likely to happen.
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Totally agree, quite happy with my now stick and eternal deals Sky offer for the various packages, can even view in HD as well now. Must admit my usage of youview is rapidly declining.
Since I got my sister a Samsung 55inch 4K smart TV about 7 months ago of QVC with 6 easy pays. Shes since moved her Youview retail box to her bedroom and don't use Youview as much as she used to. I may get Now TV when it comes to BT TV and if my sister can also use it on my account via the app on her TV. Its the Now TV entertainment package I may get. I got Amazon Prime as well as Netflix if I want to watch a movie. Although I do watch movies, Its my sister that's more in to movies than I am. The now I more interested in the new Disney + service.
@Darren When Now TV hits BT boxes, be warned, it isn't going to be cheap. Also, you won't be able to carry over any discounts you have from and on other devices via BTTV. It will be full price only.
I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
@Darren When Now TV hits BT boxes, be warned, it isn't going to be cheap. Also, you won't be able to carry over any discounts you have from and on other devices via BTTV. It will be full price only.
How is that going to work then? How will it be managed separately? And why would you pay more to watch NOW TV on your BT box than on any other device?
Because BT will lock you in a annual (or longer) subscription. That at the moment is why people choose Now over Sky. With Now it's on a pay monthly basis and that comes with big discounts when you dont renew your monthly pass. At the moment I get movie's for £7 till April and Sky sports on my mobile for a £1.
I will see when it comes to BT. I may or may not get it I have not fully decided. I agree dont think some people will want to be paying more for Now TV though BT TV than gong direct to Now TV. Im the now about 4 months away from the end of my 18 months contract for all my BT services. BT I see from there website are now offering a 2 years contract and no longer do 18 months.
@redchiz wrote: How is that going to work then? How will it be managed separately? And why would you pay more to watch NOW TV on your BT box than on any other device?
You will be able to use your 'bought directly from NowTV' passes on the BT TV platform. That means your discounted passes etc will be accepted, BUT only by using your existing NowTV login/account details as happens now with NowTV 'Cinema' on the BT platform (unless they've recently ditched that idea). What you won't get, unless you pay the full price via BT, is access to the channels via the epg, meaning you won't be able to record them. Personally, I moved to Sky recently after being a long time user of NowTV on Roku devices. Wish I'd done it sooner.
"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
Looked at sky and it worked out nearly £90 for my equivalent youview/now Netflix twin room set up. Nearly 3 times more expensive. Personally think Skys business model belongs in the 90's.
@robotman Interesting, so how will they distinguish between existing Sky channels in the EPG and the NOW TV versions? In other words, aren't recordable channels from Sky via an EPG just, erm, Sky? #confused
@robotman Interesting, so how will they distinguish between existing Sky channels in the EPG and the NOW TV versions? In other words, aren't recordable channels from Sky via an EPG just, erm, Sky? #confused
Your guess is as good as mine on that one. I share in your confusion. All I know is the information provided at the time re the two different models which would be available via BT boxes. As for implementation, I'm as in the dark on that as your good self.
"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
I was a BT customer but cancelled my subscription After the end of contract about 18 months ago but still use the box in bedroom and got Freesat box in living room also just seen Freesat have released a new.....
The problem is that not everyone has access to Internet with bandwidth sufficient to cope with more than one HD stream never mind 4K. That’s likely to be the situation for some years to come.
That's exactly my point, the government is committed to bringing fast fibre to the masses. That's where the investment is going. The future is streaming not sticking a nineties technology dish on the house😁
The problem is that not everyone has access to Internet with bandwidth sufficient to cope with more than one HD stream never mind 4K. That’s likely to be the situation for some years to come.
Wilf
Over 96% of the UK's population now has access to SFB (super fast broadband) above 20Mbps, with most above 30.
4% of the UK's population can't get Freeview and 4% satellite.
Fibre is the future of the UK's TV and on demand landscape and to be honest, that future is here NOW.
I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
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The longer we wait the less their will be.
if it’s the 24th March as you say here definitely cutting it fine before end of March haha.
hint for you Sarah........
Theres been nothing said about retail, but why would there be? This is a commercial agreement between SKY and BT only. YouView retail have Sky Movies in SD only as that is all Sky wanted to offer. Even if it were to launch (which it isn't) in my view not many out of approx 300,000 retail users would sign up for it anyway so there is little incentive to do so. Its also easily and conveniently available elsewhere on other devices and so isn't likely to happen.
I may get Now TV when it comes to BT TV and if my sister can also use it on my account via the app on her TV.
Its the Now TV entertainment package I may get.
I got Amazon Prime as well as Netflix if I want to watch a movie.
Although I do watch movies, Its my sister that's more in to movies than I am.
The now I more interested in the new Disney + service.
Darren
When Now TV hits BT boxes, be warned, it isn't going to be cheap. Also, you won't be able to carry over any discounts you have from and on other devices via BTTV. It will be full price only.
I agree dont think some people will want to be paying more for Now TV though BT TV than gong direct to Now TV.
Im the now about 4 months away from the end of my 18 months contract for all my BT services. BT I see from there website are now offering a 2 years contract and no longer do 18 months.
Darren
The future is streaming not sticking a nineties technology dish on the house😁
Over 96% of the UK's population now has access to SFB (super fast broadband) above 20Mbps, with most above 30.
4% of the UK's population can't get Freeview and 4% satellite.
Fibre is the future of the UK's TV and on demand landscape and to be honest, that future is here NOW.