<div dir="ltr">That was one of the posts I did the other day.<div><br></div><div>Obviously Set Top Boxes (STB) need to rise again.... and I don't mean the big things. I call Apple TV, Roku 3, Boxee Box and maybe even ChromeCast a STB... still a device.. just smaller.</div><div><br></div><div>I've noted that Presto has a Samsung App... but it is just a link to their Android App via the Samsung Store - not an actual Samsung TV app (which I'd like)... but now they are moving full on to Tizen - means more dev for people most likely.</div><div><br></div><div>Cricket Australia just launched an app in AppleTV - not sure how that works as I thought (vanilla) AppleTV's were static for the most part without an App Store (I'd love it if they did have an App Store).</div><div><br></div><div>My Roku 3 is awesome - fast, nice, simple.. I'd like to see the SVOD players have apps for this (Netflix does). The Amazon Fire TV (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fire-TV-streaming-media-player/dp/B00CX5P8FC">http://www.amazon.com/Fire-TV-streaming-media-player/dp/B00CX5P8FC</a>) is awesome... but I don't think sold here yet.</div><div><br></div><div>That is another player I expect to see here soon... Amazon Prime - I already use it on my Roku 3 and they have some great TV series. Cost US$99 per year (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-One-Year-Membership/dp/B00DBYBNEE">http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-One-Year-Membership/dp/B00DBYBNEE</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>In some ways they are way more developed than Netflix... with books, music, and a pile more. Netflix, Stan and Presto... don't complete in some of those areas... only Apple perhaps?</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking of them... I guess Apple will start to play in this space soon?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>...Skeeve</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>--</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Skeeve Stevens - <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The ISP Guy</span></p></font></font><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Email: <a href="mailto:skeeve@theispguy.com" target="_blank">skeeve@theispguy.com</a> ; <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TheISPGuy" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px" target="_blank">@TheISPGuy</a></p></font></font><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(32,73,125);font-family:Calibri">Blog: <a href="http://theispguy.com/" target="_blank">TheISPGuy.com</a> ; Facebook: </span><font color="#20497d" face="Calibri"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theispguy" target="_blank">TheISPGuy</a></font><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#002060"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Expert360: </span><a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Profile</a></p></font></font></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Robert Hudson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hudrob@gmail.com" target="_blank">hudrob@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I tend to agree.<div><br></div><div>Right now, there's multicast channels (it's quite amusing to get the "Foxtel Exclusive" branding all over channels that aren't exclusively on Foxtel), but they're still pre-programmed. There's some on-demand content (catchup TV), and you can rent movies (not cheaply, and you pay a premium for HD), but given I can get a whole bunch of services (such as NetFlix) to talk to my TV direct now, and even the FreeTV Plus stuff, meaning catchup TV is available directly on the TV rather than via a separate device), FetchTV is in danger of becoming an expensive PVR (and given the paltry 1TB capacity, not a terrbily good one).</div><div><br></div><div>TiVo effectively died here, Fetch may go the same way...</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 January 2015 at 14:15, Skeeve Stevens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skeeve+ausnog@theispguy.com" target="_blank">skeeve+ausnog@theispguy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Honestly... (and I expect a negative response to this)... I see FetchTV as dead... Even more so than Foxtel - unless they do something quick. They are about as relevant as Quickflix.<div><br></div><div>Nothing against them... but anyone not OTT'ing is dead in my prediction.... Foxtel has at least a massive (declining) customer base... FetchTV will need to innovate or die... and I don't see them having the funding unless they team up (Channel 10 is left? But do they have any $$).</div><div><br></div><div>If Presto continue to be only on Telstra bandwidth... I would expect ISPs to advertise against that... and potentially there could be market unfair advantage here by Telstra.</div><div><br></div><div>I understand and agree with what John Lindsay said... but Telstra's dominance will become an unfair advantage IMHO.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>...Skeeve</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>--</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Skeeve Stevens - <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The ISP Guy</span></p></font></font><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Email: <a href="mailto:skeeve@theispguy.com" target="_blank">skeeve@theispguy.com</a> ; <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TheISPGuy" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px" target="_blank">@TheISPGuy</a></p></font></font><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(32,73,125);font-family:Calibri">Blog: <a href="http://theispguy.com/" target="_blank">TheISPGuy.com</a> ; Facebook: </span><font color="#20497d" face="Calibri"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theispguy" target="_blank">TheISPGuy</a></font><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#002060"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Expert360: </span><a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Profile</a></p></font></font></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Robert Hudson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hudrob@gmail.com" target="_blank">hudrob@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">FetchTV is picking up a whole range of different channels instead of the Discovery set. Whether that's a good or a bad deal is another story - I note that iiNet/Internode have offered to let people out of contract without charge (the price also goes up as of February), so I suspect they feel a good number of customers may see it as a bad deal.<div><br></div><div>Yes, this means I have FetchTV - given the limitations of the box (1TB hard drive, and I've not found a way to successfully hack a larger drive in), I'm watching what's coming closely - FetchTV will have to evolve, or it will die...</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 January 2015 at 12:01, Nick Stallman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@agentpoint.com" target="_blank">nick@agentpoint.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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This is the major issue, and which is why Netflix will be so
important to watch since they are the most neutral service.<br>
It could just be that they get zero content from channel 7 and 9
though.<br>
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I noticed FetchTV was losing the Discovery set of channels as of Feb
1.<br>
Presto doesn't seem to have any Discovery content either.<br>
Does anyone know what is going on there? Did one of these new
players get exclusivity?<div><div><br>
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<div>The reason - the programming (or lack thereof) - I found
there were more things that I'd want to watch that aren't on
this service than things that are on this service. Maybe
they'll add more stuff (and broaden what's available) over
time - but I don't see that each channel selling online access
to their own content on their own paid service being
particularly valuable. I'd much rather pay for a service that
takes contents from multiple channels/networks and makes it
all available to me in one place.</div>
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<div>It's widely acknowledged by everyone BUT the content owners
that the reason that people pirate their content is that they
make it so damned difficult to access that it's easier to
pirate it than jump through the hoops of acquiring it
legally. In my mind, at this stage, this service doesn't fix
that unless all you're interested in is content that
Fox/Channel 7 have rights to.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi all,
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<div>So, here we go... the first of the three are now
online.</div>
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<div>Foxtel & Channel 7's Presto has launched - <a href="https://www.presto.com.au/" target="_blank">https://www.presto.com.au/</a></div>
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<div>News Release: <a href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/presto-entertainment-launches-for-1499-a-month/story-fn8tnfhb-1227185706539" target="_blank">http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/presto-entertainment-launches-for-1499-a-month/story-fn8tnfhb-1227185706539</a><br>
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<div>TV only - $9.99</div>
<div>Movies only - $9.99</div>
<div>Both - $14.99</div>
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<div>I've just signed up to give it a test. I love one
question on the signup "I don't want my information
passed to our Foxtel Partners (Telstra and News Ltd)." -
Love it - TICK!</div>
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One note at the bottom of the news article was
interesting: "The joint venture between Foxtel and Channel
7 is still awaiting regulatory approval via the ACCC."
Waiting approval but launched?
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