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This message was authored by Michann This message was authored by: Michann

Great TV when playlisted takes me to ITVX?

When I add for example an Avengers episode on GreatTV to my playlist it takes me to ITVX and premium so I cant watch it unless I subscribe which I dont want to.. Does ITV X  own Great TV?

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This message was authored by MarkGoldsmith This message was authored by: MarkGoldsmith

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No - but they obviously own the streaming rights to the Avengers hence when the playlist links you to it.

 

Unfortunately due to legal rights issues Sky can't take a cloud recording of every show and that is why sometimes when you playlist a show from a channel the playlist will just link you to the streaming version on a catch-up service like ITV X.

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@Michann wrote:

When I add for example an Avengers episode on GreatTV to my playlist it takes me to ITVX and premium so I cant watch it unless I subscribe which I dont want to.. Does ITV X  own Great TV?


All the Sky Puck knows is you want "Avengers" so it links to the programme anywhere ... The Sky Streaming system has no interest in channels😟

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This message was authored by Michann This message was authored by: Michann

Re: Great TV when playlisted takes me to ITVX?

Thanks, yet another reason not to renew with Sky when my contract finishes.

Cheers M

This message was authored by lettice This message was authored by: lettice

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The Avengers and The New Avengers do not for Great TV viewing have the On Demand rights, as the On demand rights are exclusive to ITVx premium.

Sky cannot do anything about this, it's a Great Tv decision. There have been a few other Great Tv series that have the same. Thankfully, their films do tend to have the On demand rights for their set of Great film channels, meaning they remain on Sky stream cloud storage for us.

 

Going forward in the world of streaming, it's just something that will happen, with more competive rights deals for their streaming services.

Yes, can be a little annoying, that you add something to your playlist and a short while come back to find its on another service you may not sub too.

Not sure how it's a solver for Sky, as it's the channels having mixed content rights, live or On demand and sometimes those On demand sit for only short periods on a particular service.

 

 

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