i want it at 4K !

compost:

 

I don't think "an exodus of traditional satellite pay-TV subscribers" is sufficient to explain all this recent activity. My speculation is it feels more like the panicky response of an incumbent who believes a major competitor is about to enter the market. Rumours, anyone?

 

A new player would likely want to partner with a large ISP, and Sky has now tied two of them up (Vodafone and Spark) leaving only the group of Vocus brands - Slingshot, Orcon and Flip (based on recent history with Sky, that deal was never going to happen).

 

Sky has deliberately turned the mobile market into a loss leading battleground which suggests mobile is a key play for this new entrant. That would rule Fetch TV out as they're tied to a set top box. Amazon Prime does mobile but it's not really their unique selling point.

 

Mobile? This is just a cheap option, no more, no less. Mobile wont take over any SVOD.Not until our phones are 50 inch...

tdgeek:

 

Batman:

 

Mobile only eh? How is the family going to watch the ABs' Test match on my 4" phone?

 

 

Just checking big magnifying glasses with a stand, add 4 stools. 

 

Ah, we can then see score, that'll do.

I'm actually wondering what is preventing this from being installed on other Android devices - if it is simply an app store limitation or if they've got checks encoded in the app itself.

Like - lets just say if we were to somehow "load" the .apk onto a "phone like device" that connects to the TV (fill in the blanks here).

michaelmurfy:

I'm actually wondering what is preventing this from being installed on other Android devices - if it is simply an app store limitation or if they've got checks encoded in the app itself.

Like - lets just say if we were to somehow "load" the .apk onto a "phone like device" that connects to the TV (fill in the blanks here).

michaelmurfy:

I'm actually wondering what is preventing this from being installed on other Android devices - if it is simply an app store limitation or if they've got checks encoded in the app itself.

Like - lets just say if we were to somehow "load" the .apk onto a "phone like device" that connects to the TV (fill in the blanks here).

Anybody know if it is possible to stop somebody from using MHL (HDMI out functionality on smartphones such as Samsung S3, S4, S5 etc).

If not, seems like the obvious way to get the image from your mobile to a big screen. (although Samsung hasn't bothered with it for its newer smartphones)

List of compatible devices here:

http://www.mhltech.org/devices.aspx

You will be lucky if resolution is 512x288. Yuck, not on my TV.

Spyware:

 

You will be lucky if resolution is 512x288. Yuck, not on my TV.

 

Scott3:

Anybody know if it is possible to stop somebody from using MHL (HDMI out functionality on smartphones such as Samsung S3, S4, S5 etc).

If not, seems like the obvious way to get the image from your mobile to a big screen. (although Samsung hasn't bothered with it for its newer smartphones)

List of compatible devices here:

http://www.mhltech.org/devices.aspx

Spyware:

You will be lucky if resolution is 512x288. Yuck, not on my TV.

Comes with free resolution limiting, to help minimise your mobile data consumption

Jaxson:

 

Comes with free resolution limiting, to help minimise your mobile data consumption

 

Fanpass already has this. You can limit the bitrate to as low as 144 kb/s for when you want to reduce your data usage.

I'm not sure what's Sky's deal is with this $16 deal. Surely the bandwidth used for viewing on a mobile device is the same as streaming via Chromecast. One is $16 per month, and the other is $56 per month.

Didn't they try this once before when Vodafone launched 3G? At least now you'll be able to make out what is going on, hopefully.