Recession Forces Sky Vs BT Vision Comparisons

According to a new survey the current recession is forcing more than 69% of Sky Movies subscribers to look into ways to save money – with Sky TV package comparisons to BT Vision likely.

The survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of BT has shown that a fifth of subscribers to Sky Movies (around 891,000 UK households) hadn’t watch a single movie in an entire month.
When asked why they hadn’t watched any movies whilst they were signed up, 50% said the movies weren’t of interest to them, while 15% stated that the movies were not on at the times they wanted – Sky’s Movies are staggered and played at specific times.

With up to 50% of those surveyed spending more than £45 per month alone on their Sky TV subscription, it begs the question why do they spend so much money on a service they never use?

The survey also showed 71% of respondents agreeing that they would rather watch movies on demand when they want to see them rather than when the broadcasters have scheduled them.

Dan Marks, CEO of BT Vision said: “This survey shows that in credit crunch Britain, people are looking for alternatives to subscribing to movie channels that they rarely watch, and viewing dictated by channel schedulers.”

BT Vision, BT’s on demand digital TV service, enables consumers to pay only for the television they want to watch. No mandatory monthly TV subscription is required, it’s simply pay per view that uses a customers BT Broadband connection.

There are more than 600 movies to choose from that can be viewed on demand whenever a user wants, together with thousands of hours of sport, documentaries, drama and kids entertainment. There’s also access to all the Freeview channels.
Further information on BT Vision can be found at the bt.com website.
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