Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35428258)

I think the business models are different anyway ,sky concentrates on TV and VM on internet so comparing the 2 as tv suppliers and expecting them to be equal is wrong imo

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35428270)

I saw something the other night that I couldn't believe. You may have seen this yourself.

There is an advert currently running for The Discovery Channel which features clips from a programme featuring Freddy Flintoff. I've seen this advert on SKY 1, SKY Sports and Channel 4.

What surprises me is at the end it turns out the advert isn't for The Discovery Channel, it's actually an advert for SKY advising that the Discovery Channel is available on SKY channel 520. There is no mention of the Discovery Channel being available on Virgin or Smallworld. The advert leaves the impression that SKY is the only place to watch the Discovery Channel.

That seems fairly underhand and devious, or at the very least a bit misleading. How can SKY advertise channels on their platform in such a way that viewers of the advert are of the impression no other TV platform provides the channel?

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35428270)

I saw something the other night that I couldn't believe. You may have seen this yourself.

There is an advert currently running for The Discovery Channel which features clips from a programme featuring Freddy Flintoff. I've seen this advert on SKY 1, SKY Sports and Channel 4.

What surprises me is at the end it turns out the advert isn't for The Discovery Channel, it's actually an advert for SKY advising that the Discovery Channel is available on SKY channel 520. There is no mention of the Discovery Channel being available on Virgin or Smallworld. The advert leaves the impression that SKY is the only place to watch the Discovery Channel.

That seems fairly underhand and devious, or at the very least a bit misleading. How can SKY advertise channels on their platform in such a way that viewers of the advert are of the impression no other TV platform provides the channel?

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35428274)

Thats not the only channel that l have seen do it Chad as there has been several other channels that Sky do part own who do exactly the same thing quite a bit.

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35428248)

Actually I was thinking more about the way the government has managed to look the other way every time Murdoch added another titbit to his ever-growing media empire and failed entirely to see any conflicts of interest or think that his growing monopoly should be investigated..

Other wise it is good business acumen..

Originally Posted by boragthung (Post 35428156)

Noticed a new programme pilot (Awake ) on Sky 1 last week and set it to series record as it looked really interesting. Just watched it last night only to hear the announcer say at the end 'Awake continues next week on Sky Atlantic'.

I could not see any future recorings planned so looking at my Digiguide I discover that the whole series is on Atlantic only, no repeats on Sky 1.

I think this is totally despicable and shouldn't be allowed!!!Grrrrr!!:mad:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35428240)

Well when you have a marketing budget 5 times the size of your rivals it rather easy to overwhelm the message of your rivals but yet thats the typical Sky tactic of trying to squash the opposition.

Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35428662)

Vey bias view but I guess that has come to be expected of your posts :)

Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35428662)

Vey bias view but I guess that has come to be expected of your posts :)

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35428290)

thats because the tory govenment in bed with murdoch thet never do anything about it and why the made jeremy hunt in charge to make sure he got 100% control of sky untill milly dowlers phone hacking got caught by the press and everyone know sky want a monopoly

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35428210)

No they are just devious and underhand..because they use their superior and unfairly gained share of the market to buy up the more interesting products on the market such as the premiership..

Imagine if everyone could watch that free on the BBC...or the cricket.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35428668)

l think l am going to choke on my breakfast;) with that remark dear Lex as l think you need to get your glasses on this morning and take a look at your many biased posts with your Sky fanboy friends:p: before turning your guns on me:sniper: as yes l do praise Virgin where due but l also criticise them in equal measure as well and l don't think we can say that about your many Sky fanboy postings can we.:p::)

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35428290)

thats because the tory govenment in bed with murdoch thet never do anything about it and why the made jeremy hunt in charge to make sure he got 100% control of sky untill milly dowlers phone hacking got caught by the press and everyone know sky want a monopoly