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Originally Posted by zendawn
Well that's a whole nother thread, but just cuz NTL is a business doesnt mean they can shirt their social responsibilities too. Banks and shops are businesses too but with the disability discrimination act they have to make shops wheel chair accessable.
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The disability discrimination act was (AFAIK) drafted because disabled people were having trouble going back to work, and were also unable to go to many places (including Banks and Shops which could be considered a necessary part of life). Sorry, but I do not think not having a TV channel is in the same league as this.
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NTL, TELEWEST and sky are monopoly (sp?) suppliers of the media, are should not be using the economic argument to support the non showing of minority broadcasts.
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Sky already are providing Gay channels. Maybe part of the reason NTL don't carry Gay channels is because those channels don't want to be carried on NTL (Sam B has already said that). Maybe I am missing the point, but couldn't having your own channel be classed as discrimination? Isn't that a bad thing?
Edit: Just to make it clear, I am not against Gay channels. Just trying to found out why they are needed.