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Originally Posted by mertle
I agree wholeheartedly that VM want there system closed to bring in funds. However if ofcom decide it should be open network and side with sky (I doubt it would happen) but the whole pay tv is being scrutinised we could see very suprising outcome.
Ofcom might just smash open everything to do with pay tv force a break up sky and make vm closed network open shop. The reason would be if SKy do get broken up would VM become the biggest Pay tv company.
Thats what mainly I was refering too. Personally I dont think Sky will have a hope in chance to get into VM network which they want.
I think there arrogance paid to ofcom giving them a ray of light in that front. They only got themselves to blame.
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VM could not survive with an open system. If anyone could just on board VM would lose serious revenue. They need it closed so they can charge carriage rights. Sky has the daving grace of having national coverage and they actually make a profit. It does not harm them to be an open platform.
VM built up their network from scratch and it cost them dearly. Sky rent Astra satelites and i know they built their customer base up from nothing created their own epg etc. But the upfront costs weren't nearly the same in comparison to vm digging up roads and laying cables.
VM would become the biggest pay tv company if Sky was broken up? How's that? Sky have by fair the biggest customer base, coverage, by far the biggest income & by far the most muscle in the market even if they did not have their content division to back them up.
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
sky customers losing out is an acceptable casualty then?
as for some gaining I wouldnt be so sure, how many consumers gained when premiership football rights were fragmented?
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I'm sorry but Sky customers have been gaining whilst watching every others companies customers losing out for too long! Exclusive HD, exclusive sky sports interactive! Now Sky one! I could go on. If Sky is broken up they won't have the amount of muscle and persuasion over their competitiors that they have and it will mean a much fairer market! I am all up for Sky to be broken up, they obviously can not be trusted and they have a nasty hold over everyone in the market. That's why the likes of VM, BT, Tiscali and tutv have submitted complaints! Companies can get too big for their boots and it prevents competition.
Customers have the choice of what they want now. Setanta offer attractive deals and buy up lots of great packages plus they recently announced they have signed up a great boxing deal! Which be part of their package not PPV! Unlike sky sports who make you pay a sports subscription and then charge you for boxing on top of your sub! Bring on ESPN i say! Make it even more fragmented and better priced because £18 amonth for sport is ridiculous.