Thread: OFCOM ready to rule?
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Old 29-03-2010, 22:28   #172
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Re: OFCOM ready to rule?
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Originally Posted by zantarous View Post
Looks like OFCOM has done a half arsed job here http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...eup-sky-sports

Looks like Sky have plenty of wiggle room with moving fixtures to Sky Sports 3 and 4 to keep up prices.
There's no justification for ofcom to intervene on sky sports 3 & 4 at the moment though.

The question you have to ask is will Sky do something blatantly aimed at avoiding the regulation? I don't think they will. It's in their best interests to co-operate with ofcom, because if they don't then they could very easily see themselves sliced in half.

Moving premier league fixtures to the secondary channels when there isn't anything of a higher importance on the main channels simply to allow them to charge more is a textbook example of abuse of a monopolistic position, and they'd be dragged over hot coals for doing it.

The article is essentially just scare mongering.

Anyway, the cost of the channels is of secondary importance to the availability of HD and the red button, that's the crux of the report, the pricing isn't that bad.
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