Thread: OFCOM ready to rule?
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Old 31-03-2010, 07:45   #203
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Re: OFCOM ready to rule?
So having just had a quick skim read of the full report, these are the main outcomes:

Sky sports 1 and 2 maximum pricing set.
Sky sports 1 and 2 HD having a "must offer" on "fair reasonable and non discriminatory" terms
Sky sports interactive services having a "must offer" on "fair reasonable and non discriminatory terms"

Zero change to sky movies, no must offer of sky movies HD.

Referring Sky's holding of subscriber vod rights to the competition commission as ofcom have no powers to deal with it.

In short, it's a joke of a review. The entire report sets out how Sky are abusing their position on sports and movies, and then at the end it's just a cheap cop out. That they aren't forcing a must offer on movies in sd and hd is ridiculous considering how a huge section of the report is slating sky for not offering them to other providers.

Hopefully they will refer the svod issues to the competitions commission as if VM can get their hands on the svod rights for first run movies they won't need the sky movie channels at all and they could offer a FAR superior service.
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