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Originally Posted by richard1960
I would hope the regulator would look into all the issues regarding Mr Murdoch buying 100% of BSkyB along with the newspaper division he would have massive influence on the media including the one you highlighted ie bundling.
Yes Microsoft faced several investigations regarding their browser monopoly,and were made to change things ie due to their size and power thanks to a ruling we now have a choice as to which browser to install,however unless i am wrong microsoft are not quite so agressive as Mr Murdoch about using political influence,any politician sems to go a pale white and start to shake at the very mention of his name,which cheifly is why we are where we are today in regards to sky being properly regulated as a virtual monopoly of content people really wish to pay for.
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Surely though by separating the content from the platform it would be a lot better for the consumer in general sky have enormous power in being a platform as well as content providers.
I am in favour of more regulation of any near or monopoly service.
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I don't have a view on the content/distribution argument personally, i'm open minded at the moment.
I don't know what your definition of a monopoly service is though, if VM have 4m and Sky have 10m TV customers I cannot see any monopoly personally as don't OFCOM, being dominant and a monopoly are two entirely different things (I accept they can buy up a lot of unregulated content though) and of course there are other players too but I do understand peoples genuine concerns.
Bad news that it has today been reported that YouView may be delayed until next year, Sky and VM will no doubt be pleased though as they can truly offer both real competition.