Thread: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
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Old 20-01-2011, 18:59   #548
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Post Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
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Originally Posted by richard1960 View Post
It would have been much better if a separate enquirey had taken place one that separates skys platform from the content which is the real problem here,if the content divsion had to operate independantly they would have to sell content on a non discriminatory fashion,certainly it would make the pay tv platform a lot fairer for those that want the content but cannot get sky.IE it would be a benefit to consumers not big buisiness so it probably will not happen.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
People believe Sky shouldn't be regulated as it's a private company unlike BT , Royal Mail etc , however Microsoft in the states is a private company and look at all the times they've been regulated or made to change things ( ever noticed on Windows now you have the choice of browser to install). Sky uses it's Market position to dictate the pay tv Market.

Examples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft
http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2...t-legal-issues

Would bundling together be the case if News Corp buys 100% of Sky (Ie selling newspaper subs with Sky and vice versa.)
Whilst I would like to see Sky split more clearly between the delivery platform and the content provider, the same could have been said of VM until a few months ago. Even now VM have a 50% interest in the UKTV channels and I would be very wary of them losing that to certain parties (not just Sky).

Putting broadband and telephone aside it is still quite a complicated situation with the Sky/BSkyB TV and Radio service. As I understand it, you buy a Sky box and dish and you can already receive free-to-air and free-to-view programming with it, subject to having a £20 FreeSatFromSky viewing card perhaps. Then, for a subscription, you can receive additional channels with content from a variety of providers as well as Sky branded channels, such as Sky 1, 2 and 3, with content from a variety of providers, as well as Sky produced programming on Sky channels such as Sky News and Sky Sports. Then there are the movie channels with content from a variety of providers and some On Demand services as well, if you have a broadband connection, with content from a variety of providers.

So where do you make the split? The satellite platform, the additional channel provision, the Sky branded channels, the Sky production company, the bit that buys up the rights to televise various sports etc.
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