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Old 21-01-2011, 09:24   #557
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle View Post
So, similar to the way that BT OpenReach must provide unbiased access to the broadband infrastructure for all service providers, BSkyB's content provision and production companies could be made to supply all platforms, including Sky, under equal contract terms..
The difference is, BT's network was once nationalised.

Sky's "platform" has always been provided by private companies (Astra), which anyone else could attempt to agree access to. So they have not benefited from a public service in the same way that BT have.
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