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Old 23-01-2011, 19:14   #679
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond View Post
Because quite simply there will probably be a point where Sky will want to take VM's money off their hands so Sky will drop the exclusivity to its own platform.
You can see from the quote in my post above that Sky have no intention of doing so.

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond View Post
Regulation will inevitably lead to higher prices paid by the consumer. It is not a good thing.
No it wont. A monopoly will lead to an increase in prices. Whilst Sky has some exclusive content it gives them much less incentive to compete on prices. Which is probably one reason why they do it.