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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Have you seen the composition of Ofcom and compared it along its history to people who've worked in cable companies?
If Sky are ripping people off and they feel they're being ripped off no-one's forcing them to pay for Sky Movies. If you aren't happy with the price of the product don't pay it. If others feel Sky are profiteering excessively there's nothing stopping them from paying for content just as Sky do and charging slightly less. if there's so much profit there there should be plenty of scope to undercut. That's how things used to work anyway.
Regardless as I said if regulation is felt necessary so be it, so long as it is applied fairly which imho it isn't. YMMV.
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Ignition I know you are an
highly intelligent guy and I shouldn't need to explain about monopolies and why they are a bad thing. The fact is that if you want movie channels you have one choice, take it or leave it. If there were two companies providing them they (the companies) would have to compete on price. Sky dont have to do that. Saying that customers can just not pay the inflated prices means that they have to do without the product.
One thing you said as well that I must take issue with is where you say there is nothing to stop other companies buying the content. They can't. Sky have so much money compared to the others that nobody can compete. Sky would always outbid them and sky make sure they have exclusive rights.