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mersey70 · 11-02-2011, 13:25

I have now had chance to read quite a bit of OFCOM's and the CC comment's regarding the investigation of Sky's movie deals.

It seems it centres on the fact that Sky (as has been acknowledged) have invested heavilly and taken immense risks. It further seems that those risks were largely taken in the past, the debt is now paid back and (perhaps) outweighed by the level of profits they are making now and not just in sports broadcasting and that's why it is now felt it is time to have a look at the movie deals. So long as there is no witch hunt that seems fair enough to me.

However regarding VM opening up their BB network we may well find ourselves having a similar conversation when they finally get out of debt too. They have taken risks too and when those risks are finally bearing fruit I have no doubt they will be looked at in a similar way to Sky as indeed they should, they are both after all private companies. Once they are debt free and have been for a while I wouldn't be one bit surprised if they are told to allow others access to the infrastructure.

11-02-2011, 13:25	#58
mersey70 Inactive Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wirral Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD Posts: 1,485	Re: sky movies (excess profits) I have now had chance to read quite a bit of OFCOM's and the CC comment's regarding the investigation of Sky's movie deals. It seems it centres on the fact that Sky (as has been acknowledged) have invested heavilly and taken immense risks. It further seems that those risks were largely taken in the past, the debt is now paid back and (perhaps) outweighed by the level of profits they are making now and not just in sports broadcasting and that's why it is now felt it is time to have a look at the movie deals. So long as there is no witch hunt that seems fair enough to me. However regarding VM opening up their BB network we may well find ourselves having a similar conversation when they finally get out of debt too. They have taken risks too and when those risks are finally bearing fruit I have no doubt they will be looked at in a similar way to Sky as indeed they should, they are both after all private companies. Once they are debt free and have been for a while I wouldn't be one bit surprised if they are told to allow others access to the infrastructure.