[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by Telly_

My "assertion" was in jest, the people on the tribunal are there due to professionalism and excellence. Who gets their £50 a month really is a mute point.

It doesn't surprise me that when called on your comments they suddenly become made in jest. I agree with some of the things you say, but the cheap jibes and side swipes make you look petty, puerile and narrow minded.

I think the outcome of the Tribunal was not much more than a score draw (intentional sports pun), and doesn’t really clarify the situation. What have we found out: Ofcom do have the right to impose restrictions on Sky, but in this instance they went about it in the wrong way. The argument put forward by VM didn't seem to hold must weight in the eyes of the Tribunal, and if that interpretation is correct then the perception that VM are blameless and the badly done-to party in channel negotiations is wrong. I might be wrong but I’m not aware of VM ever officially saying (other than in the above appeal) that they have been wronged. I will not pass judgement on Sky until I've read the judgement in full, as we've only seen a summary to date so there may well be some criticism of sky in the full document.

Cheers

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