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Originally Posted by Gunslinger
Not a true analogy.
If you had said 'I went to Asda to buy some Weetabix but they wouldn't sell me any because Tesco have an exclusive deal.....'
Competition is supposed to work in the interest of consumers. In the case of TV content, it just forces up costs and/or forces customers into binary choices.
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Hands up. You're quite right, it's not a true analogy. However Weetabix (for example) will often provide a 50% extra free pack exclusively to ASDA or one of the others. ASDA (or McDonalds, or anyone) will also seek to sign exclusive deals with suppliers such as farmers wherever they can so as to exclude their competitors. It's the way of the world.
I sound like I'm a Sky fan. I'm not, I just have no reason to hate them. I want SA on VM as much as anyone. But I can understand why it's not, and it's nothing to do with nastiness and everything to do with sound business practice.