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Originally Posted by Stop It
While I sympathise, you are aware of what you're saying, right?
Outside of the PSB's, no services are legally mandated to be available to everyone. if a Content host or provider wants to keep a channel or programming to themselves, it is their right to do so. If people voted with their wallets, the likes of Sky and VM would not be able to afford to charge "whatever they liked" which in reality, is mere market prices.
BT Sport has been a disrupter, as is Netflix etc and the upcoming WWE Network too. People should be able to pay for the content they want, but that requires Ofcom to tackle the supply side, and encourage the likes of the EPL to create products for consumers to watch content directly. That way people can pay for what they want, and not packages like Sky Sports where much of the content is of no interest.
You cannot blame Sky/VM/BT for wanting to protect what they've paid for, however you can certainly ask why the content producers don't offer consumers direct solutions. The tech is there, they should be using it.
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i'm not blaming them i'm just saying it shouldnt be the case. TV should be regarded as a public service. There should be a body with powers to stop spiteful withholding of channels.
There should also be bodies to stop the uncontrolled abuse of sport subscription channels.
"new sports deal coming up lads what shall we bid?"
murdoch: well lads i charge ridiculous prices compared to mainland europe. this is a fine gravy train and the government won't stop or control me! so throw billions at it to get the most rights"
"we'd need to increase prices to keep making our million pound profits?"
murdoch: yeah?
"costs are pretty high though rupert?"
"no one will stop me tho or havent so far!! LOL!"
P.S yes im bitter and angry and very unreasonable hahha apologies.