Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
View Single Post
Old 02-10-2014, 13:34   #2170
OLD BOY
Rise above the players
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wokingham
Services: 2 V6 with 360 software, ITVX, 4+, Prime, Netflix, Apple+, Disney+, Paramount+, Discovery+
Posts: 15,178
OLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronze
OLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronze
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stop It View Post
So long as there is competition in the market, this will not happen. In fact as we have seen competition for the content has driven prices UP not down at the supply side, and the market appetite for the content has not been diminished either. There is not a media monopoly in this country, and so long as there isn't, Ofcom should not interfere with the business of content procurement and distribution.

As for buying the rights to a single act/content source and doing what they want with it, I have to disagree that it is "clearly wrong". You should not, and can not force an owner of any good to share it, sell it, or do anything they don't want with it. You may not like that fact, but such is life.

As consumers the best thing we can do is show the demand for it and make it an offer they cannot refuse. Asking for legislation to control market forces is completely absurd.
I respect your opinion, but the precedent has already been set that you can legislate to restrict these rights. For example, there are certain sports which must be made available across all platforms. Sky was forced to play ball in respect of their exclusive rights to films and were told to charge a given level of wholesale price. Microsoft was told it couldn't have its software added to computers and that it should be purchased as a separate package to let other suppliers in.

Competition should work in favour of the consumer and at the same time ensure that the supplier was still able to make a fair profit from it. It is the Government's responsibility to ensure that the balance is right.

---------- Post added at 12:34 ---------- Previous post was at 12:31 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by vincerooney View Post
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.
I don't mind them withholding channels as long as they don't withhold material that is shown on those channels. Exclusive deals should be banned in my view, unless they are for a short period of time (say two years) after they have been released. After that time, they should be made available to other media outlets at the market rate.
OLD BOY is offline