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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Sorry, Harry, I can't agree. VM may have the best broadband speeds at the moment, but there is nothing to prevent other companies investing to provide those speeds. BT are certainly getting there. It is completely the wrong analogy.
I maintain that when you are dealing with a product that is stand alone, such as the Game of Thrones series, there should be a legal obligation to make it available on all platforms without discrimination and at the same price. How the platforms package it is up to them.
I can live with a short six month or even a year exclusivity, but after that I think it is unreasonable.
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You can get G.O.T elsewhere too. It is not just available on Sky or NowTV. It is a fair analogy. When I had Sky BB, it was far inferior to VM's BB and cost me more than I pay VM. You can watch G.O.T from other providers whose offering is inferior to Sky's and ultimately costs more.
No-one has ever said what Sky are doing is fair, but they have every right to do it. No legal obligation to make the content available should be set up. Netflix would be pretty stuffed as a company if they were forced to give Sky and VM their exclusive content.