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Originally Posted by Stop It
But there aren't any monopolies to tackle.
Channel exclusivity is not a monopoly. All of the content on the channel must be either produced by the network who owns it, which is fair play, or bought from the content producers on the open market.
In fact, market differentiation is a sign of a good market, not the other way around. if everyone had all channels and content, there would be no need for competition and a monopoly would likely emerge, as we basically had with Sky in the football TV market until BT came along.
Also, there is no such thing as "required content". Pay TV is a luxury item, outside of the PSB there is no right, nor requirement for customers to have all content from a single source. If you want the content, you have the ability to buy it. The fact that it isn't from one box is frankly irrelevant.
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Very well put.
As with, I would assume, the majority of others I'd like one box to show them all - but this isn't Lord Of The Rings. One box (preferably running off a rechargeable AA battery with 5 years between charges), one (low-cost) sub, UHD & a free telly - lead me to this place.