OFCOM ready to rule?

[devilincarnate]

Just seen this :

http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...sky-ruling.php

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Just seen this :

http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...sky-ruling.php

Thanks

[mason21k]

with the latest ofcom ruling, strugglin 2 understands bits of it, so is there a chance we cud get sky sports 1 and 2 in hd any time soon or av i just read it wrong.

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any ideas any1

[Tony.]

Originally Posted by mason21k

with the latest ofcom ruling, strugglin 2 understands bits of it, so is there a chance we cud get sky sports 1 and 2 in hd any time soon or av i just read it wrong.

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any ideas any1

Not according to this

Analysts have claimed that Virgin Media and BT are "unlikely" to be offering cheap Sky Sports 1 and 2 from next season, despite Ofcom's new pricing model.

Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ut-impact.html

[Robbie G]

Originally Posted by mason21k

with the latest ofcom ruling, strugglin 2 understands bits of it, so is there a chance we cud get sky sports 1 and 2 in hd any time soon or av i just read it wrong.

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any ideas any1

1. There's a massive post already on OFCOM's findings.
2. You bumped yourself after less than half an hour.
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[zantarous]

A very interesting piece from the BBC yesterday about the OFCOM ruling and the Murdoch and Tory alliance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601711.stm

So I asked Jeremy Hunt, the Tories' culture spokesman, exactly what they would do about the Ofcom ruling?
"We are absolutely clear that these kinds of matters are a matter for regulators, not for politicians, " he told me.

Spot on, lets hope more senior Tories have the same thoughts, Government should be concentrating on education, health, the economy, etc. Not interfering in the job of the regulator, especially in media where government have the possibility of influencing and pushing a agenda on the public.

[zantarous]

Sky and OFCOM come to a temporary agreement until the appeal is over http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...at_the_CAT.htm

[devilincarnate]

Can not see the prices changing until after the the main appeal?

However, while the interim agreement is in effect, the three named competitors will effectively continue to pay the existing rate card price, with the difference between that and the wholesale must-offer price paid into escrow

Full link here

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...rrestrial.html

[nialli]

Originally Posted by Tony.

Not according to this



Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ut-impact.html

That Digital Spy link is four weeks old (April 1st no less). Try this story from The Guardian today: Sky Sports HD is coming.

[naeskydish]

Looks like a compromise deal has been reached of between 10-23% cut in price for Sports 1 & 2, with effect from 14 May 2010.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle7112109.ece

[sherer]

does anyone know if the prices for Sky Sports have gone down yet ?

I don't subscribe at the moment so for me even getting the SD version will be a bonus over last season.

A quick look on the VM website shows these prices

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...-channels.html

meaning I have to pay about £20 a month. Is the above any cheaper than last year and before this ruling ? If not is this price likely to go down ?

[SmartMart]

Prices came down on the 1st July.
I'm on the Sky Sports Collection and TV M+.
Before the 1st July, the cost of the Sky Sports Collection was £24 per month but now it's only £20.50 - I've already had a bill with the new price

Regards .....

[TheDon]

Originally Posted by sherer

does anyone know if the prices for Sky Sports have gone down yet ?

I don't subscribe at the moment so for me even getting the SD version will be a bonus over last season.

A quick look on the VM website shows these prices

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...-channels.html

meaning I have to pay about £20 a month. Is the above any cheaper than last year and before this ruling ? If not is this price likely to go down ?

If you're on TV XL you'll have to pay the same now as you did before. Everyone else (other than M) has been bought down to the TV XL pricing level.

[BenMcr]

The recent price change isn't connected to the OFCOM ruling. It was done to simplify the pricing so that M+, L and XL customers all pay the same for the Sky Premiums options