General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

Originally Posted by jj20x

Again, nothing to do with the discussion. Such activities should indeed be embraced and Sky's unique mixture of HBO content and other miscellaneous content would be a good way of doing that. They could have done that without preventing HBO from supplying their content to other platforms.

They didn't. HBO entered into an agreement of their own free will. That's how the free market works.

Originally Posted by jj20x

It's merely a more extreme example of a company forming a cartel to control supply and distort the market. As for being essential to individuals, I'm sure that back in the day, Norman Tebbit would have pointed out that bicycles are also available.

A single company can't form a cartel. Google it.

Originally Posted by jj20x

The fuel example was only used as it was a better illustration a company attempting to control supply of a product than the previous supermarket based analogies.

But it wasn't, was it?

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

They didn't. HBO entered into an agreement of their own free will. That's how the free market works.

Generally all parties forming a cartel do so of their own free will. The market is distorted for other suppliers locked out of the agreement.

A single company can't form a cartel. Google it.

The example was of a cartel being formed by a supermarket chain and fuel suppliers, where do you see a single company?

But it wasn't, was it?

Not if you assume that they were signing an agreement with themselves to exclusively supply fuel to the public, but that would be a ridiculous assumption wouldn't it?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Don't be so ridiculous, you know the point I am making. All those examples above may be peculiar to Virgin Media but nobody is stopping BT or Sky from offering it are they?

You are arguing for the sake of it and I'm not participating in this nonsense any longer.

It seems you were right about JustaBloke.

[Mad Max]

Calm down, calm down...............

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed: Made in Bristol TV coming to Virgin Media.

Made in Bristol has confirmed tonight via twitter that they will launch on Virgin Media (Bristol area) sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.

https://twitter.com/madeinbristoltv/...18157118812160

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Confirmed: Made in Bristol TV coming to Virgin Media.

Made in Bristol has confirmed tonight via twitter that they will launch on Virgin Media (Bristol area) sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.

https://twitter.com/madeinbristoltv/...18157118812160

Odd...the local station for London said that they could not go onto Freesat as the channel had to be encrypted!

Originally Posted by jj20x

The example was of a cartel being formed by a supermarket chain and fuel suppliers, where do you see a single company?

Sky. I think we should drop the analogies. I must admit, I'm confusing myself now. I raised McDonalds but you trumped that with Norman Tebbit. I know when I'm beat!

Originally Posted by jj20x

It seems you were right about JustaBloke.

That'd be a first.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Odd...the local station for London said that they could not go onto Freesat as the channel had to be encrypted!

That may be because it is effectively impossible to focus a TV satellite beam on one city, which is what they would have to be able to do in order to broadcast it in the clear. Their licence may forbid broadcast outside their own area or they may be concerned about rights issues over some of the material they broadcast.

[Doogie Howser]

This is probably not the best place for it, but could someone tell me if there is way to block certain people's posts so that I don't have to wade through one bloke wasting his own life and everyone else's time, please?

[denphone]

Go to your CP ( control panel ) then see settings and options and then edit ignore list.

Originally Posted by denphone

Go to your CP ( control panel ) then see settings and options and then edit ignore list.

Thanks Den. Very helpful.

[Gunslinger]

Originally Posted by denphone

Go to your CP ( control panel ) then see settings and options and then edit ignore list.

Trouble is this doesn't stop you seeing other people's responses to said irksome individual(s).

Best way to deal with trolls is probably to ignore them, and/or report them if breaking T&C of the group.

[Doogie Howser]

Thanks Den, that totally works! That's going to make reading this forum a lot easier and more pleasurable now I don't have to wade through that bloke's incessant cries for attention & validation of his existence.

Although, as Gunslinger says, it doesn't stop you seeing other people's quoted responses. But it will help. Maybe if everyone puts him on the ignore list he might go away and bother people on Mumsnet or something which might be more suited to him.

Originally Posted by Doogie Howser

Thanks Den, that totally works! That's going to make reading this forum a lot easier and more pleasurable now I don't have to wade through that bloke's incessant cries for attention & validation of his existence.

Although, as Gunslinger says, it doesn't stop you seeing other people's quoted responses. But it will help. Maybe if everyone puts him on the ignore list he might go away and bother people on Mumsnet or something which might be more suited to him.

Agreed. I've already done it.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Odd...the local station for London said that they could not go onto Freesat as the channel had to be encrypted!

They didn't say why. Maybe they only meant geographically restricted to London postcodes on the EPG, being encrypted on Freesat wouldn't really work.

[theone2k10]

CityTV (Birminghams local tv) to launch on all platforms in April 2014.