Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
09-08-2012, 13:44
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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I see that my suggestion that everyone try to avoid baiting others and keep it civilised hasn't lasted long.
How about discussing the actual topic which is about the dispute between Ofcom and Sky..Not VM and Sky?
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The dispute was between VM and Sky!
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09-08-2012, 14:42
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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The dispute was between VM and Sky!
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Actually, what we are discussing is the Sky appeal against the Ofcom rulings.. 
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09-08-2012, 15:40
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
Off topic postings removed.. stick to the topic of the Sky and Ofcom dispute.Any more will involve infractions
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09-08-2012, 18:04
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
So has there been any further info on this for those of us that are not lawyers, i would have searched the thread but there is still a lot of waffle in it.
In particular is there clarification of who has to do what and when if any ???.
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09-08-2012, 18:13
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Originally Posted by Sirius
So has there been any further info on this for those of us that are not lawyers, i would have searched the thread but there is still a lot of waffle in it.
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Yes Yes!!!!
SO EFFING BORED with Sky v VM ballship! GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!
FAR more interested in what this means for VM viewers (if anything)
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09-08-2012, 18:14
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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09-08-2012, 18:25
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Originally Posted by Mobes
Yes Yes!!!!
SO EFFING BORED with Sky v VM ballship! GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!
FAR more interested in what this means for VM viewers (if anything)
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Unfortunately you can't discuss what this means for VM viewers in this thread. Its been made quite clear this thread is only for discussing Sky's successful appeal to OFCOM.
But you can't discuss the grounds of the appeal or how it effects virginmedia. To be honest no one is actually sure what we can discuss.
I tried to be ontopic discussing one of the grounds of the appeal was Virginmedia walking away from negotiations to carry extra sky channels but that was deemed off topic.
But I think for VM viewers everything stays the same, had the outcome been different Virgin would of paid less for some content. Only VM know if the savings would of ever made it to the customer.
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09-08-2012, 19:44
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Originally Posted by Sirius
So has there been any further info on this for those of us that are not lawyers, i would have searched the thread but there is still a lot of waffle in it.
In particular is there clarification of who has to do what and when if any ???.
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This sums it up quite well:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/09/sky_sports_ok/
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So what happens next?
What Sky has won is the right to appeal Ofcom's 2010 pricing order. Sky sought to establish that Ofcom didn't have the authority to meddle with retail pricing, and that it shouldn't duplicate the work of the Competition Commission - both these claims were rejected by the tribunal.
Existing commercial contracts will not be overturned. Money has been paid into an escrow account since 2010 in any case. As for current pricing, the tribunal concluded that price wasn't a factor in the adoption of Sky on Virgin Media's cable platform. Ofcom had wanted to reopen the hearing and delay judgment, but the tribunal rejected the request.
A full judgment will follow, and Virgin and BT have reserved their right to appeal.
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09-08-2012, 20:05
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Cheers Ben, Much better than some of the guff that i have seen posted. 
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09-08-2012, 20:10
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Originally Posted by Mobes
Yes Yes!!!!
SO EFFING BORED with Sky v VM ballship! GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!
FAR more interested in what this means for VM viewers (if anything)
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everything be the same we not get get the extra hd channels and the prices will keep going up
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09-08-2012, 20:36
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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everything be the same we not get get the extra hd channels and the prices will keep going up
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Of that we can assured of Dave l am afraid. 
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09-08-2012, 21:32
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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Of that we can assured of Dave l am afraid. |
Don't be such a doom sayer, VM are free to return to negotiations to get the extra channels, Nothing is being withheld.
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09-08-2012, 22:06
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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VM are free to return to negotiations to get the extra channels
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Who said they ever stopped?
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09-08-2012, 22:09
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
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To be fair if Sky do keep just one channel for themselves even you can't begrudge that....snippetty snip snip.
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Quote:
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Don't be such a doom sayer, VM are free to return to negotiations to get the extra channels, Nothing is being withheld.
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09-08-2012, 22:11
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Re: Sky Sports pricing dispute: appeal ruling looms
Remember this is not a VM v Sky thread..
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