sky movies (excess profits)
15-03-2012, 16:47
|
#166
|
|
cf.addict
Join Date: Dec 2011
Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited, Sky World
Posts: 147
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
If there is a time to be shafting the Murdochs, this is it.
|
|
|
|
15-03-2012, 17:30
|
#167
|
|
Warrington Wolves
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a world of pain killers
Services: Phone, Broadband and Tivo's with everything
Posts: 12,913
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by MaverickJesus
If there is a time to be shafting the Murdochs, this is it.
|
Yep they deserve everything thrown at them.
__________________
All views expressed by me on this forum are my own, and do not in any way reflect the views of VirginMedia.
|
|
|
|
16-03-2012, 07:42
|
#168
|
|
Do I care what you think
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NearBaton Rouge, Louisiana odd days in Cardiff South Wales
Age: 62
Services: TiVo ,V + Virgin XL. Phone Broadband. freeview(x 3 sets)
COX tv
Posts: 2,466
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Back to title. In my opinion there is NO such thing as excess profit.
Unless you are a monopoly & in the UK water companies are the only one I can think of. As I see TV license as a TAX however its dressed up.
You don`t want to pay for SKY movies then don`t .EASY
|
|
|
|
|
16-03-2012, 19:54
|
#169
|
|
cf.geek
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wokingham
Services: Virgin Media TV with TIVO (1 TB), Broadband and Telephone, Freeview via DTV and a recorder
Posts: 679
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim
Back to title. In my opinion there is NO such thing as excess profit.
Unless you are a monopoly & in the UK water companies are the only one I can think of. As I see TV license as a TAX however its dressed up.
You don`t want to pay for SKY movies then don`t .EASY
|
As far as profits are concerned, I am inclined to agree when there is a free market, because if others are so good at it, they will come in and provide the competition at a lower price.
Unfortunately, that theory doesn't work with monopolies and monopolistic practices. It makes you wonder what the Competition Commission is for - they don't seem to be making much of an impression on dear old Mr Murdoch.
|
|
|
|
|
17-03-2012, 14:12
|
#170
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Essex
Age: 52
Services: vm broadband tvxl TiVo, v+ sky sports and phone.
Posts: 2,214
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
For all those that might be interested there is a panorama programme which should have gone out last week about "Rupert Murdochs TV Pirates".it has been held over worth keeping an eye out for, there is a thread about it on D/S.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1637580
__________________
Money does not buy you happiness,but at least you
can be miserable in comfort-spike milligan.
|
|
|
|
|
22-03-2012, 20:56
|
#171
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 7,498
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Netflix boss says rival BSkyB should not have its movie channels regulated
Quote:
|
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has made the surprising admission that he believes arch-rival BSkyB should not have its movie channels regulated by the UK competition authorities.
|
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...redirect=false
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 04:46
|
#172
|
|
Still alive and smiling
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: denphone HQ , Deepest Devon.
Services: XL BB, 2 Tivo's, XL TV.
Posts: 21,069
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
That is a bit of a surprise. 
__________________
I am not certain of the hereafter. Frankly, I'm not all that certain of the here. 
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 05:27
|
#173
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: North-West Kent
Services: VM Tivo 1gb-TV xl/30mb BB/xl phone/Samsung Galaxy S2 on Virgin Mobile
Posts: 1,523
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
What he actually says is there shouldn't be any intervention, yet.
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 07:29
|
#174
|
|
Do I care what you think
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NearBaton Rouge, Louisiana odd days in Cardiff South Wales
Age: 62
Services: TiVo ,V + Virgin XL. Phone Broadband. freeview(x 3 sets)
COX tv
Posts: 2,466
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Free market. Vote with your money
__________________
No point in being pessimistic. You know it won`t work.
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 09:41
|
#175
|
|
Kiss My Stinger
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: cambridgeshire
Age: 31
Services: Virgin VIP package,
FREEVIEW
Posts: 411
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim
Free market. Vote with your money
|
That's what the whole thread is about 
Free Market system requires competition in order to allow consumers to "vote with their money."
The issue at hand is "is there adequate competition to allow the free market to work?".
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 09:52
|
#176
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2005
Services: Virgin XL BB, XL TV, XL Phone.
Tivo X 2
Posts: 2,138
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Maybe Sky should open up a chain of supermarkets and get exclusive rights to sell Domestos, so that it can't be bought in any other supermarket.
People would think the world had gone mad! Why is it so different for films? OFCOM should tell all the film studios, that in the UK, they are not allowed to set up exclusive rights with any one provider and must sell to all that want to buy. And if the US film studios don't like it, tough.
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 11:08
|
#177
|
|
Do I care what you think
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NearBaton Rouge, Louisiana odd days in Cardiff South Wales
Age: 62
Services: TiVo ,V + Virgin XL. Phone Broadband. freeview(x 3 sets)
COX tv
Posts: 2,466
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by beeman
That's what the whole thread is about
. |
No read the title. Are you saying SKY is the only way to see a movie?
- really
__________________
No point in being pessimistic. You know it won`t work.
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 11:57
|
#178
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Essex
Age: 52
Services: vm broadband tvxl TiVo, v+ sky sports and phone.
Posts: 2,214
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim
No read the title. Are you saying SKY is the only way to see a movie?
- really |
I think the issue is that Sky have tied up all the deals with the movie studios for fisrt run movies meaning their financial muscle is such unless other people can compete consumers do not have much of a choice,the last time i looked at the Netflix website hardly any of their films were up to date.
__________________
Money does not buy you happiness,but at least you
can be miserable in comfort-spike milligan.
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 12:13
|
#179
|
|
Kiss My Stinger
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: cambridgeshire
Age: 31
Services: Virgin VIP package,
FREEVIEW
Posts: 411
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim
No read the title. Are you saying SKY is the only way to see a movie?
- really |
actually i asked the question "is there adaquate competition..." not answered it
|
|
|
|
|
23-03-2012, 12:21
|
#180
|
|
Do I care what you think
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NearBaton Rouge, Louisiana odd days in Cardiff South Wales
Age: 62
Services: TiVo ,V + Virgin XL. Phone Broadband. freeview(x 3 sets)
COX tv
Posts: 2,466
|
Re: sky movies (excess profits)
Quote:
Originally Posted by beeman
actually i asked the question "is there adaquate competition..." not answered it
|
Its a free market- & I am not defending SKY , have nothing to do with them.
I repeat there are lots of ways to see a film. I guess the complaint is on TV they have it tied up. How ever I repeat view another way if you do not pay them they will stop buying. VOTE with your feet
__________________
No point in being pessimistic. You know it won`t work.
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 22:27.
|
Join CF
You are here: 
