sky movies (excess profits)

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by richard1960

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.

I agree , don't forget though that Netflix's price of £6.00 would have to increase for them to show movies at a similar time to Sky , Netflix have openly said they want to work at their current price point.

[richard1960]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I agree , don't forget though that Netflix's price of £6.00 would have to increase for them to show movies at a similar time to Sky , Netflix have openly said they want to work at their current price point.

Yes i think he netflix price would have to increase mate if they were to compete,although thinking about it for a moment if the hollywood studios were able to accept bids for films on a first run basis from several bidders it may actually increase the price to consumers rather then give them genuine competition.

[devilincarnate]

It seems that Sky may have a reprieve?

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K. competition regulator is expected to give British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) a reprieve in the local film market, as rivals such as Lovefilm and Netflix Inc. (NFLX) are undermining the pay-television operator's dominance and reducing the need to impose restrictions, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, without saying where it got its information.

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/uks-co...20120520-00007

[Chad]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

It seems that Sky may have a reprieve?

Personally I'm happy with that. If I want to subscribe to a movie service I want to be able to get the newest movies all from the same provider and all under 1 subscription. I don't want the hassle of joining Netflix, Lovefilm and SKY Movies to essentially get what SKY already offers.

It's similar to when SKY lost it's strangle hold on the English Premiership. Now if you want to watch all games you need to subscribe to both SKY Sports and ESPN. In future you might have to subscribe to SKY Sports, ESPN and Al Jazeera.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

It seems that Sky may have a reprieve?

according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, without saying where it got its information

Do the ofcom guys have mobile phones