Sky Forced To Share Premium Channels

[fireman328]

This is well overdue and can only be good news for consumers.

[nodrogd]

Good news for people who can't get cable and are unable to receive sky or simply don't want a wok on the wall. I doubt we will ever see Sky Sports on terrestrial, but it opens the door to the likes of BT Vision to offer their customers.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by altis

If Ofcom had any teeth, or indeed balls, they'd force Sky to split up and separate the content from the distribution. IMHO, that's the only way to free up Sky's stranglehold of the TV market.

Unfortunately if Ofcom had both of those they would also open up Virgin and BT's ducts to 3rd parties, require Virgin to do regulated wholesale, separate Openreach from the rest of the BT group, and lobby the government to remove taxation and red tape from, and stimulate next generation infrastructure.

However they don't, and if VM and BT get to have more than one bite of the cherry no reason why Sky shouldn't also.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by kirk1690

the degree of manners required online is a question of which site your on but I take your point.

Actually, the degree of manners required remains constant - the recognition you get for the manners you display is what varies.

Next time please post your source instead of simply assuming that the rest of us have the same amount of time to waste chasing news stories as you do.

[kirk1690]

Originally Posted by Rob M

Actually, the degree of manners required remains constant - the recognition you get for the manners you display is what varies.

Next time please post your source instead of simply assuming that the rest of us have the same amount of time to waste chasing news stories as you do.

ok

[Mr. Garibaldi]

I thought Virgin allready had access to all of Sky's HD channels, they where just trying to finalise a price for them or something?

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Mr. Garibaldi

I thought Virgin allready had access to all of Sky's HD channels, they where just trying to finalise a price for them or something?

There has been no blue moon yet

[Arthurgray50@blu]

This artical is making me laugh, and l will tell you why, Ofcoms decision is like a kick in the teeth, broadcastors are wanted channels on the cheap from Sky, VM want this badly, so they can get channels on the cheap, which is typical, can l go up to Sir Richard or Niel Berkett and say, can l have a complete package from VM or fly anywhere in the world,on the cheap, what will he say, a BIG NO, they are in business to make money, Sky are entitled to charge what they want, they have TEN MILLION customers, VM have FOUR MILLION customers, and BT Vision have 400.000 customers. who will win the battle, obviously Sky, IF Skys customers were not happy, they would go with someone else.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

This artical is making me laugh, and l will tell you why, Ofcoms decision is like a kick in the teeth, broadcastors are wanted channels on the cheap from Sky, VM want this badly, so they can get channels on the cheap, which is typical, can l go up to Sir Richard or Niel Berkett and say, can l have a complete package from VM or fly anywhere in the world,on the cheap, what will he say, a BIG NO, they are in business to make money, Sky are entitled to charge what they want, they have TEN MILLION customers, VM have FOUR MILLION customers, and BT Vision have 400.000 customers. who will win the battle, obviously Sky, IF Skys customers were not happy, they would go with someone else.

I agree after all from things that have been said before we get better tv packages at lower prices than the rest of the EU. Freeview is a more comprehensive package than some ppv ones abroad. Don't rock the boat too much like they did in the USA, the broadcaster there split up the packages & the whole amount became more expensive still

[Hugh]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

This artical is making me laugh, and l will tell you why, Ofcoms decision is like a kick in the teeth, broadcastors are wanted channels on the cheap from Sky, VM want this badly, so they can get channels on the cheap, which is typical, can l go up to Sir Richard or Niel Berkett and say, can l have a complete package from VM or fly anywhere in the world,on the cheap, what will he say, a BIG NO, they are in business to make money, Sky are entitled to charge what they want, they have TEN MILLION customers, VM have FOUR MILLION customers, and BT Vision have 400.000 customers. who will win the battle, obviously Sky, IF Skys customers were not happy, they would go with someone else.

Rant, witter, rant, repeat ad infinitum.....

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I like it when we can have a rant on this forum, it makes me feel good, does anyone want to buy a rant on the cheap.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I like it when we can have a rant on this forum, it makes me feel good, does anyone want to buy a rant on the cheap.

Rants are good when the information in the rants is correct and is based on facts. Get my drift

[Arthurgray50@blu]

My rant is based on fact, go over to DS it was on there concerning the figures, Why should Sky have to give in, to broadcastors who can't get it on the cheap.

[Maggy J]

Back on topic please..

[soicky]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

My rant is based on fact, go over to DS it was on there concerning the figures, Why should Sky have to give in, to broadcastors who can't get it on the cheap.

What if sky are overcharging and ofcom have just said your going to have to sell at a reasonable price so the competitors don't go bust and sky are the only ones left cuz no one would want that.