BSkyB has said the Competition Commission inquiry into pay-TV movie rights had failed to consider the impact of competition from new internet distributors such as Lovefilm and Netflix.
Movie inquiry puts forward two new remedies
Published: 07.28 Europe/London, November 22, 2011 By
BSkyB could be required to provide customer access to its Anytime+ pull VOD movies to any qualifying over-the-top movie service, the Competition Commission has proposed.
Studio: Competition movie findings “deeply flawed”
Published: 11.31 Europe/London, November 11, 2011 By
A leading Hollywood studio has described the Competition Commission’s provisional findings into movies on pay-TV as being “deeply flawed”. In documents published by the Commission, Paramount Pictures says the findings understate the ongoing effect of changes in the market.
Sky facing movie rights cap
Published: 08.29 Europe/London, August 19, 2011 By
BSkyB may face a limit on the number of exclusive movie rights it is allowed to hold from the major Hollywood studios. It follows provisional findings by the Competition Commission that found Sky’s control over pay-TV movie rights in the UK is restricting competition between pay-TV providers, leading to higher prices and reduced choice and [...]
Competition Commission sees Color of Money on Sky Movies
Published: 09.50 Europe/London, February 8, 2011 By
The Competition Commission has begun its inquiry into Sky’s movie deals with an analysis that BSkyB has consistently earned excess profits, both in the recent past, and over a long period.
Darcey questions online strategies
Published: 10.16 Europe/London, February 4, 2011 By
“Rather like newspapers, free-TV networks have been gripped by this desire to throw all their content online for free,” Mike Darcey, Sky’s chief operating officer, has told the Broadcasting Press Guild. Darcey said US networks that had pooled their resources in Hulu were now having second thoughts and were beginning to ask questions over how [...]
Ofcom lifts Sky restriction on Top Up TV receivers
Published: 19.00 Europe/London, August 12, 2010 By
Ofcom has barred Sky from using a clause in its wholesale contract with Top Up TV that would have restricted the range of set-top boxes used by the pay-TV operator for distributing Sky Sports.
Sky Movie rights face Ofcom WMO
Published: 08.36 Europe/London, August 4, 2010 By
Sky faces further regulation of its premium content after Ofcom confirmed plans to refer the sale of pay-TV movie rights to the Competition Commission.
Top Up TV launches Picnic appeal
Published: 10.43 Europe/London, June 18, 2010 By
Top Up TV has launched an appeal against Ofcom proposals to allow Sky to run its proposed ‘Picnic’ pay-TV service on the UK DTT platform.
BSkyB, BT and FAPL join Ofcom appeal
Published: 10.05 Europe/London, June 11, 2010 By
In their separate responses to Ofcom’s ruling on the wholesaling of BSkyB’s premium sports channel, there is one point of agreement: the regulator got it wrong.
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