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Sky in Ofcom pay-TV probe

March 20, 2007 08.29 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Ofcom is to launch an investigation into the UK pay-TV market after a joint submission from BT, Setanta, Top Up TV, and Virgin Media. The wide-ranging investigation is likely to centre on BSkyB, which operates both a pay-TV platform and major premium channels. However, Ofcom says that this is not an investigation into one operator, but the entire pay-TV market.

Questions have been raised by a number of consumer groups, including Ofcom’s own consumer panel, following the recent carriage fee dispute between BSkyB and Virgin Media.

The investigation will consider whether reference should be made to the Competition Commission if concerns would be better addressed through either individually by the media regulator powers or the Competition Act.

Separately, Ofcom is considering BSkyB’s recent request to launch a pay-TV service in place of its current free to air DTT channels, amid calls from some quarters that BSkyB should be thrown out of the Freeview consortium.

Ofcom has already been asked by the government to investigate BSkyB’s 17.9% stake in ITV. (JC)

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Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation Edited: 20 March 2007 09:48

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About Julian Clover

Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on X @julianclover, or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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