BT’s chief executive of consumer has accused Sky of diversionary tactics to try to keep the focus of the regulator on broadband and away from pay-TV.
Ofcom reviews wholesale must offer
Ofcom has launched a new consultation as part of its review of the pay-TV ‘wholesale must-offer’ remedy.
Ofcom announces Sky Sports WMO review
Ofcom is to look again at the supply of Sky Sports to other pay-TV providers. The regulator says there have been a number of sector developments since the Wholesale Must Offer was first introduced following the 2010 review of the pay-TV market.
Ofcom launches Sky Sports YouView probe
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the proposed wholesale supply of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 to BT for use on its YouView platform.
BT mulls Sky Sports pricing appeal
BT chief executive Ian Livingston has told a Morgan Stanley conference the telco is “minded to appeal” against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s ruling on the wholesale pricing of Sky Sports.
Ofcom: consumers have benefitted from pay-TV decisions
Ofcom has highlighted the differences between the Competition Commission and the Competition Appeal Tribunal over competition within the UK pay-TV sector.
Clover’s Week: Helping with enquiries
Five years after Ofcom’s pay-TV inquiry began the market is right back where it started, writes Julian Clover.
CAT throws out Sky Sports wholesale pricing
BSkyB has won its appeal over the amount it can charge rival platforms for two of its premium sports channels in a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Competition Commission says pay-TV market “ineffective”
The chairman of the Competition Commission inquiry group into the market for pay-TV movies has said there remain questions as to the effectiveness of the pay-TV retail market.
BFI concern at Competition Commission ‘reversal’
The BFI (British Film Institute) has said it is “extremely concerned” at what it sees as a reversal of the Competition Commission’s provisional findings on the market for movies on pay-TV and has urged it to reconsider its position.