Sky Movies no longer gives BSkyB a material advantage over its rivals in the pay-TV retail market, the Competition Commission has found.
Ofcom: Lovefilm and Netflix no threat to Sky
Ofcom says there is no clear evidence that Lovefilm or Netflix will be able to mount a competitive challenge against Sky Movies.
Commission revisits movie inquiry after OTT launches
The Competition Commission is to widen its investigation into the supply of pay-TV movies following the launch of OTT services from Netflix and Lovefilm.
Sky: Movie inquiry failed to consider Netflix
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
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”
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 […]
Sky facing movie rights cap
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 […]
Competition Commission sees Color of Money on Sky Movies
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 […]
Darcey questions online strategies
“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 […]
Ofcom lifts Sky restriction on Top Up TV receivers
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 […]