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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Sky is a business, so therefore are charging ITV and other companies to use there Satelitte.
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Sky don't own the satellite, SES Astra owns it. ITV pays Sky for EPG services only. As far as I know, ITV pays a third party for uplink and transponder capacity, I don't track which company it uses, it used to be NTL Broadcast, if the contract has been renewed it is now, probably, Arqiva.
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So why cant ITV charge VM for using there channels on the network.
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Why can't ITV do what it does with satellite? Pay VM for EPG services and broadcast capacity?
ITV operates under a public service licence, the onus should be on ITV to ensure that its PSB services reach as wide an audience as possible. That is why there is a "must offer" obligation to provide the service.
ITV is testing the water, even though the Government made it clear that there shouldn't be any such charge when it introduced the legislation. Unfortunately, a weak Government with a slim majority and little authority is backing away from the issue. It's a mess created by the new legislation.
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We pay as VM pay to use other companies channels on there network.
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Although ITV are wanting
VM customers to pay significantly more to VM for
viewing ITV PSB services which
they make available at no cost to the viewer on other platforms.
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Eh???
By your logic, shouldn't VM be charging ITV to use their cable network!
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You would think so, it seems to be a very confused way of looking at things.