tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post2919006805442230151..comments2023-11-01T10:45:23.708+00:00Comments on Virgin Media TV: OFCOM report on Pay TV "coming soon"Niallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11917083363610144290noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-37863091089209013692009-06-19T09:32:02.940+01:002009-06-19T09:32:02.940+01:00This particular OFCOM report won't cover that,...This particular OFCOM report won't cover that, but it's an interesting one, especially in light of the Digital Britain report. The cable industry's investment into the fibre network leaves Virgin heavily burdened with debt, but it's arguably its greatest asset. If the Govenment was serious about fast broadband for all it would buy the network off of VM and use it to serve every household within reach. This would leave BT to cable up the areas VM don't cover. Instead, we have BT upgrading areas already covered by Virgin because they have the greatest density of paying customers. Madness.<br />If OFCOM really had balls, it would require content to be divorced from platforms, and you'd be able to direct from Sky via satellite or cable. But OFCOM's extremely unlikely to do this and it will take the IP TV revolution to create a more even playing field.Niallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917083363610144290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-9813229037855123762009-06-19T01:23:47.793+01:002009-06-19T01:23:47.793+01:00If OFCOM insist that Sky sell their premium channe...If OFCOM insist that Sky sell their premium channels to competitors, I wonder if they could make Virgin sell off their cable broadband to their competitors too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-89805703252911541262009-06-17T09:23:30.273+01:002009-06-17T09:23:30.273+01:00Ultimately, I really do believe that things will c...Ultimately, I really do believe that things will come, I DO support VM in that other things (high-speed broadband, On-Demand) have taken preference, and in the grand scheme of things, perhaps this is better and sensible:<br />1) More users require broadband than HD (SIGNIFICANTLY more) - a company of course has to prioritise to the masses<br />2) They lead the field in these two areas, so want to make these the best they can and advertise like crazy, just as Sky do the same with HD<br />3) People use Blu-Ray for HD too (perhaps more?) - better content, once purchased it's your own, no signal issues and so on<br /><br />The thing is, HD will eventually become standard, and standard expectation by what, say...5 years time? So whilst the industry is building up, they will concentrate on different things first.leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762100701796787636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-31424030177741040472009-06-16T21:50:09.707+01:002009-06-16T21:50:09.707+01:00Think I may give the "coming soon" gag a...Think I may give the "coming soon" gag a rest...Niallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917083363610144290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-58535648770744151912009-06-16T20:34:06.527+01:002009-06-16T20:34:06.527+01:00Might get some hd channels then thanx to ofcom,The...Might get some hd channels then thanx to ofcom,Then VM will give us all false hope and poor excuses again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-63159986606384214022009-06-16T20:06:31.031+01:002009-06-16T20:06:31.031+01:00HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry...just have to love how ...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br /><br />Sorry...just have to love how it's "coming soon"<br /><br />;-)leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762100701796787636noreply@blogger.com