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Ofcom, the media overlord, has requested that the Competition Commission look into the whole situation surrounding Sky TV packages and the way they screen pay-TV movies.

Ofcom are claiming that BSkyB, the satellite broadcasting company that runs Sky Digital, has both a motive and an ability to affect adversely the competition in the market for movies. It says that customers could be paying an inflated price for pay-TV films because of the way the current system is weighted to their advantage. If the Competition Commission agrees then people on Sky TV packages could see the price of films reduced in the future.

The referral to the Competition Commission comes as a result of Ofcom’s 3 year investigation of the wider pay-TV system in the UK.

Sky TV, however, have hit back at the allegations and said that Sky TV subscribers are getting a fair deal. They argue that pay-TV should not be thought of as a standalone entity which has no direct competition as they are constantly vying for an audience against cinemas and free television channels.

Sky TV also defended themselves by saying that relatively new players to the film entertainment industry such as LoveFilm, along with the rise of movie viewing on games consoles, is keeping Sky from gaining dominance of the market. A spokesman for Sky said: “There have never been so many ways to access movies, with innovation stretching across a wide variety of channels and platforms, including multiple ways to access Sky Movies.”

Now, we at Employment4students are all for choice in the way your movie entertainment is beamed to you. We also take pride in the way we offer price transparency by trying to bring you as many competitive Sky deals and offers as we can possibly dig up. So, buy yourself a job lot of popcorn and aim your eyes at the best Sky TV Deals we’ve found.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 10:58 pm and is filed under Sky Channels, Sky Movies.
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