On 18/10/2007, James Cridland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/11/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > But Sky are in a powerful position because they run the conditional > > access system AND the EPG on satellite, which puts them in a very powerful > > position... > > > > Sky's EPG is run by a separate company, albeit wholly Sky-owned. > > It is prohibited by law from charging different sums to different people > for the same thing, and also prohibited by law from favouring one > broadcaster over another within the EPG. Sky-owned channels have no "higher > precedence" than non-Sky channels; and the rules for EPG placement are laid > down by Ofcom. > > Sky don't allocate EPG numbers until right before a channel launch (much > to my irritation in a previous life), but that's related to the onerous > rules they run under. > > Similarly, Freesat, Freeview, and the Virgin Media EPG are all governed by > similar rules. > > It's easy to point to Sky as being the big boogieman; but no, Sky aren't > as powerful as you might think. >
No? http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowArticle.aspx?intStoryID=171575 //j > > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
