On 07/11/2007, Andy Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 06:29:39PM +0000, vijay chopra wrote: > > I notice Ashley's misleading people again. From his blog-post: > > "We do maximise the reach of our services by distributing our content > via > > closed or prioprietary networks (Virgin Media, Sky, Tiscali > TV/HomeChoice, > > mobile platforms, etc.)" > > > > The BBC doesn't distribute programs via Sky, it distributes them via the > > Astra Satalite using the DRM free DVB-S standard; I don't have to get a > sky > > subscription to view the BBCs digital satalite content, just a satalite > dish > > and a decoder box. > > Similarly with Virgin Media IIRC the BBC signal can be picked up using > any > > old DVB-C decoder. > > [snip] > > > Of course, this raises the question, is he misleading deliberately, or > just > > misinformed? Considering his recent faux pas it's not much of a stretch > to > > believe he's not only misinformed, terminally so (I ascribe nothing to > > malice that can be explained by eveyday incompetence). > > Whether he is misleading deliberately or just misinformed it does his > credibility no good at all. Now I know that a lot of people at his > level in many organisations have a shaky grip on the nuts and bolts but > even so certain statements really ought to have been given more thought > even if the information was from people advising him.
If you are paid over £300k a year then you are really supposed to be in-the-know! -- > Andy Leighton => [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials" > - Robert Rankin, _They Came And Ate Us_ > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
