Virgin slams BSkyB in TV dispute

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That Rupert Murdoch is a four star act. Those four stars taking the place of the four letter word I’d like to call him.

Virgin’s Responce

Sky basically have tried to increase the cost to ntl:Virgin by almost doubling the price. I’m sorry, but this is unacceptable. Are they increasing the charge to their own subscribers by the same amount? No.

As one person on the comments section of Virgin Media’s website put it:

Sky said last month it planned to withdraw its channels from Freeview viewers – offering them instead on a terrestrial pay TV service.
So Sky wants to hold all us television viewers to ransom, pay up or else! Isn’t it about time that the government stepped in and told Sky that they are not able to hold a monopoly?

Not likely given Murdoch’s strong connections to the government. But they do have a reputation of bullying other companies into getting their own way.

Frankly, I’m goosed either way. I don’t want to miss out of my favourite shows like Stargate SG-1, Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica. But I don’t want to be bullied into changing my television provider. Like most people in Edinburgh, I would be charged extra for a non-standard installation. The roof is over four floors up and because most of the city is covered by a protection order, the dish can’t go on the wall. It needs to be attached to the chimney, if it’s strong enough to support it.

It’s basically £300.

I’ve got two words for that plan: Screw That.

Although those aren’t the two words I’d use to Mr Murdoch’s face.