Re: Foxtel monopoly grows

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"Rod Speed" <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote just the puerile derivative shit
any 2 year old could leave for dead in message
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>B J Foster wrote:
>> On 26/05/2011 6:50 PM, atec77 wrote:
>>> On 26/05/2011 4:49 PM, B J Foster wrote:
>>>> "Foxtel has finally declared its formal bid for smaller pay TV rival
>>>> Austar United Communications, offering almost $2 billion in a move
>>>> that would leave the industry a virtual monopoly if it wins
>>>> approval from shareholders and regulators".
>>>>
>>>> http://www.smh.com.au/business/foxtel-makes-formal-bid-for-austar-20110526-1f56p.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is ridiculous. This takeover should be stopped by the ACCC and
>>>> Ausstar should be immediately allowed to broadcast to the cities.
>>>>
>>>> The ACCC should disband itself - as *they* allowed this monopoly to
>>>> be created in the first place!
>>> Why would you even care ?
>>> there is adequate fta telly unless you are addictive to satisfy
>>> anyone
>>
>> It is not a question of 'adequate' - a monopoly would be dumb not to
>> satisfy every segment.
>>
>> It is a question of prices. If there is no competition, prices will be
>> too high. Foxtel prices are already high. When they have swallowed the
>> competition,
>
> Taint gunna happen. The ACCC wont buy it.
>
>> prices will go even higher.
>
> Thats a hoary old line.
>
>> In addition, they are vertically integrated from the studio all the
>> way through to delivery.
>
> No they arent. They buy most of their content.
>
>> In addition, they cover the whole spectrum laterally as well - from
>> newspapers through to TV.
>
> Pigs arse they do.
>
>> And that's just the start.
>
> Pure fantasy.

Another bare faced pig ignorant lie.

>
>> Poll:
>> In light of Foxtel's bid for smaller rival Austar, what's your view on
>> media concentration in Australia?
>
> That there is no such animal, most obviously with SelectTV.

Your nose must be a light year long after that whopper.

Select TV was closed last year. Viewers were transfered to Foxtel.

Foxtel already have monopoly in cities and Austar in the bush.

Aurora Satellite TV is available only to choosen people to protect interests
of advertisers and rugby union alyhough is paid by our (taxpayers) money but
the most of people are prevented to watch it. It's already broadcasting for
years and Freeview is scam invented to close it to make some already rich
people more rich and prevent freedom of TV watching outside the region in
which you live. Work a treat in former Soviet Union.

The only decent solution of australian government would be to stop to
encrypt Aurora and add more channels. Australian citizens are paying for
Aurora without right to use it and now are forced to pay for Freeview crap
which is encripted on the same way like Aurora to prevent people to be
informed.

Freeview is a joke: Brainwashing of people with Funeral Plans every 5
minutes on every channel followed by faked sales in monopoly chain (Harvey
Norman and Domayne are both Harvey Norman).

ACCC proved many times that the only purpose of the ACCC is to protect
monopoly of the richest.

Australian TV is strictly controlled monopoly, always was and will stay like
that with Freeview, which is disregarding of UN Human Rights Declaration.