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Ok, if Tesco want to sell bread and milk cheaper than Morrisons, that’s good for consumers. That’s competition and it can save consumers money.
But if the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV want to join forces and launch an on-demand video service that will allow consumers to download video content to consume when it suits them, does the fact that they’re not in competition with each other matter if consumers are getting a good service? I wouldn’t have thought so.
The Competition Commission disagrees and says that consumers would only benefit if the broadcasters are in competition with each other. So, the project has been halted. No on-demand video service for you.
As the broadcasters said in a joint statement; “the real losers from this decision are British consumers”."
Ok, if Tesco want to sell bread and milk cheaper than Morrisons, that’s good for consumers. That’s competition and it can save consumers money.
But if the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV want to join forces and launch an on-demand video service that will allow consumers to download video content to consume when it suits them, does the fact that they’re not in competition with each other matter if consumers are getting a good service? I wouldn’t have thought so.
The Competition Commission disagrees and says that consumers would only benefit if the broadcasters are in competition with each other. So, the project has been halted. No on-demand video service for you.
As the broadcasters said in a joint statement; “the real losers from this decision are British consumers”."
