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<blockquote data-quote="Prodigy81" data-source="post: 614149" data-attributes="member: 299602">Well in the example of Dave, it's available on Freeview and Sky. You cannot get it on Freesat. There are some satellite receivers which have dual tuners (digital terrestrial and digital satellite) so clearly there is a demand. It's also useful, especially as people are in a digital transition period for years to come. Only newer screens have Freeview/Freesat built in.It's interesting that Sky themselves are paying channels. Firstly to help them financially but also to keep them exclusive to Sky. They may be able to do this for a while, but surely they'll come a time when even Sky's financial resources are exhausted.You could debate that Sky are selling Sky HD at cost price (£50) or possibly even at a loss. I don't know what the statistics are in terms of customers and the number of packages they subscribe to, but not everyone will subscribe to the more profitable sports channels. I think profit margins are going to be much tighter than people think. I also wonder how many people have cancelled subscriptions due to losing jobs or other financial commitments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prodigy81, post: 614149, member: 299602"] Well in the example of Dave, it's available on Freeview and Sky. You cannot get it on Freesat. There are some satellite receivers which have dual tuners (digital terrestrial and digital satellite) so clearly there is a demand. It's also useful, especially as people are in a digital transition period for years to come. Only newer screens have Freeview/Freesat built in. It's interesting that Sky themselves are paying channels. Firstly to help them financially but also to keep them exclusive to Sky. They may be able to do this for a while, but surely they'll come a time when even Sky's financial resources are exhausted. You could debate that Sky are selling Sky HD at cost price (£50) or possibly even at a loss. I don't know what the statistics are in terms of customers and the number of packages they subscribe to, but not everyone will subscribe to the more profitable sports channels. I think profit margins are going to be much tighter than people think. I also wonder how many people have cancelled subscriptions due to losing jobs or other financial commitments. [/QUOTE]

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