Pay TV phase three document - Stakeholders - Ofcom

Pay TV phase three document – non-confidential version
� On 13 August 2008, Sky made a further submission to Ofcom entitled “An
examination of LECG’s arguments in relation to pay TV operators’ ability to
monetise the acquisition of new content”.
� On 15 August 2008, Virgin Media made a “supplementary submission” to Ofcom,
which focused on the idea that “UK pay TV consumers can be better served”.
� On 16 September 2008, Sky made a submission to Ofcom in response to the
Four Parties’, BT’s and Virgin Media’s August submissions.
� On 22 September 2008, Sky provided a document to Ofcom which it had
commissioned from CRA International, commenting on the submission from the
Four Parties dated 6 August.
� On 24 September 2008, Sky provided a document to Ofcom entitled “A review of
LECG’s critique of PwC’s report on the outcomes for consumers in relation to pay
TV in Europe”.
� On 30 September 2008, we published our second consultation on pay TV,
relating to access to premium content. The consultation period closed on 9
December 2008. We received 26 responses to the consultation. One of the most
substantial responses was submitted by Sky on 14 January 2009, and the final
response was submitted by [ � ] on 21 January 2009. Seven responses were
submitted confidentially. Ofcom published all non-confidential responses on 4
February 2009.
� On 12 May 2009, Sky provided comments on an initial paper by Oxera setting out
its methodology for assessing Sky’s profitability.
� On 27 May 2009, Sky provided a submission to Ofcom responding to points
made in various parties’ responses to the Second Pay TV Consultation.
� On 1 June 2009, Sky provided a submission to Ofcom on market definition and
market power. This submission was a supplement to its January 2009 response
to Ofcom’s Second Pay TV Consultation.
� On 5 June 2009, Sky provided a submission to Ofcom on platform security
issues.
� Also on 5 June 2009, Sky provided a submission to Ofcom commenting on other
respondents’ views on the scope of the wholesale must-offer remedy proposed
by Ofcom in the Second Pay TV Consultation.
2.4 We have published the submissions we have received from Sky over the past two
months alongside this document, apart from Sky’s paper on security, which remains
confidential.
Introduction
2.5 This process began as a general investigation into pay TV markets, prompted by a
request for a market investigation reference to the Competition Commission (“CC”)
under the Enterprise Act 2002 (“EA02”). We first consulted in December 2007 on the
overall structure and operation of the market.
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