Nothing's for free
09/06/04 11:52
You've got to laugh at some things, and the kerfuffle
about to erupt between the BBC and Sky is among them.
The subject is the BBC's Freeview service, which is
about to get competition from Sky
according to this link.
So Sky thinks it's good news that loads of people, probably including me, will shortly abandon its subscription service in favour of a one-off payment for a new box (if it has an equivalent of Sky+ as I'm utterly addicted). And the BBC thinks this is good because it's more digital TV viewers who won't have to pay.
Look, guys, both services involve buying a new bit of kit that often costs three figures. Could we all stop referring to this as a free service when it isn't?
So Sky thinks it's good news that loads of people, probably including me, will shortly abandon its subscription service in favour of a one-off payment for a new box (if it has an equivalent of Sky+ as I'm utterly addicted). And the BBC thinks this is good because it's more digital TV viewers who won't have to pay.
Look, guys, both services involve buying a new bit of kit that often costs three figures. Could we all stop referring to this as a free service when it isn't?
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