The Guardian have published an interesting interview with Emma Scott, Managing Director of Freesat.
Some interesting points made include:
“Freesat is a free platform and we want people to understand that. If we find there is an interest in pay TV services as a supplemental, then we’ll address it”.
“Sky is a pay-television subscription service and their primary aim is to deliver value to their shareholders through driving subscription income. Their core offering is around sport and movies. If that what’s you want, that’s brilliant. The free market is very different and I don’t think that’s a core market for Sky”.
“A version of the BBC’s iPlayer could be delivered to Freesat viewers within months”.
“Freeview will become the new analogue. You’ve got to pay at the other end of the spectrum with great choice and premium movies. We see Freesat sitting in the middle, offering more channels, more flexibility, more HD. It just offers more choice in the market for consumers”.
Read the full article www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/12/itv.bbc