Arqiva win UK Local TV multiplex licence
Monday 28 January, 2013, 12:22 - Licensed
In a shock decision, Ofcom today announced that Arqiva are to run the UK's local television multiplex. The winning company, called 'Comux' has won the licence to operate the transmission network that will support local television services. Not speaking to Wireless Waffle, a spokesperson for Ofcom was overheard to think,"We like Arqiva, oops, we mean Comux's proposal. After all, Arqiva transmit 'X-Factor' which brings us a lot of business in dealing with complaints: without Arqiva a lot of us would be out of a job. We also like the idea of supporting monopolistic companies that pay no corporation tax in the UK. We are hoping that Starbucks will bid in the 4G auction we are running at the moment and that Network Rail will bid to run a mobile network for trains (What? They already do? Since when?)"
But wait, in their public justification for the award, Ofcom state (page 6 of the account of decision),Arqiva is not an applicant for the licence...
So is Comux really Arqiva, that is the question. Well they certainly share the same postal address: Arqiva/Comux, Chalfont Grove, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross SL9 8TW.
OK, it's not exactly conclusive but the fact that they share an office surely means there are opportunities for them to share a lot more too! Collusion is a very dirty word, almost as dirty as tax avoidance.
Either way, here's raising a glass at local television in the UK. Let's just hope they bring back Old Country with Jack Hargreaves. What? You mean he's already dead? Since when?
mike
Wednesday 6 March, 2013, 12:37
Canis Media ,who is Comux also shared the same address as Arqiva at .11-15 William Road London NW1 3ER at their previous location, hmmm?Too much of a coincidence in my opinion?
One suspects this another market rigging strategy by the monopoly supplier.
I am also told that they are using old transmitters aprox ten years old for the new local TV service.
This could cost double in power costs.
So a 5kW transmitter will consume 50kW in power,depending on cooling and the source of power, this will cost,approx £50-£70k a year.
When are the regulators going to stop this abusive market manipulation by our corrupt and dishonest banks.
Arqiva is controlled by Maquire Bank that also has or had a monopoly in the Australian market and is suspected of giving bungs according to the news sources.
They also had to be bailed out I am told by the Australian taxpayer
The whole of society is getting ripped of my the investment banks as they have almost unlimited easy access to funds at a real negative cost and can engineer monopolies by simply buying out the competition at the same time as leveraging at 40 times and beyond.
The pension funds then get screwed.
The Muppet's (oohhps I meant investors) ,get screwed, the consumer gets screwed ,many like Arqiva pay little or no taxes.
Consequently then we all ultimately get screwed apart from those disgustingly rich bankers ,who are the ones screwing us all.
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