Originally Posted by RedDevil_UK  that was the whole point with sky though, wasnt it.
Dedicated channels to a particular genre... Sport, Movies, Documentaries etc...Sky and Murdoch has its knockers... but in truth its excellent quality.... |
Sky was the low cost alternative to the BSB group, two competing for the space above the UK. BSB was in truth, better at the segregation of the content, by separating five channels into dedicated subjects.
Skys original platform was free, and bundled a larger number of channels (not all Murdoch, but the empire never got round to clarifying), with the viewer able to watch content from other providers with the same kit.
In the end, technical issues, a merger, and clever marketing meant there could be only be one.