In November, the Disney Channel announced it’s joining the Picnic TV lineup. If you’re not sure what Picnic is – this is a proposed pay-TV service backed by Sky.
Picnic is pending approval from Ofcom. If it gets the go-ahead, the service, that can be received via a TV aerial, will offer subscribers premium Sky content, including Sky Sports 1, Sky Movies, Sky One and Disney. Sky’s current Freeview channels, Sky News, Sky Sports News and Sky Three, will vanish to make way for this new service.
Are you pro-Sky One coming to Freeview, or anti-Sky’s plans for TV dominance? Ofcom are after public opinions on this, but hurry as the consultation ends on 14th December – See http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/dtv/. We’re also after your thoughts, so please add your views which may feature in the next show.