Hindsight is always 20:20. But the decision by the Competition Commission in 2009 to prevent the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to set up a Netflix like service has to go down in history as one of the worst decisions made by a regulator. Let's hope lessons have been learned!
How the BBC’s Netflix-killing plan was snuffed by myopic regulation Insiders reveal just how close the BBC came to launching a credible Netflix competitor – only to have the door slammed in its face