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How can you have clear proof of the future, Den?

Just askin'.....:D

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No one can accurately predict the future but thus so far your predictions have generally sailed well off course.

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I don't think so, Den, given that my predictions for the future are still based on 15-20 years' time, and recently the BBC have announced that they are preparing for just that.

There's only one notable mistake I am aware that I made, a few years ago, so I'm not sure to what you are referring. :tired:

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Just to clarify ... is the notable mistake you’re admitting, the one where you predicted (3 years ago) the end of linear broadcast TV within 10 years, or the one where you claimed that it’s possible to provide sports coverage “live on demand”? :dunce:

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I think they should ditch the +1's, move toward a smaller selection of HD/4K live programming for sports and events and keep the rest as programme portfolios / box sets organized by rights holder (e.g. Amazon / Netflix / BBC etc) and searchable from the main interface.

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You are being pedantic, Chris. Most people outside this forum don't have a clue what the difference is between streaming and on demand. As far as public perception is concerned, they are one and the same thing.

I kind of apologise for any confusion I might have created, but I was not addressing the technophobes!

No, I was referring to my assertion that Sky Atlantic was coming to VM. It was true, but not in the timeframe I expected. Sky Atlantic should indeed appear on VM screens either this year or early next.

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This isn't the Brexit thread, Old Boy, but I appreciate your honesty. :D

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Why?

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Oh dear; 'Bilderberg Boy' is back!:zzz:

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Surely record ability and on-demand means +1 channels are redundant?

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Brexit means Brexit, Andrew. Some facts are just undeniable. :D

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This is the reasoning. Also, most content could be viewed on demand, except for live events.

I´d keep news channels, sports and events as live TV and use the rest of the bandwidth for broadband.

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You would have thought so, Raider. I only found +1 channels useful when all my tuners were allocated and I needed to record a fourth programme.

That is no longer necessary with the V6.

Amazingly, there are still those who channel hop to find programmes, which I have found an inefficient and frustrating experience whenever I tried it some years back.

With so many tuners and with on demand and streaming services in abundance, I do believe that +1 channels have served their purpose - they've had their day.

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Not in my opinion OB.:)

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I guess there are people out there that would want to record 6 channels and watch catchup on a 7th, but really, how often would that happen in practice? Bandwidth on cable for broadcast is at a premium. I think +1s, while originally a nice concept, are now just a waste of space.

Given the option, an individual subscriber could theoretically choose channels that they want to ¨+1-ify¨ by using some of their free tuners to fill a temporary area of their box with 1 hour old content. Then you could even choose to make a particular channel a +2 if you wanted.