Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 36004714)

The CBS/Viacom remerger is expected to be announced next week, so we should get a combined streamer from them at some point over the next year or so.

On Disney's removal of content, was that ever confirmed for the UK Netflix service? I can't seem to find any announcement about that. Even in the States, due to existing contracts, some Disney material will remain on Netflix US into 2021.

Although I largely agree with OB's views, I do think we need to add the caveat that we don't know whether the Hollywood media cos will withhold content from Sky/Virgin/Netflix UK etc yet. I think the signs are obvious, but we need to wait and see what actually happens.

We know what's going to happen in the States, or at least some idea, as there have been several announcements, but as contracts with global broadcasters don't expire until the mid 2020s in some cases, we may not feel the pain, yet, that will be felt in the States.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36004691)

Like the sunrise inevitably a regular occurrence is Old Boy trotting out more opinion pieces of the exact same discredited opinions. C'est la vie.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36004724)

You are asking the wrong man for details. He's been quite open that details, and economics, aren't his bag.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36004740)

You come up with economics, jfman, but that's hardly supplying any real hard evidence that your economics arguments will win the day, none of us on this forum/thread know what these companies have planned/are planning do we? Yes, we all read the various articles that we see online, you, like everyone else is relying on what we hear/read etc from items on TV or the web, OB is supplying articles that he has found on varoius websites which seem to support his views as to where we are heading as far as streaming and linear tv is concerned, and how we watch it, but you continually dismiss this, so can I ask you to supply us with evidence to the contrary that the various articles supplied by OB will not happen?

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36004880)

It’s easy to find opinion pieces, blogs, etc that aren’t credible sources.

I continue to dismiss the idea that the number of television channels reduces to zero, quickly, because it’s a ridiculous assertion. It’s down there with a human being achieving flight by flapping his or her arms.

Old Boy himself, on the V6 thread, broadly accepts broadband infrastructure off the Virgin network to be inadequate to support an entirely streaming situation.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36004881)

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I agree that the broadband infrastructure in the UK is inadequate but I don't see that as supporting your argument. The whole country should have fast broadband speeds in a few years. As I've said previously, the BBC is planning for a non-linear scheduled TV environment after the next licence fee review.

But I expect you know better than them. They really should have consulted you in the first place. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36004881)

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I agree that the broadband infrastructure in the UK is inadequate but I don't see that as supporting your argument. The whole country should have fast broadband speeds in a few years. As I've said previously, the BBC is planning for a non-linear scheduled TV environment after the next licence fee review.

But I expect you know better than them. They really should have consulted you in the first place. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36004885)

Should means absolutely diddly squat as the proof is in the pudding and thus so far that pudding is still gathering dust on the shelves.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36004881)

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I agree that the broadband infrastructure in the UK is inadequate but I don't see that as supporting your argument. The whole country should have fast broadband speeds in a few years. As I've said previously, the BBC is planning for a non-linear scheduled TV environment after the next licence fee review.

But I expect you know better than them. They really should have consulted you in the first place. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36004885)

Should means absolutely diddly squat as the proof is in the pudding and thus so far that pudding is still gathering dust on the shelves.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36004890)

Doubt Openreach would agree.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36004930)

So basically half the UK. Probably the same half that already have fast broadband.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36004930)

So basically half the UK. Probably the same half that already have fast broadband.