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Old 11-05-2008, 23:14   #39
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Re: Could Virgin Eliminate Live TV?

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Originally Posted by frogstamper View Post
The problem with just VOD imo would be that niche programs with small ratings would be made less and less as they would become financially in-viable, that is on channels outside of the BBC which of course I presume in this scenario would still be publicly funded.
I think that's the whole argument for BBC licencing fee in a nutshell - but it's not just a problem with VOD - it's a problem for scheduled TV too

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Originally Posted by andygrif View Post
There are too many people that simply enjoy putting the telly on and watching it - going all VOD makes an otherwise easy process one with menus, choices and effort.
There's no real reason we couldn't have a schedule created by a simple algorythmn - done properly it would consider things you prefer which is more than the current programming schedule does
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