Thread: General BBC3 to become online only
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Old 05-03-2014, 12:14   #22
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re: BBC3 to become online only
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
That's the best point on the thread , many rural areas still have BB speeds that struggle with basic internet tasks let alone streaming TV , many older people don't want or have the know how to be connecting additional devices to watch this content , and who wants to sit at the computer to watch shows.
Alas, I do believe that this is the way we are going. Linear channels are not the future for TV. I don't see how this is a problem, though, provided that the Broadband/On Demand access issue is resolved.

As far as older people are concerned, I would be amazed if they were perturbed about the loss of BBC 3, given that this is a young person's channel and carries little material that would interest them.

Once everyone has access to on demand I can see all the BBC channels migrating to this method of broadcasting if it is cheaper. The commercial channels will be slower to go across because at present the advertising revenue is too lucrative to lose. However, this will change with time, in my opinion.
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