Thread: General BBC3 to become online only
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Old 05-03-2014, 12:23   #25
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re: BBC3 to become online only
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Linear TV will be with us for decades yet. Too many people have too much money invested in transmitter towers, satellites and all the rest. Plus, the sort of Internet speeds required to properely replace a 1080HD picture are still a distant dream for whole swathes of the country.

Don't forget, only about half the households in the UK have any sort of TV subscription. For a huge number of people, the TV is still something you turn on and tune in according to a relatively limited schedule.
Possibly we will still have linear TV in decades to come, although I wouldn't bet on that. However, if BT manage to complete their super-fast broadband project within the next few years, this will change everything.
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