Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 25-04-2014, 13:11   #534
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
According to recent figures published by Freeview, 11 million homes in the UK use Freeview as their main TV service at home. That's 11 million homes who are not prepared to pay over and above their TV license fee for TV content. 11 million homes who don't currently need a Smart TV, internet connection or phone line to access their favorite programs. If on demand TV is going to truly going to kill linear TV, there needs to be a way for it to be delivered to households for free without the need of a broadband subscription.
I think that before too long (not before broadband is available throughout the country), broadband will be as extensively used as telephones are now. I agree that until that happens, linear channels will continue to be necessary.
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