Thread: No longer cable TV
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Old 09-09-2014, 12:51   #7
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Re: No longer cable TV
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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
TV is heading for a major change over the forthcoming decade.

The playing out of scheduled programming now seems outdated.

I, and I would guess very many others, very rarely watch a programme when it is broadcast.

Initially, this change started with sky+ a decade ago.

But now I don't even bother recording and series linking, now I just watch on demand.

The lines between internet and TV are now blurred, and soon will be impossible to differentiate.

Instead of having to wait every week for new shows, you'll be able to watch new series immediately, Netflix already do this.

I think it's great.
I agree with most of this, but I would say the process began with on demand provision by the cable companies when we went digital!

Although internet TV is probably the way of the future, I would say that the big change will be that the internet channels will be diverted through set top boxes or internet enabled TVs.

I think it will always be a minority who choose to watch programmes through computer screens and laptops. Give me the big screens any day.
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