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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj
Having a red button option will probably be the way VM will go.
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I'm inclined to agree. I think we will see a YouTube/Worldbox type portal on channel 106.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
How do you come to this conclusion ?
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Well, as a closed and privately owned system, VM can use their EPG and bandwidth pretty much as they see fit.
On Freeview, extra spectrum would have to be purchased in order to keep BBC3 as the existing bandwidth is to be used for BBC1 +1. The BBC won't want to do this as the whole idea is to save money.
On satellite, as well as the issue of having to rent extra bandwidth, the BBC would also have to pay for EPG inclusions on the two platforms.
Even if they wanted to, Sky aren't allowed to give any given channel more favourable terms regarding EPG costs; they have to be 'Fair, reasonable and non discriminatory'.
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Originally Posted by andy_m
YouView allows streaming channels to be part of the epg, and allows recording of them. I am wondering if this is a way for the BBC to park three, but keep it running, and that in the long term it will be available to record again in this way.
Personally I think the way we consume tv is changing, but not towards online as quickly as some think-we're still in the middle of a full blown migration towards time shifting, with the pvr, rather than services such as iPlayer the driver. An awful lot of telly is still watched live. I think BBC three will die if it isn't able to return to an epg at some point in the future. Although the bbc's policy of platform neutrality might scupper that, of course.
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My thoughts exactly.