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muppetman11 · 17-03-2015, 11:20

Going forward do you think we'll see the amount of linear channels decrease bit by bit ?

I can see a time when broadcasters like the BBC , Sky , ITV , C4 etc have only a few entertainment channels each.

For instance the BBC could just operate with BBC 1 & 2 with all its best shows spread across the two plus BBC News with a red prompt to its Portal (IPlayer) with full series , catch up , back catalogue etc.

I understand one issue would be ad revenue especially for the likes of ITV.

17-03-2015, 11:20	#1
muppetman11 Inactive Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,313	Will we see linear channel numbers decrease in the future ? Going forward do you think we'll see the amount of linear channels decrease bit by bit ? I can see a time when broadcasters like the BBC , Sky , ITV , C4 etc have only a few entertainment channels each. For instance the BBC could just operate with BBC 1 & 2 with all its best shows spread across the two plus BBC News with a red prompt to its Portal (IPlayer) with full series , catch up , back catalogue etc. I understand one issue would be ad revenue especially for the likes of ITV.