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Old 27-03-2016, 21:21   #737
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Re: The future for linear TV channels

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
In fact, I haven't heard of a single idea that would reverse or even slow down the trend away from broadcast TV.

Even our conventional broadcasters are having to embrace the new way of doing things in the digital world.


http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...eaming-service
That's because your assumptions about the trend are faulty. You're assuming the increase in VOD use and decrease in broadcast use are 1/ causally related and 2/ will continue ad infinitum, or at least until one kills the other.

The history of innovations in entertainment consistently shows that newer options find their place in the mix but do not eliminate the others. Your failure to acknowledge this simple truth is the reason why your predictions are shaky to say the least.
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