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Originally Posted by TVWatcher
Yes, certainly a lot cheaper for them than a DTT slot which trade for megabucks.
Most streaming channels I've seen have been relatively low quality, this was also true of NOW TV when it fist launched and some users complained of outages even on the VOD side of the service.
They've spent the cash and fixe it. The app/web stream for BT Sport also had outages due to suddenly spikes in popularity.
If you're doing it properly running VOD and streaming can be just as expensive as other broadcasting types, if not more so, for popular services.
The only point I'm really trying to make is that the day when ITV decide to move solely to streaming or VOD is a very long way off!
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You only need to look at BT's UHD offering to see delivering TV over fibre still has its problems. Many of BT's Infinity customers still can't receive the 40mbps required to view the channel.