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Old 07-04-2016, 14:21   #852
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Re: The future for linear TV channels

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
OK, fair comment, Sky have accelerated their investment in original programme, although their spend is currently about half that of ITV. However, the point remains that failure to allow other services to buy up original content may deny the streaming services of their material, but it will also deny our broadcast channels of much needed income if advertising income declines.

Furthermore, the streaming services will simply get their material from elsewhere
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Where?

That bland statement covers a huge area - it often costs millions to make programmes/series, and there needs to be a return on investment for the programme makers; no one has yet shown a business model that does not require a vast majority of streaming services libraries coming from the existing programme makers (as they have the studios and the back catalogues).
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