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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
It is also possible that the government may allow advertising on the BBC, but if they go down the route of unskippable commercials, there would be an adverse reaction from the population.
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Highly unlikely, the biggest "adverse reaction" would be from Sky, ITV, Five and Channel 4 who would not welcome the competition for advertising money.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
The back library will be available on a PPV basis (this is already happening with BBC Store, so I was right about that).
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BBC Store was first announced in October 2013. It needed no special insight for you to predict it in January 2015. Also the Store adds nothing to what's long been available via iTunes, save the BBC branding.
You also said - in your very first post on this thread
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
the implication being that you cannot show live stuff on demand
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which suggests you have never really understood the terms your using - on demand and live streaming are not the same thing.
You can watch last night's EastEnders on demand from the iPlayer but when you're watching something that's happening now or using iPlayer to watch the episode which is also currently being shown on BBC One it's streaming.
Maybe if you stuck to the widely accepted and understood definitions of these two very different words people would find it easier to follow your claim?
One thing you have repeatedly said is that on demand services will make traditional broadcasters' business financially unviable but now you seem to be saying they'll remain but as streamed services?
But if you are, I've already shown you how streaming is MORE expensive than broadcasting via DSAT and DTT for the channel operator where the costs are fixed regardless of how many are watching.
Perhaps the best way forward would be if you typed a single post restating your case, remembering to use on demand and streaming correctly?
Suspect it would help clear a lot of this up. Or at least clarify where you're wrong.