Thread: VOD The future for linear TV channels
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Old 01-05-2016, 18:41   #902
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Re: The future for linear TV channels
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Originally Posted by TVWatcher View Post
Or 'facts' as they're commonly known.

Steaming linear content is not the same as video on demand because linear content is scheduled and so is no more on demand than tuning to BBC 1 or ITV.



Except that a steamed version of BBC One or ITV is no different than a broadcast version other than being more expensive for the company to operate and so there's no reason why either broadcaster would make that platform shift.
I could make some bombastic statement now regarding the difference between 'steaming' and 'streaming', but I won't, you see, because I know what you meant.

This argument has never been made on the Netflix/Streaming Services thread, so why it should be raised now and made into some big issue, I fail to understand. Whatever you want to call it, I think most people understand the nature of this argument.

Yes, I accept that there is a technical difference between VOD and streaming, but to the man in the Clapham omnibus, they are the same. And it makes absolutely no difference to my argument.

In terms of the point made about conventional channels being cheaper, it should be remembered that the broadcasters are committed and have already switched to VOD/streaming via the players.

My point is that it will not make commercial sense to run both systems when the conventional channels no longer bring in the required amount of advertising revenue unless alternative income streams can be found. This is the whole basis of this thread.
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