Thread: VOD The future for linear TV channels
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Old 20-05-2016, 20:05   #929
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Re: The future for linear TV channels
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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
He is basing his argument on what young people watch and not what the majority watch so l thought a bit of balance was needed.
I don't disagree that the majority of people are currently watching 'old fashioned' TV, Den. I have never doubted this, nor the likelihood that this will continue to be the case in the short term.

However, the 18-34 year olds will be 38-54 year olds in 20 years' time and by then the landscape will look completely different.

My Grandkids are frustrated with conventional channels because you can't fast forward them and you can't access what you want when you want. Nearly everything they watch nowadays is through on demand/streaming and recordings. My 10 year old grandson will be 30 in 20 years.

It doesn't take a genius to see the way things are going, but statistics that show the majority of the TV audience currently watch conventional channels does not interfere in any way with the premise of this thread, which is about the future, not the present.

Looking at the direction of travel, I don't understand why some people are in denial that our conventional TV channels will be in trouble in the not too distant future.

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Originally Posted by Mad Max View Post
I know what you mean, but i'd tend to go along with OB's previous posts with regards to linear TV declining pretty rapidly in 20 years time or so, because if 64% of 18-34 year olds are using streaming or on demand services today, then it would seem that those habits would continue into later life, which imo would strengthen OB's prediction.
Correct, and their way of viewing will rub off on a substantial proportion of the older generation too, just as internet shopping has taken off in all age groups.
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