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Old 25-05-2016, 14:09   #949
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Re: The future for linear TV channels
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
A stream dedicated to live programming *is* a linear TV channel, OB. You keep doing semantic back-flips in order to try to claim it's something that it's not, because aside from all other arguments about power consumption, bandwidth availability and viewer habits, this one fact is the one that comprehensively demonstrates your original predictions must be false.

It makes no difference whether the broadcast is over terrestrial, satellite, coaxial cable or IP. A live channel, requiring by its nature a schedule, is a linear channel.
You know very well, Chris, that the comparison is with the conventional linear TV channels.

Forgive my shorthand, but I don't think most people are concerned with the semantics you are employing to avoid the subject.

To be clear, there is no dispute that a live channel includes streaming. However, the user does notice a very big difference between the two. So if the conventional TV channels are replaced entirely by on demand and streaming services, this will make a big difference to the perception of TV viewing to the man in the street.
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