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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Which I have explained on several occasions. Not everyone is too bothered about these differences because the average punter looks at on demand and they look at streaming and they have the same experience. Most will understand the difference between that and our conventional broadcast channels.
Despite going on and on about these fine differences, why not concentrate on what you know is the suggestion - that our conventional broadcast channels will ultimately die off as analogue has done?
Stuart and Horizon have done a good job at explaining those differences so now we can all understand.
Now let's move on, for pity's sake.
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Except that as has been pointed out to you before, BT Sport is a linear, scheduled channel which happens to be streamed on BT TV. BBC One is streamed live via iPlayer.
Both are conventional linear, scheduled channels and can be accessed via conventional DSAT or cable, but both are also streamed. The linear channel is not, and cannot be, on demand. Content from both is, of course, available on demand. But than that's not linear.
Words have meanings. Conversations are easiest when people stick to those meanings.
As for your fall back that traditionally broadcast channels via DTT, DSAT and cable will one day vanish or all move online - why?
I've shown you before how the costs of DTT and DSAT are fixed regardless of the numbers of people viewing - why would the broadcasters move to stream them when it costs more the more people who are viewing?
Why would viewers ditch the shows they already love in favour of something else just because it happens to be on demand?
EastEnders fans will continue watching BBC One for as long as Eastenders is on BBC One, ditto ITV and Corrie. Netflix and Amazon don't have those shows and people like to watch them live.
So what real-world event will make them switch?