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muppetman11 · 14-10-2016, 18:45

It's pretty simple economics Den , look at the large amounts of money Sky now has to pay for its latest Premier League rights they have already stated that savings need to be made then add in the pressure of people leaving going to cheaper alternatives and it's easy to see any of the subscription channels that don't perform well face being offered less money or worse still cut.

My opinion for what it is worth is that traditional pay tv will be around for many years to come however I wouldn't be surprised further down the line if we see the amount of pay channels reducing with some moving content to On Demand and some being axed due to poor viewing numbers. I think we'll smaller bundles of pay channels available alongside the terrestrial ones with increased amounts of On Demand.

14-10-2016, 18:45	#74
muppetman11 cf.mega poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,313	Re: Large bundles of Channels It's pretty simple economics Den , look at the large amounts of money Sky now has to pay for its latest Premier League rights they have already stated that savings need to be made then add in the pressure of people leaving going to cheaper alternatives and it's easy to see any of the subscription channels that don't perform well face being offered less money or worse still cut. My opinion for what it is worth is that traditional pay tv will be around for many years to come however I wouldn't be surprised further down the line if we see the amount of pay channels reducing with some moving content to On Demand and some being axed due to poor viewing numbers. I think we'll smaller bundles of pay channels available alongside the terrestrial ones with increased amounts of On Demand.