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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You have misinterpreted me, although, sorry, I could have been clearer. I was referring to broadband speed here, not the demise of the broadcast linear channels, which I have consistently said may be 20 years away. Probably 18 now!
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No, you weren’t, you were talking about a wholesale switch to streaming TV and the end of linear broadcast, as per this post from the same thread, quoted in full so we can all see that you’re not discussing broadband capacity:
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Not sure what you mean, but I think the number of TV channels will reduce over time and eventually go altogether.
I think in the future you will just pay for what you watch, with a choice of subscription and/or pay per view. Commercial broadcasters are pretty unanimous in pleading that the TV licence system is out of date.
When you compare the instant access to the programmes you want to see with the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, with the tiresome wait for the programme you want to see on broadcast TV and those interminable advertisements, I think that most people, in time, will come to accept the inevitable.
I acknowledge I could well be wrong on the 10 years time span, but come it will, I'm convinced of that. Of course something even more startling may develop in the meantime which none of us have even contemplated!
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To be fair, though, you did begin to see your error quite quickly. Maybe that’s why you’ve now completely forgotten your original prediction.