Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
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Old 19-07-2018, 18:00   #1340
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
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Originally Posted by Horizon View Post
Yep, but as I said in the streaming thread the other day, I think a lot of the paytv channels will wither as the streamers gain more power. This is the beginning of that process.

There is no way that Disney will now allow its content on competitive services such as Sky, so we're into a new era of each company owning and broadcasting its own content on its own platform and apps.
Absolutely correct, Horizon. Events will conspire against the viability of conventional channels. As you say, content will be restricted, viewers will be pulled elsewhere (for a variety of reasons, including content, the convenience of on demand and advertisement fatigue), and our currently popular channels will become unviable.

It'll take a few years, but the trend will be noticeable in about half a decade. It doesn't really take much to work out.
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