Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 09-08-2018, 19:10   #352
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
But Sky's business model (and to a lesser extent BT's) is built on sport not movies and the dross that fill the other hundreds of channels.

So replacing linear tv is all about being able to stream sport reliably - unfortunately for the majority we are light years away from being able to do that.

Additionally, if streaming of sport is so imminent why are Eleven Sports looking to do a deal with Sky and others to carry their sports rights via a linear channel?

It wasn't just about Sky and BT, it was about any scheduled programme that people would to have to watch at the stated broadcast time, could have been something like Coronation Street or East Enders for example, but obviously you don't have to do that nowadays with On Demand etc.
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