Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 14-01-2019, 08:37   #453
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
That’s pure gash, OB.

The golden age will be when it is viable for every home in the U.K. to access as many simultaneous streams as required, and everything presently delivered via broadcast is deliverable over IP (movies and live sports on similar terms to Sky for example). That means universal, affordable, super-fast internet access, which we are still several years from supplying to all homes, and several more years from provisioning with sufficient bandwidth and electrical power for everyone to max it out, as they would have to.

I know you’ve stuck your neck right out on this and you’re desperate for your opinions to be validated, but seriously, you need to wind the hyperbole in a bit.
I merely pointed out that it had begun. Of course we need to get full coverage over the whole of the UK and at super-fast speeds. That programme is well under way.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
If the article is predicting the rise of Netflix or Amazon Prime I’d say it’s missed the boat. The success or otherwise of the latter is yet to be established, along with the key question of wihether consumers will bear the cost of multiple subscriptions which is what the majority of new entrants will rely upon.

Eleven Sports has demonstrated that the market for secondary sports rights isn’t really there in the UK. However that’s not really new, the delivery method may be, but Premier Sports, Boxnation, etc. all exist in the market and haven’t hit the levels of hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

Do you work for that website? I’ve noticed it a few times now in your posts.
No, I don't work for any site!

Netflix and Amazon are well established now after a few short years. Starzplay has stepped into the market. Disney+ will be here soon. I stand by my comment that the age of streaming has begun.

As for sport, I have always said that this is a different kettle of fish, and that until the technical problems are sorted out (particularly latency), most people will continue to use live scheduled TV to watch it. This will not take long, however, and when these issues are resolved, there will be a big push towards streaming.

You know as well as I do that the big change will come when the global players finally stand up to challenge Sky in terms of the Premiership rights. This, in turn, is dependent on superfast broadband being rolled out across the UK.
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