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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
How many times?!!
I believe that the traditionally broadcast TV channels will cease, whether by DTT, cable or satellite. They will ultimately migrate to IPTV and the content will be presented a different way - not by channel.
Live content will be streamed, just as live content on the BBC i-Player is streamed, and again, the content will be accessed not by channel, but by event.
I am not ruling out 'Pluto' type services, but frankly, even they are now emphasising their VOD content.
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Well, that is part of the point. Less content is commissioned because you don't have to fill the gaps in the schedule with dross. You know as well as I do that the BBC has a reputation for repeating its programmes over and over.
Instead, you will just get the programmes that are judged to be of interest to the target audience.
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I do not discount in any way your contribution, Legendkiller. I am expressing mine and you are expressing yours.
I don't know exactly what you do, but I know that you can see contracts and proposals coming through. But you are the first to admit that often you don't know what lies just around the corner because sometimes you get notified just weeks in advance.
I would have thought that very little of what gets through to your office relates to 20 years hence, and even if it did, do you really suppose that things are impossible for broadcasters to change? The broadcasting industry recognises that it is up for debate whether DTT will still be broadcast as it is now in the future or whether 5G broadcast is the name of the game in the future. The jury is out on whether existing broadcast system will move over to IPTV in the future as well.
All I'm saying is that I believe it will, because it will be cheaper and more flexible, and easier to run. No scheduling required, except for live events. Yes, I know that channels can be run over IPTV - look at Now TV. But if most people are viewing their content via VOD, as I think they will be by then, why would they do this?
It is just my opinion. I may be proved wrong, I acknowledge that. I'm not claiming to be Nostrodamus!
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We know that, and if you recall, I said at the time that this move was far too early, and it was wrong to pick on this one channel to migrate to online only. Broadband hasn't even finished rolling out yet, and the government is hinting that even this will be delayed now. So the move was rather premature.
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Ofcourse OB i agree with you to an extent but claiming any of the big 5 channels will leave traditional broadcasting methods anytime within next 50 years is a very long shot.
Also 6G is being tested, i'm serious.
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Originally Posted by Phunkenstein
I know you have mentioned Shudder before but the other two are interesting - Starzplay have managed to get themselves across a variety of platforms (even on Rakuten TV) but Sky seems to have been a holdout for sometime - curious to see how whether that’s an app or whether Sky operate that via their own progressive download system.
And it’s been well reported that Sky & Amazon have had a lot of commercial differences preventing Prime landing on Q (Search, transactional content and the channels platform Amazon have) so if they have found some common ground, interesting to see where they have both ceded that ground and if it happens, whether this is reciprocated and gets Now TV onto the Fire TV platform?
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We think it'll be a stripped down version of Prime video on SKYQ maybe just the included with prime content, SKY are keen to get talks rolling and Amazon are also pretty keen as they want Prime on every device.
Chances are Shudder and Starzplay could be in the prime app itself if/when it arrives on the SKYQ box, Shudder do have a linear channel on their website so that may get a EPG number on SKY.
Things are likely to quieten down quite a lot now in work with the break coming up next Friday a nice 4 week break
but i think 2021 is going to be a very busy year tv wise.