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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
They do seem to be reducing. There's various reasons being given, such as Covid fallout, licensing issues due to Brexit and competition from streaming services.
Freesat & Freeview intend to merge operations & in certain circumstance allow streaming channels onto the EPG.
Talking Pictures could be on the way out too:
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...9#post36070499 |
Yes, I think that Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries are likely to be the last decent additions to our channel line-up. The golden age of linear scheduled TV channels is coming to an end, and this will be increasingly the case over the next few years.
In some respects, it is a shame. I remember vividly how excited we all were with the Disney Channel launch. Also, I remember clearly how happy I was when we were treated to new channels like SelectTV, the Granada channels and the Sci-Fi channel. I even stayed up to watch it when it only started at 1am on Mondays to Wednesdays, so I was pleased when cable offered the channel all day long!
However, time hurries on, and change will happen regardless of our attachments to the past.
The future is streaming. But that is a subject for another thread!