Thread: General Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
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Old 07-08-2021, 20:07   #1124
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
A previously reliable source has said that Disney will close the rest of their channels by the end of this year and that Discovery, whilst publicly supporting the continuation of linear channels, have "told a bare faced lie" (his words) and that they intend to close their linear channels by 202. No distinction was made between FTA and pay channels, but I honestly can't see them closing any of their FTA channels (as long as they are still profitable that is). Maybe the downturn in advertising has impacted on them, but they are keeping them for contractual reasons??
I must admit that I found it strange that Discovery appeared to indicate that it wouldn’t abandon its TV channels. This flies in the face of the general trend, so I’m not at all surprised that they have now said their content will only be on the streamer in future.

If there is a Discovery channel left on Freeview, it will probably just be a showcase channel promoting content on Discovery+. I think they want to draw everyone into the streamer - they don’t want to dilute their audience by keeping the TV channels going.
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