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Originally Posted by Mr K
Streaming is just too flaky OB. It's at the mercy of over subscription or being 'offline'. Mine was down for a couple of days last week. Without my beautiful aerial I'd have missed the England quarter final ( mind you that might not have been a bad thing).
At a time of national emergency we're going to be reliant on terrestrial broadcasts. All Putin has to do is hack our BB networks, something he's quite good at...
Tv isnt just for entertainment it's a public service, which needs more than one delivery medium to reach all.
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I agree, there are indeed problems and concerns that still need to be ironed out. And yet broadcasters are ramping up their desire on get people to stream, hence the ‘digital first’ strategy.
Personally, I think these problems should be addressed before any switch off, but politicians are notoriously blind when it comes to planning for the future. Hence, they make decisions like turning off our access to fossil fuels before sufficient green energy is available to replace it.
Similarly, following any decision made to switch off the transmitters for TV broadcasting, they will not have resolved the legitimate issues you raise.