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Originally Posted by jfman
There’s 28 million households in the UK and broadband penetration is only at 89%. Add on those who can’t get a speed sufficient enough for HDTV, or perhaps only one stream per household. So yes, OB, you’ve just cut off millions of people.
For those who have dated equipment who is to say that they move to Freeview over IP instead of say Sky or Virgin? This means reduced prominence. That means fewer viewers on top of the millions you’ve outright cut off.
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That’s funny, because you quoted a different percentage last time. The true figure as at the start of 2023 was 97.8% penetration. Do you really believe that we’ll not have the whole country covered in
10 years?
You are right to point out that some people have TVs that are outdated now. I suspect the government would help them the same way as they did with the digital changeover. I know you like to put obstacles to any change, and I am not saying there aren’t any, but obstacles can be overcome.
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Originally Posted by jfman
Surely if broadcasters didn’t want Freeview they’d just hand back their licences? Is this going to be industry led or will it require Government intervention as you outline above?
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I didn’t say broadcasters didn’t want Freeview in some form or another. Faced with a switch off in the early 2030s, maybe any conversion to IP would indeed be industry led. However, if not, I’m pretty certain that the government of the day would put money in to assist or cover development costs.