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Old 18-09-2023, 18:10   #2070
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Our public service broadcasters did try - it was called Project Kangaroo, but Ofcom closed it down.
Because they tried to make it an everything burrito from day one, mixing broadcast and on-demand content in a way Ofcom believed would hamper the development of private sector efforts. TVCatchup and similar services simply rebroadcast free-to-air satellite channels as IP streams, which you could select from a simple EPG.
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