Globally, the internet is on track to consume 20% of all electricity production next year.
https://theconversation.com/the-inte...ainable-160639
Meanwhile the BBC established that per device/hour, streaming consumes twice as much electricity as terrestrial broadcast.
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We found that the energy use of streaming video per hour (0.19 kWh/device-hour) is similar to that of satellite (0.16 kWh/device-hour) and cable (0.15 kWh/device-hour); terrestrial television uses less than half of the other platforms (0.06 kWh/device-hour). (Updated and revised figures in bold, June 2021)
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2020-0...ming-broadcast
As of 2022 more than a third of UK households were Freeview-only (37%). These homes - representing around 10 million households - are the ones that will be doubling their TV-viewing electricity consumption. Doubling.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ng-households/
So, yes, the power consumption issue hasn’t gone away, but only because as of right now it hasn’t yet become an issue. If terrestrial broadcast TV is switched off, well then, it might be. At present the National Grid is preoccupied with the capacity constraints that are imminent issues, arising from electrification of road transport and home heating.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68601354
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you are now pushing an argument about the FAST channels, which was never part of my argument
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Your argument was always on thin ice precisely because you were foolish enough to make hard predictions about the future, when anyone with an ounce of wisdom knows to expect the unexpected. FAST channels are - more or less - unexpected, though as more people take an interest in IP-delivered TV it maybe ought to have been obvious that broadcasters with an established business model and an eye for reduced costs would take an interest.
I understand why you’d like us to ignore them, as they are the final nail in the coffin for your predictions. Unlucky for you.