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Old 19-05-2024, 13:04   #865
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Re: The future of television

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post


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.
I’m not ignoring the FAST channels. I am simply saying that I was not referring to the FAST channels when I made my prediction. Ever since I realised the level of pedantry my detractors were using to prove me wrong, I have been careful to clarify time and again that I was referring our ‘traditional broadcast channels’. You know that full well.

My prediction is far from unravelling, but those who argued that streaming would never take over are very reluctant to admit that their predictions are indeed unravelling.

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
OB inventing an argument I didn’t actually make and still coming up wrong on power consumption. I was referring to backup bandwidth over 4G which is limited. As any O2 user impacted by network congestion can testify.
I am well aware that the argument about not being enough power supply was Chris’s. I didn’t say it was yours.

I am also not saying that Chris is wrong about the shortfall in electricity generation. I am simply pointing out that problems such as these will be overcome.
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