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Originally Posted by Hugh
Will the broadcasters be concerned that the only things that would stand in their way if they decided streaming is the way to go are
- OFCOM (which is responsible for licensing all UK commercial television services, and who could remove their broadcasting licences)
- HM Government, who write the Laws regarding broadcasting licences
Is that a serious question?
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As I said, retiring the channels to show all programmes on demand/live streaming can’t happen if the government or Ofcom stepped in. But would they?
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Originally Posted by jfman
If the Government does not allow them to do so, or if the most successful free to air commercial broadcaster in this country decides to do so themselves, would it be a FAST channel?
You claim I know what it is - I’ll be honest with you I find the concept so ill defined I am seeking clarification on it. Whether you would want ITV1 to continue as a linear channel over IP is irrelevant to my question.
What characteristics of a FAST channel would be missing if it was not?
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I guess it would be a FAST channel in those circumstances. It would also be far superior to the present offering, given the limited choice of programmes currently available on the present crop of FAST channels.
I suppose it is also possible that in such a scenario, the former broadcast channels may offer a much more limited choice than would be available on their streamers both to encourage the audience to switch to that method of viewing in order to comply with such a dictat from the government or the regulators.
When I look at Pluto now, it seems to me that the on demand content is more prominent than before - previously, it was the channels that our eyes were drawn to. This may possibly be an indication that the on demand part of the streamer is more popular, but I haven’t seen any audience figures to confirm that.