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Old 11-10-2024, 21:29   #909
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Yes, I get that, but the criticism is constantly about the clear conclusions I have reached based on what appears obvious to me. The only reason I keep repeating myself is because I keep getting responses (repeated responses) which appear to miss the point completely. None of the usual suspects are prepared even to consider that what I say might be true, but no-one, absolutely no-one has come up with a serious reason why that should not happen.

I acknowledge that my assessment of the future may not be 100% correct, obviously. I have pointed out before that I’m not Nostradamus! But surely nobody can disregard the growing acceptance of streaming at the expense of linear TV. I am just stating the obvious (ie that linear channels are losing advertising revenue and new originals to streamers, which will ultimately have consequences).
People just want to watch tv reliably. Streaming has so many things that can go wrong, which means no, or buffering tv. . Ok as an additional on demand content. Live terrestial tv and hard drive recordings are far more reliable. Can't see that changing in our lifetime's OB. I suspect we'll see people on Mars first, and they'll use hard drive recordings for tv entertainment and won't be relying on streaming dodgy interweb from mother Earth.
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