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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
So you read:
‘ …There is no way around the fact that the proliferation of TV distribution methods ….will put more and more pressure onto PSBs…..The tipping point will come for DSat and eventually DTT at which the costs of distribution outweigh the benefits.’
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I did. But, that being the part where they merely identify the problem, I kept reading in order to discover what their possible solutions are. So I also read:
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Investment in a more efficient DTT service: If it is considered that the DTT platform will deliver sufficient scale of audiences over the 2030s, or a managed transition away is undesirable, then a more efficient but full DTT service could be considered if ongoing investment or funding could be sustained. We discuss the pressures on commercial funding in 4.15-4.32 below. This may well include supporting audiences with new equipment for more efficient broadcast signals.
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Reduce DTT down to a core service (known as a ‘nightlight’): The DTT service could maintain a minimum number of core channels (for example, the main public service channels). This could be done as a temporary transition to a fuller switch off, or remain indefinitely as a provider of last resort. This would make running the infrastructure cheaper overall but spread across fewer users. Co-users such as FM/DAB radio could remain, which also then provide power-resilient broadcasts in emergency situations.
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And also
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Move towards DTT switch-off over the 2030s: A planned campaign to support people in getting connected and confident with internet TV services could facilitate a DTT switch-off. This would take careful planning to ensure universality of public service broadcasting and that no one was left behind, but would also have wider benefits for digital inclusion.
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… which is the only one of the three options Ofcom has put forward
for early discussion that actually involved ditching DTT. The other two emphatically do not. The *first* one in the list even advocates for investment to make it resilient and more efficient. Yet somehow no matter what you read, and even when what you post says the opposite of what you think it does, you stick to the idea that you must be right. Meanwhile, we draw ever nearer to your switch of prediction date. Tick tock.
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Still. as usual, you think you know better. Not much I can do about that.
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Based on all the above, apparently I do, and you’re right (for once), no there’s not.