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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
So what? Public broadcasters have failed to support retaining a terrestrial TV service, and other commercial broadcasters such as Sky will not waste time with it either.
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Have they? According to every list I see there’s plenty of channels on DTT and satellite on a discretionary basis that could be withdrawn tomorrow if rational capitalists in the marketplace chose to do so.
I have every confidence rational capitalists will continue to do so far beyond 2035.
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Some of the much smaller channels may wish to continue broadcasting, but they won’t capture much interest, and the cost of the infrastructure will mean the current system will be rendered unviable.
As I have said repeatedly, in the end, if the TV industry decides to go IPTV only, then IPTV it will be. Internet refuseniks will then have to reassess their view on this.
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Starmer’s government is unpopular enough without telling millions of people they need to pony up for internet services they don’t want or need to watch television.