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Old 18-05-2025, 18:47   #1198
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Re: The future of television

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
I think we are both right on that. Europe has shown no sign of giving up on their terrestrial infrastructure and indeed, they are modernising it and preparing for 5G broadcasting.

However, it is different in this country, and no such investment appears to be forthcoming. It is for this reason that the broadcasters are investing in an IPTV only environment.

As I’ve been saying, only a convincing government decision will change this. What are the chances?
Loss of votes at the last minute when the broadcast infrastructure starts to fail and with the realisation that broadband infrastructure simply can't cope with the demand. That's when the government will finally realise they should have been planning for this. Maybe even pulling a "South Africa" and having to keep the terrestrial network running after the rest of Europe has switched off, with all of the political problems that will come with that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD1aYYFEUtQ
Hard to imagine but South Africa is even behind us in securing a future for TV distribution.
I'm not quite sure that the broadcaster's plans actually align with your vision of the future https://www.t3.com/tech/tvs/bbc-to-r...es-of-channels. A set top box with 100's of channels... oh dear, oh dear.

Last edited by epsilon; 18-05-2025 at 19:04.
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