Thread: The future of television
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Re: The future of television
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
FAST channels stop the punters fast forwarding through ads. Thats why VM and it advertising paymasters are keen on it, and why they are pushing streaming boxes.
Precisely.

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Joining POP, another kids channel, back in linear world. And it’s not just young kids, the kidults who are the main target for BBC Three weren’t watching in sufficient numbers when that channel went on-demand only, so they brought it back.

Linear schedules are going nowhere because they serve a useful purpose. Anyone who hasn’t spent the last 10 years staking their reputation on their extinction can see that.
They are not going anywhere until the change to IPTV only, although channels will still close in the meantime, in line with the overall trend.

As for whether the channels will continue to exist after the changeover, this is the crucial area of debate. It’s interesting to note that even some of our FAST channels besides those on Pluto TV are now being offered on demand. It’ll be interesting to see where the audience goes.

https://www.advanced-television.com/...ent-on-demand/

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Virgin Media O2 is giving Virgin TV customers access to linear FAST channel content via VoD at no extra cost.

All Virgin TV customers can now watch episodes from their favourite FAST channel shows whenever suits them outside of the linear TV schedule. Customers can access the catch-up content via Virgin Media’s On Demand streaming app as well as via the Search function on their home screen.
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