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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Well, quite. But there has been far too much pedantry over the term ‘linear’. My question throughout has been whether TV channels such as BBC1 and ITV1 will survive in that form when TV becomes IP only.
I have no doubt that FAST channels will continue as long as they remain popular, but I deduced over 10 years ago now that our traditional broadcasters would not want to go to the bother of running their channels as well as their streaming services.
So unless the government applies pressure to keep them going, or provides the necessary funding to make it worthwhile, I think the lifespan of the traditional TV channels is very limited now.
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Still in denial, I see.
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It's the cost of making the programming that takes up most of the budget of operating a linear channel. The 'bother' of running a parallel linear channel to also show their content is negligible as the extra costs are negligible and the function can be automated.
As long as the extra ad revenue exceeds the low extra costs, I see no reason why they would drop this format for those that want to use it.