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Old 08-07-2026, 15:57   #1220
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Re: The future for linear TV channels
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Oh, I know they’re successful. They produce highly successful crap, but then so did Gerald Ratner, until he was stupid enough to tell everyone that’s what he was doing.

I quite understand why Comcast thinks it’s a good fit, but the point you make also underlines, in part, why I think they won’t relinquish ITV1’s PSB licence. Anyone can make crap, crap is a commodity item and the only way you can sell a commodity is to have it under your customer’s nose so your customer picks up your crap and not the next guy’s. Because (Bristol Scale notwithstanding) crap is crap is crap. Without the PSB licence and the channel 3 slot they become just another purveyor of crap somewhere in the arse-end of the EPG.
The ‘terrestrial’ streamers can also be designated as PSB broadcasters, and their presence on home pages are generally at the top of the list as a requirement of Ofcom.

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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
It would have to reach 99.9% of households before freeview could be dropped.
Ideally, but of course the article does say (as I have mentioned before):

The Public Service Broadcasters’ (PSBs) currently support a transition to IPTV in the mid-2030s as it will become increasingly challenging for them to bear double costs from running multiple distribution platforms.

In the end, it’s the cost of running two systems that will determine the outcome. Homes without the ability to access the internet in the conventional way will be able to get it via satellite.

I would also make the point that 98.5% of homes currently cannot receive DTT signals. 100% or 99.9% coverage as you suggest is highly desirable, but it’s not essential.

The other thing to consider is the internet refuseniks. For some, that’s their choice. Others are impoverished, and if the government wants to do something about that, all they have to do is give them a benefit that enables them to receive basic broadband. But that’s an expense the government will struggle to afford.
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