Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 14-07-2018, 12:00   #311
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
What with small bargain packages which are the cheap tat packages and are of little relevance to the main big sports rights packages which are all on leading TV channels now and in the future which you find very hard to take in...
Your future goes about two weeks ahead, Den!

So the BBC i-Player and Eurosport Player offer 'cheap tat'?

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Live Sports have been streamed for a long while you talk about it like it's something new , it still doesn't mean Sport on linear channels delivered by DTT , Satellite , Cable etc is going anywhere anytime soon.
I didn't say 'soon', but in a decade the trend will be undeniable. Most TV industry experts support this view.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
All the more reason to broadcast it.

Think about this. Let's say BT Sport UHD is 20Mbps, and a million people want to watch it simultaneously.
1) If it's streamed, how much bandwidth does it need?
2) If it's broadcast, how much bandwidth does it need?
Ok, you've convinced me!
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