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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
I am on Freesat and download a lot of the TV I watch off usenet
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Somebody, somewhere, has to pay for those programmes you download to be made, and Freesat is provided as a PSB by the BBC and ITV...
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Public service broadcasting itself is under review. By the way, once broadband is fully rolled out, there is no reason the Beeb could not go IPTV, even if public service broadcasting obligations are retained.
As things stand now, you need a TV, plus an aerial or a TV subscription (via Sky, BT, VM, Talk Talk, etc), and of course you need electricity. It’s certainly not free. Why is the internet any different? It is pretty well a necessity in the modern world.
This article is quite interesting in terms of current audience preferences.
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/20210307...adcast-tv.html |
People who want to sell advertising on streaming TV produce poll that shows it’s worth advertising on streaming TV...
But 18 million homes at the moment have the choice not to have any subscription - you want to take that choice away from them...