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Old 20-07-2018, 17:16   #322
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
In what may be an inflexion point for the broadcast industry, a study from Hub Entertainment Research has found that as consumers adopt more platforms, even older viewers are abandoning live TV as their home base.
The inflection point is Rupert Murdoch selling most of his business empire which he has spent a lifetime building, because he cannot compete with the like of Netflix, Amazon and the others.

He cannot just throw a few billion dollars to make new content, they can. It's numbers. They can simply outspend him into oblivion, which is why he is selling why he can.

What clearer signal can there be, that linear tv as we know it, is going to fade away?

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
To be fair of late Sky has struggled to give away the movie channels just look at the discounts they are offering.
Some great offers can be had with Now tv too.
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