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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
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I know, lots of tv too.
This news today, as someone has already said, is directly relevant, I believe, to your linear channels discussion thread.
Netflix is a game changer, a disrupter. More stuff is going on demand. Something has to give somewhere...
Figures from Disney revealed last year, that interest in premium sports is declining at least on their ESPN service in favour of younger people preferring to "consume" box sets on demand. If this trend continues, this has major ramifications for all the big media cos, including Murdoch's.
This move by Discovery, is, I think, not for the interest of consumers like they're spinning, but, a positioning move as part of their masters' grand plan.