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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
At last, the penny seems to have dropped!
Yes, my argument is that existing scheduled TV will ultimately be replaced by video on demand and streaming. I thought page 1 of this thread made this clear, but evidently not, as it seems to have taken a few years for this to sink in.
I accept part of the blame for initially using the term 'linear', but at the time, all the press articles I was coming across referred to our existing channels thus. Then, having (I thought) clarified the position, there was much pedantry going on revolving around terminology and other nonsense.
Finally, maybe there is at last an element of agreement about the thrust of the argument presented in this thread, even though some may still be of the view that existing channels will continue much as they are now. For that, we must wait and see, but I believe that the broadcasters will adapt to new technology by the time IPTV takes off and replaces existing transmissions. I would not be at all surprised if at that point, if not before, Sky will cease to broadcast via satellite, thereby reducing costs.
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No matter how much effort you make to sugar coat your climbdown on this issue - there are countless posts where you describe viewers not watching linear TV and therefore the advertising revenue wouldn’t support it.
It’s hardly pedantry to pin you down on your use of terminology given your track record in moving the goalposts.
The only think that has “sunk in” is your own realisation that people will continue to watch linear television, no matter how backward you believe it to be.
Indeed, let’s revisit the opening post:
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Well, that's what Virgin Media seem to think, and this interesting piece suggests that our cableco at least is set to move on from the traditional scheduled TV means of providing content.
This rather suggests that the days of more and more digital channels being added to VM may be coming to an end, in favour of a bigger and more comprehensive on demand selection from multiple sources.
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Digital terrestrial had nothing to do with it.
This thread from 2015 seems equally to be clearly talking about scheduled linear television as a whole.
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33699901