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Old 02-12-2019, 22:49   #1190
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
That's all genuinely interesting, pip, but the thing is none of it says there will be no linear channels in the future, and even if you could stretch it to that point it doesn't say 2035.

The BBC obviously has to justify its own existence, and the licence fee, by ensuring it is as widely available and adapts to consumer behaviour. Otherwise, the tax would easily be swept aside by a political party aspiring for votes at a General Election.

I've covered on a number of occasions the very low bar that is the threshold for it to remain worthwhile broadcasting linear television because of how cheap it actually is for a company who already holds the rights to the programming.
No, but it does say
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His proposals come as projections from Enders Analysis suggest traditional television channels will account for less than 50% of video viewing
in the UK by 2026.
What will that figure be by 2035?
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