Well, here is a link to an article which appeared in January which will be music to the ears of those who still believe that there will be a place for existing linear channels as well as streamers in the longer term. Not a view I agree with obviously, but I thought it was about time I provided a little light relief for those who rigorously continue to hold to that view.
However, there is a cautionary note in here if you look closely - that is that when you give the audience the opportunity to exercise choice and control the viewing themselves, they will get used to doing so.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...hannels-doomed
All of this against the background of more and more channels closing down, often because the content is going to a streamer.
Those lost recently include:
3 Disney children’s channels
Sky Cinema Disney
Discovery Home and Health
Discovery Shed
Travel Channel
3 MTV channels
VH1
Other channel closures announced:
Fox
Channels which may be closed as a result of AT&T merger with Discovery:
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
TLC
DMAX
Investigation Discovery
Discovery Science
Discovery History
Discovery Turbo
Quest
Quest Red
Food Network
Really
HGTV
Eurosport 1 & 2
Other channels rumoured to close soon:
National Geographic
Wild
AMC
Change of emphasis to streaming
Channel 4