Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 02-12-2019, 20:55   #1189
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by Mad Max View Post
Did OB say that there wouldn't be any linear channels? I'm pretty sure he didn't, he did say that there has to be linear TV to show live sports!
Well there doesn’t really. A live stream can be set up ad-hoc to deliver sport (like Sky red button streams).

Linear TV as I think most of us understand it is a (usually) 24 hour broadcast where they schedule programming at specific times. Usage of the word linear aside that’s what we’ve all been talking about al this time. And yes, he said there would be no linear channels as advertising revenue wouldn’t sustain the model.
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