Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 19-08-2019, 19:52   #1021
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
The most lucrative returns from commercials come when younger adults watch them in droves. This is what brings in the readies for the TV channels.It seems that the millenials are veering away from the footie and do not watch the traditionally broadcast tv channels habitually, preferring to stream YouTube and Netflix. So the advertising that produces the best results will dry up, thus reducing advertising income still further.

It's all very well to claim that older people will continue to prefer the TV channels they are used to watching, but commercials aimed at them just don't really hit the spot. Advertisers won't want to pay a fortune to attract pensioners. This is why we will soon see a rapid decline of scheduled TV channels. What is to prevent it?
Again you've got lost arguing a point that nobody actually made.

Nobody is claiming advertising revenue will continue to be 'lucrative' - only that it'll continue to exceed the negligible costs of maintaining a linear presence for major media companies who own the rights anyway.
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