The future of television

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

So what? Public broadcasters have failed to support retaining a terrestrial TV service, and other commercial broadcasters such as Sky will not waste time with it either.

Some of the much smaller channels may wish to continue broadcasting, but they won’t capture much interest, and the cost of the infrastructure will mean the current system will be rendered unviable.

As I have said repeatedly, in the end, if the TV industry decides to go IPTV only, then IPTV it will be. Internet refuseniks will then have to reassess their view on this.

Not for the first time, you sound like one of those futurology picture books you used to be able to buy from the Puffin Book Club at school.

The sort that breezily assured us we’d have an android maid bustling round every respectable home by now.

I had a copy of this one, published in 1978. I loved it. But most of its contents turned out to be utter gonads.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Chris

Not for the first time, you sound like one of those futurology picture books you used to be able to buy from the Puffin Book Club at school.

The sort that breezily assured us we’d have an android maid bustling round every respectable home by now.

I had a copy of this one, published in 1978. I loved it. But most of its contents turned out to be utter gonads.

I see his prophecy as being more like The Ladybird Book Of The Zombie Apocalypse. And just as likely to happen...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebmiw147DTE

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by Chris

Not for the first time, you sound like one of those futurology picture books you used to be able to buy from the Puffin Book Club at school.

The sort that breezily assured us we’d have an android maid bustling round every respectable home by now.

I had a copy of this one, published in 1978. I loved it. But most of its contents turned out to be utter gonads.

I love the 70's depictions of the robots - must make sure they appear to be females doing the housework. The robot French maid could be straight out of some fetish club .

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Chris

Not for the first time, you sound like one of those futurology picture books you used to be able to buy from the Puffin Book Club at school.

That book club was excellent

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

Have they? According to every list I see there’s plenty of channels on DTT and satellite on a discretionary basis that could be withdrawn tomorrow if rational capitalists in the marketplace chose to do so.

I have every confidence rational capitalists will continue to do so far beyond 2035.



Starmer’s government is unpopular enough without telling millions of people they need to pony up for internet services they don’t want or need to watch television.

If the main PSB channels and their offshoots are missing from the EPG, there won’t be much to watch, will there? What kind of audience do you predict they will get?

The reality is, there will just be more shopping channels, channels showing old programmes and films and some music channels. While they will attract an audience, it will be a relatively small one, and the costs of transmitting them will not be met by the income these channels will bring in when the big hitters leave. It will simply not be worth it.

So, jfman, you’re the self proclaimed economist - how do you see the figures stacking up?

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Originally Posted by Chris

Not for the first time, you sound like one of those futurology picture books you used to be able to buy from the Puffin Book Club at school.

The sort that breezily assured us we’d have an android maid bustling round every respectable home by now.

I had a copy of this one, published in 1978. I loved it. But most of its contents turned out to be utter gonads.

It’s a shame you seem to be completely unable to address the points made when it comes to debating this subject.

LOL.

LOL.

And, indeed,

LOL.

If the main PSB channels and their offshoots are missing from the EPG

"If" doing a lot of heavy lifting there…

[jfman]

As we say in Scotland “If your auntie had baws….”

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

If...

The reality is...

Erm, no. You simply can't create a "reality" based on "if".

[OLD BOY]

It’s ‘if’ because it depends on what the government decides. Have you never heard of options?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It’s ‘if’ because it depends on what the government decides. Have you never heard of options?

Yes, a lot of us think there are different options for the future of Television, including Broadcast Channels - you don't...

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Yes, a lot of us think there are different options for the future of Television, including Broadcast Channels - you don't...

That's a wrong opinion. Next!

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It’s ‘if’ because it depends on what the government decides. Have you never heard of options?

Have you? You took one possibility and then went on to define the future based on that possibility and ignoring all others. Which, pretty much, sums up most of your posts. Try to consider the many other options...

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Have you? You took one possibility and then went on to define the future based on that possibility and ignoring all others. Which, pretty much, sums up most of your posts. Try to consider the many other options...

episilon, of course I know there are many options! What planet are you lot on?

All I am saying is that of all the options, barring government intervention, this is what I see happening.

Why are you having such a problem with that? And yes, I get it that you and others disagree. That is your right, of course. But I have no such rights to have an opinion that varies with yours. I get that, too.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

episilon, of course I know there are many options! What planet are you lot on?

All I am saying is that of all the options, barring government intervention, this is what I see happening.

Why are you having such a problem with that? And yes, I get it that you and others disagree. That is your right, of course. But I have no such rights to have an opinion that varies with yours. I get that, too.

The problem is this is a discussion forum. We don’t just state opinions, we turn them over, weigh them up, agree or disagree. Which is why you are repeatedly told that your opinion on this is a reflection of wishful thinking and an assumption that your preferred method of consuming TV is the one that everyone will one day adopt. You see yourself as forward thinking and ahead of the curve. Other people disagree with you. And your mildly indignant spluttering (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is evident in phrases like of course I know there are many options! What planet are you lot on?) is a function of the fact that in disagreeing with your opinion on this, you feel like other people are effectively questioning your lifestyle.