Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 30-11-2020, 23:04   #1585
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
As ever you fail to demonstrate why someone like Comcast cannot, and would not , do both. They aren’t ideological in the way you are. Maintaining linear channels is cheap for content owners. Amazon and Netflix are developing linear offerings in Germany and France.

It’s also an easy way to advertise or showcase your content.
Did you ever take any notice at all of the savings the Beeb made when it closed BBC3 as a linear channel? No, you didn’t.

No business would pass up an opportunity like this to make their company more efficient. Once they stop making a decent profit, they will close.

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So I haven’t claimed that DTT channels can exist on very little funding as you suggested a few posts ago.

Thanks for clarifying, OB.
Yes, you did! DTT channels are linear channels, which you referred to in your very next post!

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So I haven’t claimed that DTT channels can exist on very little funding as you suggested a few posts ago.

Thanks for clarifying, OB.

You haven’t addressed any points,
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