Author Topic: is there a future for broadcast tv?  (Read 901 times)

Offline hrnybob

my reasons for this is the fall in the number of people watching live Tv increase in popularity of streaming services and the increase in the  the number of streaming services   the cost to broadcaster maintaining there infrastructure and  need for more bandwidth for mobile providers for existing or new services.

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my reasons for this is the fall in the number of people watching live Tv increase in popularity of streaming services and the increase in the  the number of streaming services   the cost to broadcaster maintaining there infrastructure and  need for more bandwidth for mobile providers for existing or new services.

I think people will always want to watch live sport on tv.

Offline hrnybob

you can all so stream sports live as well

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I work for a tech company who provides broadcasting equipment and I can confirm everything is being moved to streaming. We had to roll out experimental tech pretty quickly because of the lockdown and people can no longer congregate in tv stations to run the channels. Eventually all tv will be running on the internet.
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The question is what about cinemas? I can see film festival surviving, but a lot of films are digital exclusive now some of them fairly major.

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The question is what about cinemas? I can see film festival surviving, but a lot of films are digital exclusive now some of them fairly major.

Cineworld stocks are tanking and they might not make it.

With the decline in dating I expect the movies are taking a hit too.
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Offline The Film Director

The question is what about cinemas? I can see film festival surviving, but a lot of films are digital exclusive now some of them fairly major.

The London Film Festival is (unsurprisingly) mainly online this year - in October.
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There is an advert running on BBC, ITV, C4 and Channel 5, by way of -promotion presumably to try to stem the tide if Netflix, Amazon prime TV et Al.

Offline JamesKW

you can all so stream sports live as well

Yes,most of those using streaming don't pay for it so it must reduce income for the premiere league etc.

Offline standardpostage

I don't watch much normal TV nowadays. Mostly watch YouTube and Netflix.
On normal TV tend to watch The Chase and the news.
I'll be glad when cinemas open again, love seeing films on the big screen with surround sound.
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Offline stewpid

I work in this industry and will say there's still life in broadcast TV yet although that is rapidly changing.

If you're purely talking about delivery method (Ariel or satellite dish VS internet) then yes this is a changing landscape and more services are looking to be delivered over the net. However one thing to remember is our infrastructure is not all that great compared to other countries and some areas can't get a decent enough broadband speed to receive high quality streaming so a broadcast signal is their only hope. By switching to internet delivery only you'd be losing a good 10-15% of possible audience.

If you mean streaming services VS linear scheduled TV then that's perhaps a slightly slower change than thought. Although everyone talks about Netflix etc. the Free TV model is still more profitable by miles. Advertising revenue has taken a hit with Covid and this may mean some smaller channels close or show less new content. We also have an ingrained nature in this country particularly of having access to 'free' TV (regardless of the BBC license issue) so not everyone wants to subscribe to Netflix, prime and the many others on the market, particularly with hard economic times ahead for many. Also from research conducted many may find the choice available great on SVOD (subscriber video on demand) services but overwhelming and making a choice of what to watch in an evening a chore so still turn to broadcast TV where someone has chosen for them. We're creatures of simple habits.

What I think you'll see is the rise of streaming services but many will be of the AVOD model, free to access and choose content but you still have to sit through some advertising to watch.