[Horizon]

.... its because sometimes you are confusing different things, ie using the word streamed, which can have different meanings. When you say streamed, you are thinking of it in on demand terms, I believe. Whereas others here are thinking of it as another way to "broadcast" channels. It can be both and that's one of the things causing confusion. You can have streamed a live linear channel, a non-live linear channel, a live on demand programme and a non-live on demand programme.

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Where we are at now is a stepping stone. We have linear tv channels, both free and pay tv channels. We also have on demand in its various forms.

THe next step is that the on demand part will get far more intelligent. Over time the menus on Netflix etc will go, perhaps in the medium term with some form of avator that presents a mixture of live, scheduled shows and non-live shows.

Ultimately, you will switch on the tv to watch only one tv "channel". As an example, the tv will know that you like to watch Coronation Street, EastEnders and football. But on this day both EastEnders and the football are on at the same time. So the tv "channel" presents you with Corrie at 7.30pm, live football at 8pm and Eastenders at 10pm.

To all intents and purposes, you have watched a linear schedule on a linear channel, except its nothing of the kind and I reckon this will happen within the next 10-20 years, if not a lot sooner.