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Originally Posted by muppetman11
It still contains a linear element to it , just a smaller selection of channels.
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And who's to say that linear will go completely even in a streaming world? Netflix 1,2,3 or Amazon 1,2,3 etc anyone?
Before we get to true smart, intelligent tv, the streaming services may have their own linear channels as a window into all their content. So, they could have a drama linear channel filled with various shows, but with the option to press red (or whatever) and access further episodes of those shows.
I think this is how all linear tv will go and said so somewhere at the beginning of this thread. The channels will act like shop windows into the various content of the streamers.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Once you deduct the cost of the existing pay tv channels, you make a nice saving, with more choice into the bargain. And in case you weren't listening, I did say that people were likely to pick and choose the services they wanted, not necessarily subscribe to them all.
That's quite different from what we have now, where you have to subscribe to a huge pile of channels you don't want just to get the few you do want.
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I don't get that despite all the links posted here showing, especially in the States, the massive decline of pay tv bundles in favour of streaming, that some people still believe there will be pay tv packages in the future. There won't. It will be mostly streaming with perhaps a sprinkling of linear free channels.
And the other thing that hasn't been taken into account here, is the explosion of content available largely due to the arrival of the streamers. Of course it will be more expensive than current pay tv bundles, if everyone wants access to all content at all times. Most people will probably choose 2-3 streamers each month and mix and match as required. There won't be pay tv bundles in ten years time containing hundreds of linear channels.