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Onramp · 27-01-2017, 20:06

I'm pretty sure the future of the "TV channel" is an on-demand themed section of an EPG (like a set of numbered or searchable fixed youtube channels), themed by each broadcaster, with a choice of programme releases that become available over time (like the Grand Tour on Amazon) and with very few channels being actually "Live" except 24 Hour news channels and live sports events.

Ultra-HD content could be pre-downloaded and "released" for vieweing at the scheduled time if you've series-linked that content.

There is also the possibility that any remaining linearly-scheduled TV content could be downloaded by the broadcaster to a server at the telephone exchange and the TV channel can be played out from there rather than keeping an open ongoing connection from a satellite feed for fibre. The content would be batch-downloaded over the internet according to a schedule and then played out "reassembled" from places local to the subscriber.

Terrestrial would remain for a while containing HD and SD public broadcasters but without many channels since the extra frequencies will be used for mobile services.

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Onramp Inactive Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 210	Re: The future for linear TV channels I'm pretty sure the future of the "TV channel" is an on-demand themed section of an EPG (like a set of numbered or searchable fixed youtube channels), themed by each broadcaster, with a choice of programme releases that become available over time (like the Grand Tour on Amazon) and with very few channels being actually "Live" except 24 Hour news channels and live sports events. Ultra-HD content could be pre-downloaded and "released" for vieweing at the scheduled time if you've series-linked that content. There is also the possibility that any remaining linearly-scheduled TV content could be downloaded by the broadcaster to a server at the telephone exchange and the TV channel can be played out from there rather than keeping an open ongoing connection from a satellite feed for fibre. The content would be batch-downloaded over the internet according to a schedule and then played out "reassembled" from places local to the subscriber. Terrestrial would remain for a while containing HD and SD public broadcasters but without many channels since the extra frequencies will be used for mobile services.