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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I am not sure why you are questioning why broadcasters will change to on demand/streaming services. They are doing it already. This is why a question remains about why they would bother maintaining the conventional channels if they were no longer profitable.
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Most broadcasters are not "making the change to demand/streaming services", they are offering on demand access to shows already broadcast on linear TV for those who miss them.
In a very small number of cases broadcasters like Sky also run some shows on demand first in order to help raise awareness of their boxset service.
BBC Three is a case all of its own, replicated by no other UK broadcasters, and forced on the BBC by funding cuts.
As for your final line, you must know that's pure BS.
As I said to you weeks ago, linear broadcasting is cheaper for the broadcasters than investing in the kit needed to stream or offer on demand access to everyone at the same time.
There is no foreseeable credible businesses case under which they'd move from fixed costs of broadcasting their output via DTT / DSAT to pumping it all out from hugely expensive data centres.
When you get a grip of the costs associated with doing this you'll understand why your central premise is so wrong.