Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 19-05-2019, 21:17   #788
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
More trouble ahead for the conventional TV channels. The lack of US content available to them as studios divert their attention to OTT services means that linear TV channels will have to invest in more content of their own or suffer a lack of 'must see' programming.

https://tbivision.com/2019/05/17/tbi...global-buyers/

Rampant consolidation across the US market and forthcoming launches of studio-backed SVODs such as Disney+ and the WarnerMedia streamer point to a potential “scarcity” of content as studios are expected to hold back key shows for their own services.
There’s no quality on linear TV anyway according to your analysis. So nothing to lose from this in practice.
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