Doom & Gloom followed by a glimmer of hope.

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trog

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The first article says it would be cheaper to help the remaining people get online, without addressing that some people (eg my parents and my aunt), actively don't want to stream TV. Broadband simply is not as reliable as Freeview and likely never will be.
 
gomezz said:
It is all about pushing advertising which cannot be skipped.
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I have said the same here myself before and also them being able to push it again and again every time you want to re watch something because you will no longer be able to record anything and have to stream it again.
 
On top of all the other issues, currently there's no 5.1 sound on BBC or C4 streaming whereas there is for those channels on Freeview HD when the source material has it. This is why I personally don't want to lose Freeview HD even though I can stream things, that and the adverts I'll be forced to watch.
 
There was also this article about Netflix, Disney etc coming under the need to have a TV licence not just for their live content but everything with them possibly only allowing viewing after you prove you have a TV licence. They are kicking back at the suggestion. The BBC's funding is coming up for review again soon and the Government is looking at several options. I have a nasty feeling that when Freely becomes the one ring to fleece them all we will see Broadband prices jump up in order to give the BBC a fat slice of what we have to pay as a way to fund them that cannot be avoided if you want to watch anything on your TV.

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Netflix And Disney Don’t Want To Police Your TV Licence | Cord Busters

US studios behind Netflix and Disney tell the government they won’t help collect the TV licence fee, in evidence to MPs reviewing the BBC’s future
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