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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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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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Owen Smith said:
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.
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You aren't forced to watch the ads. You may be prevented from skipping overs them, but you don't have to watch them. Make a cuppa, go to the loo, check your email or social media, or talk to someone for five minutes. This is where the commercial broadcasters are making a mistake - they can't make you watch the ads. All that the prevention of trick play does is to p people off to no end. They won't learn!
 
EEPhil said:
You aren't forced to watch the ads. You may be prevented from skipping overs them, but you don't have to watch them. Make a cuppa, go to the loo, check your email or social media, or talk to someone for five minutes. This is where the commercial broadcasters are making a mistake - they can't make you watch the ads. All that the prevention of trick play does is to p people off to no end. They won't learn!
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Oh yes they can though they have chosen not to yet but it may well come. Some US and Canadian shows along with more ad breaks than us can have a large banner appear during a show taking up about 20 % of the bottom of the screen advertising other shows and sometimes sponsors products.
 
trog said:
Some US and Canadian shows along with more ad breaks than us can have a large banner appear during a show taking up about 20 % of the bottom of the screen advertising other shows and sometimes sponsors products.
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Is this over the air or streaming? I've "come-across" new episodes of American series. If they've been recorded from traditional TV then some of the :poop: you describe appears. If they have come from web-streaming, no such rubbish.
Many UK programmes have "screen junk" (What's on at 9pm, Brand New etc). Many channels have a "Next", Even the BBC do it. I'm not aware of any of this occuring on streaming catch-up (apart from an annoying "#Walter Presents"), as opposed to streaming live which maybe the same as OTA. All with the proviso, yet.
 
EEPhil said:
Is this over the air or streaming? I've "come-across" new episodes of American series. If they've been recorded from traditional TV then some of the :poop: you describe appears. If they have come from web-streaming, no such rubbish.
Many UK programmes have "screen junk" (What's on at 9pm, Brand New etc). Many channels have a "Next", Even the BBC do it. I'm not aware of any of this occuring on streaming catch-up (apart from an annoying "#Walter Presents"), as opposed to streaming live which maybe the same as OTA. All with the proviso, yet.
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You may have misunderstood me, I was referring to what viewers there have to endure that if adopted here in the future would then " make you watch the ads.". As you say we are getting more and more screen junk appearing here and it may just be sign of much worse to come.

"Intrusive advertising during TV shows in Canada has increased significantly, with many viewers now spending about 43% of their total TV time watching ad-supported content. This trend reflects a shift towards ad-supported streaming services, where viewers encounter more frequent and longer commercial breaks."
 
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