Government Finally Reveals When It Wants Freeview Gone

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@Owen Smith, me too (obvs, not the weird 4k stuff).

I was also happy with these snippets (anyone who went through the online survey, which worked in SeaMomkey 2.54, kudos to Qualtrics, can guess what question was being answered):

Instead of abandoning the existing efficient high-bandwidth broadcasting system, with its built-in privacy among other desirable features, the life of the system should be guaranteed for the indefinite future. Broadcasters could then be confident in the system and should be encouraged to treat it as a first-class distribution system rather than as at present hoping not to be the last user to turn out the lights.

If there is an economic failure, it is that each of many players is incentivised to create too much look-alike content that many potential viewers cannot find, or cannot access, or don't have time to watch.

It turns out that we are prepared to institute our own regulations on matters like age verification, content and user curfews for internet platforms regardless of domicile. Whether or not you agree with these steps towards a North Korean internet, the door is already open, if not to seizing content from Amazon Prime or Netflix, then certainly to encouraging or forcing such companies to participate in the UK broadcasting system.

And as to the question about environmental impact of a hypothetical "switch-off", s/t like

Surely this is exactly what civil servants are paid to work out? Or forward your ITT for consultancy services.