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I don't believe this is accurate. Do you have a source?
by JustSomeNobody 9y ago
I don't believe this is accurate. Do you have a source?
- shmerl 9y ago> Do you have a source Sure. So called "cord cutting" trend has been around for a while already, and legacy TV has been losing users in millions. See: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Study%3A+Cord+Cutting+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.dslreports.com https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Study%3A+Cord+Cutting+site%3Ahttps... TL;DR: legacy TV is dead already, it just doesn't know it yet (or rather they already know it, but want to squeeze as much money as they can, before they hit the dust).
- gsnedders 9y agoNote that DVB-T2 is a terrestrial broadcast standard (albeit not used in the US) and terrestrial broadcast is free/low cost in most places, hence US-focused articles about people dropping cable because of high monthly costs has little effect on the success of DVB-T2. When it does come to pay TV, note that pay TV is still growing in Western Europe, mostly in places where they've historically had very little marketshare (v. terrestrial broadcasting).
- shmerl 9y agoSure, broadcasting is still part of the legacy TV, but as the rest, its decline depends on the growth of good quality Internet availability. In the long term it will be gone, and radio will be used for Internet itself. Clearing of spectrum for that purpose is already gradually happening and other radio based Internet access types are coming as well (low orbit satellites and etc.).
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoCord cutting typically refers to PAID TV, not OTA. OTA has seen increases because people are getting away from cable. https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-Broadcast-Only-Homes-Jump-41-in-5-Years-140300 https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-Broadcast-Only-Hom...