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This would be unnecessary in the city I live in. All commercial and public broadcasters already provide real-time internet streams of their channels in additio
by satori99 8y ago
This would be unnecessary in the city I live in.
All commercial and public broadcasters already provide real-time internet streams of their channels in addition to catch-up libraries for missed programs.
The only exception being some live sporting events.
And it has always been completely free.
edit: They even established an industry wide group to develop and maintain a mobile app for all channels in the entire country. https://www.freeview.com.au/ https://www.freeview.com.au/
- koolba 8y agoThat sounds great but that’s not just a different city, that’s a different country (Australia).
- satori99 8y agoYes, but all the relevant parameters are the same. Commercial and public broadcasters using airwaves to transmit content and advertisements to viewers. Why would the broadcasters have a problem with this if it means potentially more people seeing their ads? I guess I am just surprised that they don't do it themselves already.
- SifJar 8y agoBecause in the US, people pay $12 a month via their cable companies to see those ads.
- whoisjuan 8y agoAn indoor antenna won’t get you all the available channels in your region. If you want to get 100% of the air signals in a 80 miles radius you need a large antenna placed on a high rise structure.
- brokenmachine 8y agoUnfortunately the picture quality on Freeview is generally terrible. Worse than even SD TV. Still good that it exists though.
- benj111 8y agoIn the UK we also slightly confusingly, have Freeview although that's just standard OTA digital tv. Freeview Play provide on demand catchup although that's available on smart tvs etc via the internet anyway. Don't think theres a centralised app though.