Showing posts with label broadcasting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label broadcasting. Show all posts

21 Jun 2026

The end of linear broadcasting?

Increasingly people are watching what they want, when they want, using subscription services. At the same time many broadcasters are trying to save money.

To my mind, I can see an end to linear broadcasting. 

Instead people will watch what they want, when they want, all using subscription services. For example we may watch the latest news followed by the weather, followed by a film.

In the end I can see the BBC iPlayer becoming a subscription service and the licence fee in the UK going.

Most people will watch TV using subscription services or listen to things on their smart speakers.

Of course, the danger is we become even more dependent on the internet. What happens if the internet goes off either because of periodic issues or, heaven forbid, hacking?