[bkman1990]

Ofcom are actively not allowing the BBC to go online only because they want to see the Freeview frequencies retained beyond 2030 which maybe going into 2040+ etc.

The current owners of Arqiva are allowing to do it either because they see it as a way as an energy efficient way to watch live broadcast TV. That is a valid point at the moment because if you use a streaming service to satisfy your needs as a TV viewer; there are a lot of studies online which say that watching TV online is very bad for the environment. i.e. It generates a lot of damaging carbon emissions which goes into the atmosphere.

King Charles III is also a major champion of preventing climate change alongside other members of the Royal family. I don't know how the Royal Family is going to be convinced that the BBC going online only throughout the UK is going to become a major win for one of the most famous broadcasters in the world.

There are currently over 17 million people who currently use Freeview on a daily basis in the UK. That to me sounds like it is going to be a huge task for the BBC to actually carry out a lot of training to those who are probably not the most well versed people in learning to how to use TV services via the Internet.