[Keith]

I think it's easy for those posting here to forget that not everyone is as familiar and comfortable with technology as they are.

I know quite a few people who are still not good using emails to communicate, who'd rather spend 5-10 minutes on the phone reading out their handwritten notes.

I think for any transition to be widely used it has to be simple and convenient to use. See the rise in adoption of cashless payments since chip & pin and particularly contactless. (Though again I know people who refuse banking apps on their mobiles or use google/apple pay for various reasons.)

Back to TV I can imagine that over the next decade more TV will be delivered via IP. It wouldn't surprise me if Sky start pushing Sky Stream more over their traditional satellite dish options. If I recall with Freeview (Play) there's already plans to allow existing channels to be delivered via IP where the terrestrial signal is unavailable.

If I was being cynical I'd suggest by mentioning they were looking into this idea it might allow politicians to see the negative public reaction, prior to thinking about replacing the existing licence fee.