11-12-2022, 09:49 AM
If you look at the speech in its totality it's more about setting the stall for future policy and funding debate, possibly with an eye on a new government more favourable to the BBC.
In reality, I suspect that the BBC would be one of the last to switch off linear broadcast TV & radio. There has been huge progress since the days of streaming a postage stamp size picture over dial-up with RealPlayer but it is yet to have the resilience and reach of broadcast, something Tim Davie acknowledges. And let's not forget the BBC closed BBC3 as a linear broadcast channel, weakening itself in the process, only to bring it back.
My mother, who on receipt of a contactless debit card sent it back to her bank, still uses BBC Text - the BBC tried to close this down but had to withdraw due to opposition.
For some it is not simply a case of education, those with dementia for example may really struggle to adapt to a new system.
In reality, I suspect that the BBC would be one of the last to switch off linear broadcast TV & radio. There has been huge progress since the days of streaming a postage stamp size picture over dial-up with RealPlayer but it is yet to have the resilience and reach of broadcast, something Tim Davie acknowledges. And let's not forget the BBC closed BBC3 as a linear broadcast channel, weakening itself in the process, only to bring it back.
My mother, who on receipt of a contactless debit card sent it back to her bank, still uses BBC Text - the BBC tried to close this down but had to withdraw due to opposition.
For some it is not simply a case of education, those with dementia for example may really struggle to adapt to a new system.