[Technologist]

It's worth pointing out that an issue with downsizing Freeview to a bare minimum is that the savings might not be that significant. The transmission network costs £x to run and that's currently split across a relatively large base of services, but if TV gets downsized then the argument for the big high power sites begins to fall away

There are fairly large environmental benefits if mass viewed programming,
either in real-time or recorded is delivered by broadcast through the air methods
Like DTT DSAT (and DCAB) or when standardised  5G brodcast.
But for smaller audiences fibred IP makes a lot of sense and reduces energy usage.
The current contracts with Arqiva run to around 2035 ….
And as these amortise the assets at a rate the broadcasters  could afford
I cannot see these being Paid off earlier !
And there is still developments for DTT ……

But freely is a great step forward … if the CMA don’t intervene …