11-01-2024, 02:59 PM
It helps to think of it as the sky stream/glass version of Freeview/Freesat, with the aim being IP delivery of existing channels combined with on-demand content and apps. Whether or not it persuades people away from the likes of Games consoles/ Apple TV/Firesticks/Google TV remains to be seen as its more a replacement for the Tuner than something that is plugged into HDMI1 even if thats an option later on.
It remains to be seen what consumer behaviour will be like towards it and will depend what manufacturers they can get to sign up, as people have touched on before, Freeview Play and Youview have hardly set the world alight. Running Freeview Play and Freely together might cause confusion, especially with the limited Freeview IP fallback. Manufacturers might also push their own UI to rival it.
It remains to be seen what consumer behaviour will be like towards it and will depend what manufacturers they can get to sign up, as people have touched on before, Freeview Play and Youview have hardly set the world alight. Running Freeview Play and Freely together might cause confusion, especially with the limited Freeview IP fallback. Manufacturers might also push their own UI to rival it.
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