Reply to post: Re: Hmm

UK culture sec hints at replacing TV licence fee, defends encryption ban proposals and her boss in Hacker House inquiry

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: Hmm

"People apparently might find the idea of two monthly charges unwelcoming and ditch the commercial one."

And as the various new streaming services come on line over the next year or two, we'll also see the balkanisation of TV and people will have to choose which and how many of them they subscribe to. I predict torrents and other less than legal ways of acquiring media will increase dramatically. Disney are already rescinding or refusing to sell rights to their properties with the launch of Disney+ due soon. "Can I afford that as well as Netflix and Amazon?" is the question many people will be asking themselves. Not to mention Britbox or whatever it will called, NowTV and others, all of which want "exclusive" content.

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