At the moment we have probably more TV channels right now than ever before but viewers seem to stick to the established products, I guess in the same way that people tend to always buy the same brand of toothpaste or whatever product at the supermarket.
Not sure if I agree that there’ll be less TV stations on-air in 12 years time, but I do think the current trends of people moving away from traditional TV and over to streaming services will continue in the foreseeable future.
As it’s already been pointed out, 4ME ceased transmission in May 2016.
When 9Life launched in Late 2015, that was at the expense of the “EXTRA 2” infomercial channel.