I think WIN would be likely to try and buy the SCA solus markets at fire sale price and claim they doing everything they can to ensure regional viewers have access.
SCA need to realise one time, the value you believe your assets are worth does not necessarily reflect the market. Back in 2018, when WIN bought the NRN licence from SCA, I felt it was overpriced, but WIN were determined to proceed with the transaction.
Broadcasters will be now looking to reduce operating costs and maximise revenue potential. The broadcasting and streaming market with new players coming every day, even televisions are coming with channels pre-installed and accessed via internet connections, something that wasn’t around 20 years . As an example I recently bought an LG TV that has US Deal Or No Deal channels as well as channels focusing on animals
Just a thought that’s crossed my mind- I wonder which country will be the first to have their legacy pay TV providers switch off their satellite transmissions?
I strongly suspect 2031 is when we will see Foxtel here shut down their satellite network when their current arrangement with Optus ends.
I do wonder whether somewhere in Europe will end up being first cab off the rank though- Sky in the UK may be switching off as soon as 2028 (if they choose not to renew their arrangement with SES), not sure if there’s any others that may switch off sooner.
I still think ABC will be first to shut down their terrestrial TV network here. The only increase they may get to use for operational funding is if some of the tied funding for transmission, some $200 million odd, is redirected, saving an increase of the Federal Budget allocation to the ABC. Radio transmission would stay of course for emergency broadcasting reasons.
Some countries have already shut down their terrestrial free to air TV channels because of high penetration of cable & satellite e.g. Switzerland.
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Ah, yes: the five FTA networks.
I’m wondering why networks in Australia in 2024 still don’t have their HD channels being broadcast on the main channel numbers 2,3,7,9,10. We still have them on 20, 30, 70, 90 and 1.
While travelling throughout Europe recently, there wasn’t a country which doesn’t have HD on all their main channels. Surely, we should be making the switch now.
Should we Consider the Future of how we Watch TV: 5G Broadcast ends the era of Internet-dependent streaming - Insys Video Technologies 5G Broadcast is the New Way in the way we see and hear.
Is’nt this just streaming via 5g?
No
Is 5G Broadcast the same as 5G?
No, they’re not the same. 5G is the fifth generation of mobile networks, a new standard that builds on the foundation set by 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G Broadcast is a specific application defined by 3GPP that utilizes existing DTT infrastructure to distribute the media content.
Can’t see it happening. As streaming would be so more cost efficient. The networks would rather stream than still run expensive network of transmission towers. And being UHF, that puts it behind superior VHF signal propagation.
Evidence of FTA in the future? even after a nuclear strike as seen in Fallout. The antenna has seen better days though. 
But it’d be useless. EMP would render any form of broadcasting beyond maybe radio impossible.