Perhaps I am late to the party but I had never seen the term Linear TV used before to describe free to air / broadcast television. I can see the logic behind it.
It would only be in reference to video on demand. A lot of fixed broadcasts, live TV, are also available as streaming services that you have no control over and they just play sequentially.
Which now has me question whether technically linear tv and streaming services terminology as used in this title are accurate as they could be the same thing.
Yes, true. I was specifically referring to streaming of non-live content.
To your second paragraph, that’s a good question. I work for a company that provides live linear streaming along with our non-linear service, and last I heard, the live stream still had the majority share of views. I was a little surprised by that because of the size of the VOD offering, but then I remember how people just love throwing on the TV for noise and not think of it.
Further to that, I occasionally use Pluto, and I find that it’s often easier to just throw on the South Park live channel vs. navigating to the VOD channel and picking an episode. Maybe I’m just one of those old people. Lol.
That’s interesting that your company is seeing this trend for VOD. As a fellow old person even prior to streaming services being a thing I used to record tv shows on a pvr from the digital broadcast and then essentially watch on demand. You could skips ads etc and watch free to air at your own schedule.
Perhaps I am late to the party but I had never seen the term Linear TV used before to describe free to air / broadcast television. I can see the logic behind it.
Would it blow your mind to know that streaming/VOD is also known as “Non-linear TV”? 😁
It would only be in reference to video on demand. A lot of fixed broadcasts, live TV, are also available as streaming services that you have no control over and they just play sequentially.
Which now has me question whether technically linear tv and streaming services terminology as used in this title are accurate as they could be the same thing.
Yes, true. I was specifically referring to streaming of non-live content.
To your second paragraph, that’s a good question. I work for a company that provides live linear streaming along with our non-linear service, and last I heard, the live stream still had the majority share of views. I was a little surprised by that because of the size of the VOD offering, but then I remember how people just love throwing on the TV for noise and not think of it.
Further to that, I occasionally use Pluto, and I find that it’s often easier to just throw on the South Park live channel vs. navigating to the VOD channel and picking an episode. Maybe I’m just one of those old people. Lol.
That’s interesting that your company is seeing this trend for VOD. As a fellow old person even prior to streaming services being a thing I used to record tv shows on a pvr from the digital broadcast and then essentially watch on demand. You could skips ads etc and watch free to air at your own schedule.
I first heard the term about 6 months ago and had no idea what was being discussed until I asked the question.