The reason for these regulations is that the BBC can produce and offer things free at the point of use (broadly) because of an essentially forced payment. This
can have problems because it puts a greater barrier in the way for competitors.
I'm not sure they got it right here but there is a valid reason for this kind of regulation.
> The British TV industry wouldn’t see an on-demand service for nearly another decade.
I'm sorry, what? There was an on demand service before this, as talked about in the article. And it absolutely didn't take until near 2019 to see others appearing.
> Netflix would’ve never stood a chance of getting its current market penetration [in the UK],” says the BBC source. “All the big players would have had the market covered for streaming video-on-demand (SVOD)
That's kind of the point though, isn't it?
I'm not sure they got it right here but there is a valid reason for this kind of regulation.
> The British TV industry wouldn’t see an on-demand service for nearly another decade.
I'm sorry, what? There was an on demand service before this, as talked about in the article. And it absolutely didn't take until near 2019 to see others appearing.
> Netflix would’ve never stood a chance of getting its current market penetration [in the UK],” says the BBC source. “All the big players would have had the market covered for streaming video-on-demand (SVOD)
That's kind of the point though, isn't it?