It is not difficult, these days, to find voices that advocate accelerating towards a world without broadcast. There are many who believe, for different reasons, that we will soon be able to meet all our needs for entertainment, information and education, as well as emergency communications, via online delivery. In this world, digital terrestrial television joins the dinosaurs and satellites address only B2B datacom needs. Such a hypothesis is based on a presumption that broadcast is only good for distribution of traditional linear channels but cannot support new and future media services. Is this accurate?

Source: We must combine broadcast and broadband to deliver the future