6.4b What is the social value of accessing television in total to the individual user? How is this affected by technological factors (4K vs HD vs SD, linear broadcast vs video-on-demand)? What is the social cost of losing access to TV?

Background

With the increased usage of TV over broadband (IPTV) and the reduced usage of terrestrial television (DTT), DCMS is considering the long-term future of the UK’s TV distribution methods. These ARIs seek to address evidence gaps for how this shift might affect both consumers and businesses.

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