In the context of the internet it isn't clear what "linear programming" even means. The concept requires the notion of a channel and what is that for the internet, a URL?
That's an odd argument. First its a government term and second it's right in the article:
> So-called linear channels, which offer the viewer a prescheduled lineup of programs, have been the largely exclusive purview of over-the-air broadcasting, cable, and satellite TV.
People still do this. Isn't this a perfect description of if someone says that my Twitch stream will be showing me playing again between 4 and 5 PM?
I thought we had decided that adding "on the Internet" doesn't fundamentally change things. Why would it here?
Just because people want to watch what they want when doesn't mean the FCC should automatically force everyone to put all shows up on-demand on the Internet.
> So-called linear channels, which offer the viewer a prescheduled lineup of programs, have been the largely exclusive purview of over-the-air broadcasting, cable, and satellite TV.
People still do this. Isn't this a perfect description of if someone says that my Twitch stream will be showing me playing again between 4 and 5 PM?
I thought we had decided that adding "on the Internet" doesn't fundamentally change things. Why would it here?
Just because people want to watch what they want when doesn't mean the FCC should automatically force everyone to put all shows up on-demand on the Internet.