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DTG Summit: Gen Z accelerates the demise of linear TV

DTG CEO Richard Lindsay-Davies passionately called for regulators to “leave no one behind” as IPTV clearly looks to dominate into the future. George Jarrett reports.

Speaking at this year’s DTG Summit, hosted by broadcast journalist David McClelland, Arcade Media Co-Founder Jordan Schwarzenberger made a point of revealing his age as he said, “I am 26. My aim is to slightly scare, but also to provide a bit of optimism. I guess I accelerated the end of linear TV with what’s going on in the YouTube world.”

He based his case on The Sidemen. He said: “They are the biggest content creators in Europe, the biggest YouTubers. There is a generational shift in content, away from centralised programming towards real people telling their stories, having fun with friends, and sharing on the most authentic site there is, which is YouTube. And now TikTok as well...

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