EE once had its own box. Was interesting.
With talk talk and Sony slowly phasing out youview and the lack of youview retail availability I suspect bt will swallow it whole.
More apps are planned I'm certain of it and it knowing that the box uses gstreamer on Linux it isn't too hard to implement.
Eventually I think the box will use Internet streaming as it's main option.
As for other devices I suspect we may see a diskless pro box (non recording version) similar to sky glass Puck and virgins new streamer.
Freeview by aerial will be a thing of the past I suspect.
Emphasis on having sd for those with weak Internet and HD / 4k for those who have better.
Although the pro box can only record two Internet streams this might be increased based on broadband bandwidth.
I can see the future of TV in general being nested into their own apps like a container. Issue with that is if each provider charges between £5-£10 on average then TV will be very expensive or we suffer cheaper subscriptions riddled with annoying adverts. There's also the control of what's available to stream.. Look at Netflix and sky cinema etc stuff comes and goes.
I mean if we sub to all the apps on an entertainment level (excluding sport) we already hit around £60+ ish. When others start appearing it's going to get expensive.
