In The Can

"Because 96 percent of our content is in the can, and if we can
ensure that upstream both the content and the metadata are absolutely
accurate, why do we need somebody watching over master control [at the
station]?" said André Mendes, chief technology integration
officer at PBS, whose job encompasses both information technology and
broadcast engineering. (TV Technology 2/18/2004)

Well obviously you don’t need anyone in Master Control if you are not
selling advertising. After all, your "Members" don’t care if you are
‘off the air’ while you remotely reboot the server.