[opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
- From: "Dale Kelly" <res0xtey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:37:21 -0700
> So I'd suggest it's hard to predict where FTA will be in the future,
> but I would be quite optimistic overall. Seems to me that there are
> more paths that lead to increased use than to decreased use. All
> contingent on receivers getting more reliable, as they certainly
> seem to be doing
Completely agree.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
> Dale Kelly wrote:
>
> > That's a good question and I certainly don't have the answer.
> > Unique HDTV
> > programming of sufficient quality and quantity, together with
> > reliable DTV
> > reception, might be a surrogate for turning around the decline of FOTA
> > broadcasting.
> >
> > However, the DBS/Cable companies may never be motivated to carry local
> > station HDTV programming due to the fact that they have co opted that
> > business as their own and are charging for this service by way of HDTV
> > packages. CBS has already broken ranks and have made non broadcast
> > arrangements for HDTV carriage. Will other networks follow their lead?
> >
> > Should Broadcasters actually obtain increased viewing by way
> > of their OTA
> > HDTV offerings then I assume the cable carriage issue will
> > resolve itself
> > thru increased subscriber demand.
>
> Constantly shifting tides.
>
> The way I see it, FTA broadcasting of primarly NTSC has stabilized as
> the sole TV access pipe for about 15 percent of US households.
>
> If multichannel providers do not include network HD channels in their
> proprietary spectrum allocations, then FTA broadcasting will be used
> increasingly as an adjunct to multichannel services. This type of use
> will not figure in the 15 percent number, but it would be nice to
> follow that total FTA usage figure as receivers improve and as more
> people buy HD sets. (And BTW, it's no extra hassle for a DBS customer
> to have the OTA antenna installed by the same guy who installs the
> rest of the DBS system.)
>
> Another likely shift in tides is that as DTT reception improves and
> as DTT broadcasters define and advertize their multicasting plans,
> and NTSC shutoff could also play a major role here, possibly the
> fraction of households relying entirely on DTT could increase some.
> Innovative applications over DTT would also help here.
>
> On the other hand, if multichannel service providers find a way to
> include network HD programs in their proprietary spectrum
> allocations, they will be less likely to offer packages which
> integrate ATSC content, and total OTA usage would fall somewhat.
>
> So I'd suggest it's hard to predict where FTA will be in the future,
> but I would be quite optimistic overall. Seems to me that there are
> more paths that lead to increased use than to decreased use. All
> contingent on receivers getting more reliable, as they certainly
> seem to be doing, and on broadcasters getting excited about their
> OTA spectrum as more than just a means to get cable carriage.
>
> Bert
>
>
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