[opendtv] Re: NBC's HD Strategy becomes a bit clearer
- From: Mitchell Cardwell <mitchrc@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:58:28 -0800
While I'm sure there is now some grand strategy, keep in mind this is
just NBC Uni evolving the Bravo HD+ channel they inherited when they
bought Bravo. I would think they're far more worried about getting
carriage for NBC Weather Plus.
Why does NBC not own KNSD? They list it as an O&O.
On Dec 30, 2004, at 7:22 AM, John Willkie wrote:
> I've been in at least two conversations over the last year or so where
> "NBC's HD strategy" (or lack of same) was mentioned. Last night, while
> watching some channel on Cox Cable San Diego, I got the first hint of
> some
> the strategy.
>
> www.universalhd.com
>
> This channel was announced as being available on Cox Cable's HD tier.
> NBC
> operates (but, in the strictest sense, does not own) KNSD-TV/DT San
> Diego.
> Since retrans agreements were renegotiated in the last few months
> (every
> three years, since the fall of 1992), it's logical to assume that
> carriage
> of this channel on Cox was part of a retrans agreement.
>
> Personally, I'd prefer to see a more exensive channel than one that
> repeats -- in HDTV -- series cancelled in their first year on a
> network or
> programs that are currently available in SDTV elsewhere. Of course,
> due to
> constrained capacity ota, this channel could not be offered via
> terrestrial.
>
> John Willkie
>
>
>
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