[opendtv] Re: PBS EAS Pilot Project to Include Mobile DTV
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:26:18 -0400
In a message dated 4/14/11 9:22:27 AM, craig@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Could it be that they sense the winds of change and have no appetite
to deploy something else that may be replaced in a few years?
This sentence was inspired by your NAB Beyond the Headlines report -
probably the best overall review of what happened at NAB I have read.
Hey Craig,
Missed you at NAB this year. The above statement is dead on.
Those stations not supported by Harris or Rhode & Schwartz are
staying clear of this until they see more clarity in what the
consumer will want. One guy told me many in his market think they
already have Mobile TV on their phones. The "killer App" being
discussed for Mobile DTv is on-demand downloads of content, not live
local news.
I still think broadcaster can survive if they move to a business
model based on pushing files to "local cache" for consumption on
demand. The consumer just "subscribes" to the programs they want and
they are downloaded when broadcast, then viewed when you have time.
I've always wondered why the radio manufacturers have not built in
personal audio recorders in their products. Want to listen to a talk
show that is broadcast while you are working? Just record it and
listen on the drive home...
Paraphrasing "the most interesting man in the world..."
I don't always watch the news, but when I do, I prefer to get my news
from an Internet portal.
P.S. - How's the beer business? I was talking with Chris Allain and
he said you were doing good with it. I'd love to sample some. Can
you send me a case (I'll pay whatever it costs).
The beer business is booming! We just opened a tasting room and the
place is jumping when we are open: Wednesday-Friday from 4-8pm.
We sold just over 700 barrels of beer last year (a barrel is 31
gallons). We are on track to produce between 2100 and 2400 barrels
this year. We are already operating the existing brewery at or near
capacity and are evaluating expansion plans.
Currently nearly all of our product is sold in bars and restaurants
on draft. We did bottle a Saison
recently and will sell about 1000 bottles when the labels arrive.
I'll let you know when they become available. Real packaging for
retail will probably have to wait until we can install a larger brew
system.
Check out our website: www.swamphead.com
Hope to see you sometime soon!
Regards
Craig
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts: