Bert Wrote: >Except that the CEA doesn't see those "sign up" bonuses >either, do they? If anything, the NCTA, right? Your equation leaves out the retailer, who does receive the Cable/Satellite kick back and who is the also the CEA members sole customer. -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:19 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Toward digital TV Mark Aitken wrote: > As to the insinuation that "we" are in the same position > as Cable and Satellite...read the tea leaves. CEA is > serving the 85%...could care LESS about OTA! Not "sign > up" bonus, no continuing revenue, just good "old > fashioned" FREE OTA. Except that the CEA doesn't see those "sign up" bonuses either, do they? If anything, the NCTA, right? To the CEA, one ATSC STB should be just as good as one cable STB. On the 85 percent figure, how come we keep reading that 35 percent or more viewership is lost when a station drops off the air? OTA viewership ought to matter more to the CEA, one would think. Seems to me that broadcasters and cable operators are in a similar situation. Not identical. And I sure ain't pointing fingers at Sinclair. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.