[opendtv] Re: Toward digital TV

  • From: Cliff Benham <cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:36:51 -0500

They did not try to merge. Dish tried to forcefully take over DirecTV.
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:

>Dan Grimes wrote:
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>>I think Barry's email applies to the US as it does to his
>>situation down there. And Doug McDonald suggestion of
>>eliminating the duplication of bit streams is just plain
>>brilliant!  I would ask, why does the government need to
>>get involved?  Can't Dish and DirecTV figure this out for
>>themselves?
>>    
>>
>
>But guys, they did! Dish and DirecTV tried to merge a
>couple of years ago, remember? They weren't allowed to.
>
>Bert
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