Actually, I think you should say "since the demise of Sarnoff". OTA Broadcasting is a SYSTEM. It INCLUDES stations, Networks, transmission facilities, licenses, studios, distribution networks, regulations, affiliation agreements, receivers, viewers, advertisers...(the list goes ON!). But most importantly, it REQUIRES leadership. With a vacuum of leadership comes a lot of nothing, which is just about where we are in Broadcasting. Allen Le Roy Limberg wrote: >Mr. Weiss claims the broadcasters are not well represented at the ATSC, >which is instead dominated by CE manufacturers. His point of view may be >colored somewhat because CE manufacturers are by and large less enthusiastic >about his SFN work than broadcasters are. > >Most of the broadcasters have little but wishes and paperwork generation to >bring to the ATSC table. They have not put themselves into a position to >make technical contributions. There is not very much incentive for CE >manufacturers to do work on OTA DTV, since there are better financial >prospects in other technologies. Most CE manufacturers send representatives >just to keep abreast of what's going on. > >Since the demise of RCA, there has been no company involved in all aspects >of the TV business. The broadcasters have expected CE manufacturers to do >all their R & D work with no up-front payoff. They should have funded a >private R & D lab, like Bell Labs to do their system work and obtain patents >assigned to a corporation set up to license CE manufacturers. > > -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Regards, Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< =================================== Sinclair Broadcast Group 10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD 21030 =================================== "There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ George Washington ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ =================================== Business TEL: (410) 568-1535 Business MOBILE: (443) 677-4425 Business FAX: (410) 568-1580 E-mail: maitken@xxxxxxxxxx Text PAGE: page.maitken@xxxxxxxxxx HTML PAGE: 4436774425@xxxxxxxxxx www.newscentral.tv www.sbgi.net =================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.