[opendtv] Re: White paper from CEA
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:47:18 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
Tony;
I'm a recovering broadcaster and former NAB member. Without getting into the
particulars, the NAB is extremely effective with Congress, even MORE SO than
their influence on the FCC.
To say that broadcasters had NOTHING to do with the "delay" in the transition
is curious, since the NAB/MSTV initiative on STBs was started in the Spring,
and was strategically positioned to answer one serious question that many
members had about fixing a serious analog shut down date.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Neece <tonyneece@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Oct 29, 2005 7:11 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: White paper from CEA
Craig your vehemence toward the broadcasters is pretty foolish. For =
many
decades the broadcasters provided a service the public loved and needed.
What makes you think people chose to tune in TV because of broadcasters =
who
"lavish millions each year upon the politicians"?
The broadcasters and their millions have had NOTING to do with the delay =
of
the analog shut-off. It is congress that has delayed it, not because =
"they
(broadcasters) lavish millions each year upon the politicians", but =
because
legislators do not wish to be voted out of office for taking TV away =
from
millions of their constituents. If inexpensive converters were =
available to
the public the broadcasters would already have shut off their analog
transmitters. =20
There is no advantage to broadcasters to continue NTSC / analog =
transmission
other than that PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE IT!! And that is also how most cable
head-ends get it too!!
Craig, I'm sorry to say your points sound like so much of the naive
anti-establishment ranting I got tired of during the 60's.
-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] =
On
Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:58 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: White paper from CEA
At 1:06 PM -0400 10/27/05, Bob Miller wrote:
>
>Maybe the term "broadcasting" used in broadcasting circles has taken on
>a specific meaning understood by those who speak "broadcasting". Many =
of
>us don't yet.
>
Come on Bob...
We all understand what John means...
Only those with an FCC license to broadcast in the radio and/or=20
television bands are broadcasters. Everyone else is merely a=20
pretender...
I just spoke about the future of DTV at the Community Broadcaster's=20
Association conference in Las Vegas. These folks have FCC licenses=20
for Class A and LPTV channels, but they are second and third class=20
citizens at best. They do not get any cable carriage rights. In rare=20
cases they can negotiate carriage if they have some unique=20
programming. They are being forced to use the ATSC standard despite=20
the fact they they could used DVB-T to field a FTA broadcast service=20
that could actually compete with cable.
Broadcasters enjoy a special place in Washington, because they are=20
the only service that get's virtually 100% clearance into every home=20
in the U.S. Never mind that 85% of these homes do not receive their=20
broadcasts, but rather, they pay extra to get these channels=20
delivered by a service that competes with REAL broadcasters...
And they lavish millions each year upon the politicians that they=20
help keep in power. So next year when you attend the National=20
Association of Broadcasters Convention, just remember, that you, and=20
all of the exhibitors that have absolutely nothing to do with=20
"broadcasting," are filling the NAB war chest with cash so that REAL=20
broadcasters can continue to make obscene profit margins, and force=20
competitors (i.e. subscribers) to pay for something they may never=20
use, just like the ATSC receivers we are being forced by the FCC to=20
buy, whether we want them or not.
Regards
Craig
=20
=20
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