[opendtv] Re: Basic basic service
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:11:37 -0500
At 7:59 PM -0500 11/3/09, Tom Barry wrote:
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>
So, what does anyone guess will happen to this service after the
OTA TV channels are taken away?
Bert
The FCC should continue to expect and require that lifeline cable
channels be sent as unencrypted signals available to digital cable ready
TV's. That tier should continue to exist and be available for
emergency new. Also, many advertising supported channels prefer to be
on it and reach the most eyeballs.
Though much of the best content may be already migrating away from that
tier.
In many of the discussions about reclaiming the broadcast spectrum
the idea that cable would provide a lifeline service is mentioned;
there are also suggestions that some of the money from auctions be
used to pay for this service for those who are disenfranchised.
But the real questions is what happens if the Networks go direct with
the MVPDs. Do they still show up on the lifeline service, or does
this tier become a second class citizen, populated with local
broadcasters struggling to fill their channels with something we
might watch - one might think of this in terms of what a lifeline
tier would look like if it was only filled with LPTV stations.
If the networks do go direct, then who decides what channels make it
to the lifeline tier? Why would a former broadcast network have a
greater claim than ANY cable network?
Regards
Craig
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