Because; The broadcasters make more money by populating channels with content over selling wholesale time to god-casters and infomercial houses. Because cable companies make more money by selling time wholesale to god-casters over commercial TV time; and Because there are already enough god-caster channels on cable already, and broadcasters would have to make a go of it with content not otherwise available. I don't think that cable systems should have to pass on null pids. John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Tom Barry Enviado el: Saturday, July 07, 2007 6:43 PM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: DTT tuner design Richard Hollandsworth wrote: > Can you imagine a cable system trying to determine which of these is > "popular" > enough to spin off as a separate "channel"??? Uhhh, yes. The cable companies are in the business of deciding which content they can deliver at a profit. That's what they do. Why would you give that decision to a broadcaster who can simply sell the extra channels for televangelists and infomercials? - Tom > The primary reason for Integrated Security Ban was so users could buy > HDTV/DVR > equipments (preferably built-in) and know that they could readily hook > it up to > ANY cable system....eventually with no loss of functionality.....and without > the hassle of external STBs.... > > The recent Third FNPRM re Navigation Devices seeks comments re whether > these rules should be extended to ALL MVPD, incl DBS (e.g. D* & E* > Satellites) > and wireline (e.g. AT&T IPTV). Wouldn't you rather have an HDTV that can > be simply plugged into power and will automatically connect (e.g. > wirelessly) > with Sat Dish and/or Cable/IPTV entry box..... > > The FCC envisions the "HDTV" becoming a multi-purpose and > multi-network receiving system that can be simply plugged into any and > all MVPD delivery systems. > > Oh, BTW, the HDTV is also becoming the Internet access appliance... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.