[opendtv] Re: DTT tuner design

  • From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:41:32 -0700

See this FCC url regarding the current must carry proceedings. Don't see any
sign, in this at least, of must carry going away after the transition. They
also address the need to protect the OTA service.

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-71A1.pdf

Dale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Albert Manfredi
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 1:52 PM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: DTT tuner design
>
>
> Don Moore wrote:
>
> >Have you ever thought about "What If Cable Decides NOT to pay?" Right
> >now as content providers look for the best deal for distribution, the
> >broadcasters are getting locked out more often now. Off-Network
> >Syndication is going to cable for first run, while the broadcasters are
> >left
> >with the scraps or second runs.
>
> If Congress is truly interested in retaining a FOTA TV system in
> the US, as
> it claims it is and as many other governments also claim to be, then they
> will probably want to revisit that national cap rule. My bet is that the
> national cap will keep edging up, making it more desirable for content
> creators to keep the FOTA medium in existence. I think this will
> be one of
> those knobs that is constantly adjusted.
>
> >There's no Must Carry for digital once the analog stream is shut down.
>
> I don't think this is the case, necessarily. Aren't they debating a
> multicast must-carry after analog shutdown?
>
> Bert
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