[opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:45:19 -0400
At the risk of prolonging this thread...
1. Viewers have favorite shows.
2. For the transition to happen, viewers must get DTT receivers.
3. There have already been some DTT receivers that do not include NTSC
reception.
4. If a viewer finds that favorite NTSC shows are not being transmitted
on DTT (at least during the transition) and finds that at least some DTT
receivers don't receive analog, then there is little incentive for that
viewer to follow point 2. If you don't like that scenario, there's also
the one of cable carrying only a broadcaster's DTT signals.
5. The simulcasting requirement, therefore, ensured that viewers with
favorite analog shows would not lose them simply through a move from
NTSC to DTT.
TTFN,
Mark
John Willkie wrote:
>And, broadcasters were likely to disconnect viewers because ...
>
>John Willkie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Schubin
>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:30 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
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>To assure viewers that they'd be able to watch their analog programming
>as they made the transition.
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>TTFN,
>Mark
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>Tom Barry wrote:
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>>Generally, removing any unnecessary rules removes friction from the
>>system, allowing more effective individual choices by those ruled.
>>
>>What possible use was the simulcast rule?
>>
>>- Tom
>>
>>John Shutt wrote:
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>>>As a PBS member station, I can say that many if not most of us are
>>>
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>carrying
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>>>the PBS HD service as a pass-through, with only branding and EAS being
>>>inserted, and also an SD simulcast of our analog service. The elimination
>>>of simulcast means we can, if we so choose, devote our entire 19.4 to a
>>>single HD service. If it weren't for the simulcast rules we never would
>>>have had an HD/SD multicast in the first place.
>>>
>>>That may be fine for the AVS Forum types, and the Dr. McDonalds of the
>>>
>>>
>world
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>>>who want HD HD HD, but what happens at the end of the transition? We go
>>>back to an HD/SD multicast? One thing that is a sure thing, we will NOT
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>go
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>>>to 100% locally produced High Def in the next 10 years. The best we will
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>be
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>>>able to muster is upconverted widescreen SD.
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>>>I really fail to see the logic that eliminating the simulcast rules
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>somehow
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>>>will speed up the digital transition.
>>>
>>>John Shutt
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:11 PM
>>>Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
>>>
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>>>>No. Downconversion for the analog channel was always acceptable. The
>>>>change was driven by dual-station-per-market PBS stations who wanted to
>>>>use the channels for more different programming.
>>>>
>>>>TTFN,
>>>>Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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