[opendtv] Re: Food for thought
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:22:02 -0500
At 7:50 PM -0500 2/19/07, Tom Barry wrote:
What will they do in 2 years?
Sit back and count the money coming in over the transom.
You can expect that virtually all retrans consent agreements will be
re-negotiate by the time analog is turned off. What is really
important, however, is access to the cable analog tiers. The cable
industry sees this having the potential to drive a large percentage
of those who now rely on analog OTA into their arms.
Think of it this way. As a "disenfranchised viewer" do I get a cheap
STB, spend $500 -$1000 for a new TV, or send $10 bucks a month to the
cable company for their lifeline service and get more content than
they have been watching via OTA?
If anything, the broadcasters may have a stronger case to get their
buck a month arter analog is turned off.
Regards
Craig
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