[opendtv] Re: HD for All alliance steps up campaign
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:11:05 -0500
At 11:16 AM -0500 2/8/07, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
What a difference 10 years make, eh? Ca. 1997 and beyond, HDTV was, in
the eyes of some of these same parties, a huge mistake. Now they need
spectrum for it.
Shades of 1987 in the United States:
"We need more spectrum to deliver the wonders of HDTV to the masses."
It's kind of ironic. The UK is now considered to be a "mature" DTV
market. The transition to digital is almost complete thanks to a
pragmatic approach to the DTV transition.
Meanwhile, here in the U.S. the DTV transition for broadcasters has
barely begun.
Now that HDTV technology is maturing, it is a natural next step for the UK.
Meanwhile U.S. broadcasters lobby the FCC to prevent cable systems
from downgrading their digital signals for distribution on the analog
tier, and use their HDTV content as a weapon to gain retransmission
consent payments.
A very stark contrast.
Regards
Craig
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