Craig wrote in reply:
It is not going to happen, but broadcasting would die rather quickly if the MVPDs pulled the plug and broadcasters had to rely on homes with antennas.
But, my reply was to this argument:
2. (what) If the MVPD did not exist?
The dynamic is significantly different under that scenario, clearly viewers would then have no source other than FOTA. The reality is that the MPVDs do exist and they do utilize and benefit from broadcast carriage. Would they not suffer significantly were they to "pull the plug on broadcasters" and isn't that why "It is not going to happen"? They receive fair value for these programming purchases. Dale ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org
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