[opendtv] Re: News: Paxson Challenges Must-Carry Decision
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 08:23:29 -0400
Rod Hewitt wrote:
> 1. Two streams with no real video input (services 4 & 8). Been
that way
> for months. Been greed muck from time to time too (i.e. no sync
into the
> encoder - wow).
>
Welcome to the list. TSReader has quite a good reputation.
I'm guessing those extra streams have an implied "this space for
rent" sign on them. Paxton would like to have maybe 8 available
infomercial channels on a single RF channel with must carry
guarantees on cable.
- Tom
> Well, I've been a long (really long) time lurker on this list and this
> finally pursauded me to respond.
>
> I haven't responded to this list in the past because I don't want to
> look like I'm pushing anything given I write software for this market,
> but come on, if Pax wants must-carry, shouldn't they get their own house
> in order?
>
> http://66.93.105.178/rod/wpxw-dt.jpg
>
> This is a capture of my app's decode of their WPXW-DT stream from
> Manassas VA on channel 43.
>
> 1. Two streams with no real video input (services 4 & 8). Been that way
> for months. Been greed muck from time to time too (i.e. no sync into the
> encoder - wow).
>
> 2. No closed-captions in ATSC format. Their captions are in Sci. Atl.
> Format, but that 'aint exactly allowed is it.
>
> 3. No EIT/ETT whatsoever. Sure, all their pointers are there, but
> there's no data.
>
> 4. (Technical point, but...). They compress their extended channel name
> with Huffman and have about 650Kbps of NULL PIDs!
>
> I'm sure Comcast et al doesn't want to carry a couple channels with no
> video!
>
> Rod
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Craig Birkmaier [mailto:craig@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:21
>>To: OpenDTV Mail List
>>Subject: [opendtv] News: Paxson Challenges Must-Carry Decision
>>
>
> (SNIP)Rubbish from Paxton about must carry
>
>
>
>
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