[opendtv] Re: News: The death of Cable TV

  • From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:31:02 -0700

"Could they (OTA broadcasters) all be in cahoots?  I doubt it".
Yes, it is very doubtful, if not impossible, that OTA broadcast licensees are in cahoots. Such behavior is banned by a long standing act of congress and is aggressively enforced by the FCC. 

Dale
-----Original Message----- From: Hunold, Ken 
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:41 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The death of Cable TV

During the recent SMPTE convention in Hollywood I fired up my OTA tuner
in the hotel room.  To my great surprise, I found 104 program streams
from 26 "channels."  Obviously I didn't have the time to see what they
all were broadcasting, but I suspect a lot of it is very niche.

Could they all be in cahoots?  I doubt it.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 7:04 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The death of Cable TV

......

I did not miss your point. OTA is what it is, and to say it is unwalled
is a gross misrepresentation. The multiple providers are just another
face of the media oligopoly, with a bunch of local affiliates who are
being marginalized out of existence. It remains to be seen whether the
Internet will be dominated by walled gardens, or if instead there are a
number of marketplaces that are open to anyone.

......

Regards
Craig


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