Craig Birkmaier wrote: >> In short, the article says that TV broadcast to mobile >> phones, which was the hottest thing a few years ago, has >> not created much demand anywhere in the world. >> >> I think they're talking about actual TV broadcast direct to >> the cell phone, but perhaps this includes TV broadcasts via >> the cell provider's own network too. > > I wonder why? > > Could it have something to do with: > > 1. The fact that broadcasting is losing its OTA audience > throughout the world? > > 2. Consumers do not want to pay for another walled garden with > the same crappy content they get at home? > > Or could it be that there are better alternatives? I don't find it surprising at all, truth to tell, that people won't sit and watch 30 or 60 minute programs on a tiny cell phone screen. Cell phones are for people on the go, not for long term sessions. I've always been skeptical of the hype surrounding video to hand-held devices, which hype started with DVB-H, the much-hyped deployments in Italy, etc., and perhaps that skepticism was well founded. This is even more reason to get ATSC M/H incorporated into regular TVs and STBs, and to make use of it as a hierarchical modulation scheme for more standard TV applications than for cell phones. Reverse the letters. The name should be changed to ATSC H/M. :) Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.