[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: Sinclair and Nexstar Form ATSC 3.0 Spectrum Consortium
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 08:55:04 -0400
On Mar 17, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am again struggling with what you aren't getting, Craig. Let me try this
again. If the TV industry thinks it must have real-time reports provided by
all new "connected" TV sets, to see who is watching what, they can attempt to
twist the arms of the CE vendors, to incorporate this feature. The feature
can easily be made to work, even with analog tuners. Once again: what makes
anyone think the TV must have an ATSC 3.0 tuner in it?
Not getting? I explained that this capability does not exist Bert.
The feature in question here requires "collusion" among the TV manufacturers,
the broadcasters and the MVPDs that deliver broadcasts to 70% of U.S.homes...
In case you have not been following this subject, the MVPDs DO NOT SHARE the
data they collect on their subscribers viewing habits. Netflix does not share
the data on what subscribers are watching. And many consumers DO NOT want to
share what they are watching.
There are many issues to be resolved to make ATSC data collection possible and
statistically meaningful.
The reality Bert, is that you are talking about a feature that does
not currently exist
... and that doesn't require ATSC 3.0, to make it exist.
What's your point?
The issue here is the tracking of how we consume TV entertainment across
multiple screens. Seems that a bunch of people were upset to learn that Samsung
"colluded" with British intelligence services and others to not only collect
data, but to actually spy on the unfortunate consumers who bought these TVs.
This is a subject that is likely to stir more debate than Network Neutrality.
Maybe we should give it a name...
Network surveillance?
Service Providers? THe service providers are the broadcasters Bert.
No, Craig. The service providers are those who decide what features will
remain enabled, in the smartphones they allow on their cell networks.
First, what the hell does this have to do with a TV?
Second, you are living in the past Bert. Apple forever changed the relationship
between smartphone manufacturers and the cellular service providers. THe telcos
DO NOT tell Apple and Samsung what they can put in a phone, nor do they disable
features. The only recent exception I have seen is that enabling FM radio
reception on some Android phones has been a decision made by the carriers.
To allow smartphones to receive broadcast radio and broadcast TV has long
been possible technically. For example, mobile devices which used both ATSC
1.0 and ATSC 2.0 have already been demoed.
Correct with respect to FM broadcasts on some mobile devices. No smartphone has
ever included ATSC reception there are some third party ATSC receivers that can
be used with a phone, just as there are ATSC receivers for PCs.
But you are dreaming if you think that we are going to see ATSC 3.0 reception
in smartphones. There is no need, as smartphones already have access to almost
all TV content, although much of this content lies behind pay walls.
THis paragraph from the SInclair/Nexstar announcement suggests that the
consortium may try to compete with the telcos to deliver MVPVD services...
"The consortium will promote innovation and develop and explore products and
services associated with ATSC 3.0 and monetization opportunities such as
spectrum utilization, virtual MVPD platforms, multicast channels, automotive
applications, single-frequency networks and wireless data applications, among
others."
Regards
Craig
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