[opendtv] Re: The "real" problem with OFDM in the U.S.
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:34:40 -0500
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Tom Barry wrote:
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>>Imagine how efficient it might be if one of the
>>national networks created a national station with
>>NO local content but was the same channel
>>everywhere. Big sticks plus repeaters/fillers
>>everywhere. No boundaries to worry about except at
>>the US borders.
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>EXACTLY, Tom. You nailed it. And all that would take is a very simple change
>to the *national* ownership cap, and no change to the local ownership caps.
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Wouldn't take any changes. Just buy the spectrum and create the network.
You will have channels 52, 53, 56, 57, 58 to chose from.
>In Europe, for the most part (the parts I know), that is the situation. There
>are some local-only stations here and there, but most of the stations
>are national networks. And ads work all over, because they are for products
>available everywhere.
>
>There are exceptions, but so what? They are easily accommodated.
>
>So over here, I'm saying, just because we have the national cap and the
>resulting system of affiliates, let's not create this monster for something
>that is really no big deal. Market overlap is controlled perfectly adequately
>as is. And with NTSC shutoff, things will be even better. (And I happen to use
>the market overlap to my advantage, both for better signal choice and for more
>programming choice.)
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>>Heck, you could take channels 6-11 and replace
>>network TV, even with HD since it all comes from
>>the nets anyway. Let the locals do something else
>>on other channels for local ad sales.
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>Yup. Locals can use the freed up frequencies after NTSC shutdown, for example.
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>>It seems to me we have way more ability to deliver
>>local content than to create it or any demand to
>>watch it.
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>>And what a spectrum auction we could have. ;-)
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>I think you are right on target. Trying to create an expensive and possibly
>unworkable infrastructure will more than anything else help hurry OTA TV into
>bankrupcy.
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Whatever it takes to free the spectrum from the currently unworkable
8-VSB and MPEG2. Lets have auctions.
Bob Miller
>Bert
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