Well, actually, the "old" model DOES make money. The bigger question is one of ensuring (insuring?) value (to the shareholders in our case) into the future. Having a government mandated transition that has just cost Broadcasters some $3.5 billion (that's the number most of the press is touting) to provide for our DTV future, we intend to put that investment to good use! But, one of the difficulties is getting everyone to understand that the value of the service is that it IS wireless, and (the FCC) forcing an outlook that means folks have to pay for a gatekeeper (Cable) to receive it does not make sense. When we have reliable OTA DTV service, we will have a viable digital business. We are getting close. THAT is what we have been fighting for. Jeff S./Emmis knows this as well. Our OTA product has a real value, honest! The old model works, the new model needs to work more efficiently. That is where we excel. Kon wrote: Did you hear about the press conference at NAB where Emmis announced >an initiative to pool broadcast spectrum to compete with cable and >DBS - they had about a dozen broadcast groups supporting the >announcement. > >They finally figured out that the old model doesn't make money any longer? >:) > >Cheers >Kon > > -- Regards, Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology *********************************** Sinclair Broadcast Group 10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD 21030 Business TEL: (410) 568-1535 Business MOBILE: (443) 677-4425 Business FAX: (410) 568-1580 E-mail: maitken@xxxxxxxxxx Text PAGE: page.maitken@xxxxxxxxxx www.newscentral.tv www.sbgi.net =================================== "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." ~ ~ ~ John Stuart Mill ~ ~ ~ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message IS NOT the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received and/or are viewing this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail, and delete this e-mail from your system. *********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.