John Shutt wrote: > When comparing business models, please keep in mind that a > large portion of > Freeview is subsidized by the BBC through the British 121 GBP > ($223.43 USD) per year per household license fee. Okay, but we have been able to fund "free TV" here from day 1, without any licensing fee. So I don't see why the funding doesn't work out for a Freeview scheme just as well? In the past, the difference was simply that we use ads here, and they use taxes there. 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.