According to one news article (and only one I've seen) our local Gainesville CBS affiliate WGFL will but turning off analog TV early, in only a week or so from now. So far I have heard no other interest in this. It should be an interesting (to me) limited test of what will happen in Feb.
- Tom John Willkie wrote:
people I know that are unconnected to media except as consumers have been asking me about the transition for more than three years.I'd say that for the otherwise uninformed, the "swipes" during entertainment programs, the public service announcements, the news items, and -- not to be forgotten -- the on-air demonstrations where all stations in a market turn off their analog transmitters at the same time, have helped.Of course, what's really important in this regard is the high degree of cable/satellite penetration. In the long run, the transition will become a copyright issue. Which is why I (and I suspect Adam Goldberg) I suspect were the only folks regularly posting here to have read most if not all of that lengthy Copyright report.John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx Sent: Jul 3, 2008 8:34 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: DTV awareness Obviously that is a significant increase, but are they significant numbers? It seems like a small number compared to a population of over 300,000,000. But I do recognize, in light of the report, that it is a significant number compared to all inquiries for all topics. However, I am surprised how low the numbers are for all categories. Dan *"Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>* Sent by: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 07/03/2008 07:48 AM Please respond to opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [opendtv] DTV awareness Judging from this FCC report: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-283355A1.pdf I'd say that the message that the DTV transition is about to end is getting out. And this is even before most of the PSAs started appearing (I think). Fourth quarter of 2007. The increase is huge. Take a look at the increase in DTT inquiries, between Oct and Nov of 2007, in the table on inquiries. Could be people getting set to do their Christmas shopping? Whatever, looks good for DTT, I think. "The number of Radio and Television Broadcasting inquiries increased slightly more than 368% from 3,576 to 16,745. Digital Television (DTV) issues ranked as the top Radio and Television Broadcasting inquiry subcategory this quarter representing over 75% of the 16,745 inquiries. By contrast, Cable and Satellite Services inquiries decreased 7% from 3,742 to 3,4 59 this quarter. Inquiries regarding Billing & Rates Information contributed 38% of the inquiries for this category." 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.---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
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