[opendtv] Re: Digital TV Finds It Hard to be Free
- From: "Gary Hughes" <ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:19:57 -0400
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> Cable providers have only recently and very=20
> reluctantly began=20
> making room for digital. "There's no market for this, no=20
> revenue stream . . ."=20
Oh but there is a revenue stream. They typically carry 10 programs
(MPTS) on a 6MHz carrier. Converting those 10 channels to digital
frees up 45MHz of bandwidth they can use for other revenue generating
services, or carry new services to reduce customer churn.
> Of all the industries involved in the changeover to DTV, only consumer
> electronics makers and satellite services saw the potential.=20
> So did the porn industry -=20
> the unacknowledged silent partner in technological=20
> advancement. Pornsters=20
> jumped into DVD way before the Hollywood studios did.=20
> Video-on-demand? Can you=20
> say "adult entertainment?" =20
The pornsters are always amongst the first to adopt new tech. While the
MPAA et al are busy trying to block new technologies, the pornsters are
busy figuring out how to make money out of it. For example, VCRs,
LaserDisk,
Pay TV, internet streaming...
gary
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