[opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 06:56:17 -0400
Mark Schubin wrote:
> To assure viewers that they'd be able to watch their analog programming
> as they made the transition.
That sounds nice but it is really not much different than a rule that
says my favorite show may not be canceled in any given year. While I
would like to still be watching Buffy I accept the networks &
broadcasters can choose what to display based upon market conditions.
The desire to not annoy existing customers will usually be a strong
consideration, but not the only one. And if the HDTV viewer
demographics and delivery characteristics are slightly different than
the analog then you might expect the choice of vended content might also
be different.
So I still can't get very excited about the rule going away.
- Tom
>
> TTFN,
> Mark
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> Tom Barry wrote:
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>>Generally, removing any unnecessary rules removes friction from the
>>system, allowing more effective individual choices by those ruled.
>>
>>What possible use was the simulcast rule?
>>
>>- Tom
>>
>>John Shutt wrote:
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>>>As a PBS member station, I can say that many if not most of us are carrying
>>>the PBS HD service as a pass-through, with only branding and EAS being
>>>inserted, and also an SD simulcast of our analog service. The elimination
>>>of simulcast means we can, if we so choose, devote our entire 19.4 to a
>>>single HD service. If it weren't for the simulcast rules we never would
>>>have had an HD/SD multicast in the first place.
>>>
>>>That may be fine for the AVS Forum types, and the Dr. McDonalds of the world
>>>who want HD HD HD, but what happens at the end of the transition? We go
>>>back to an HD/SD multicast? One thing that is a sure thing, we will NOT go
>>>to 100% locally produced High Def in the next 10 years. The best we will be
>>>able to muster is upconverted widescreen SD.
>>>
>>>I really fail to see the logic that eliminating the simulcast rules somehow
>>>will speed up the digital transition.
>>>
>>>John Shutt
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:11 PM
>>>Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>No. Downconversion for the analog channel was always acceptable. The
>>>>change was driven by dual-station-per-market PBS stations who wanted to
>>>>use the channels for more different programming.
>>>>
>>>>TTFN,
>>>>Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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