[opendtv] Re: Fritts Fears Powell Is 'Abandoning' Digital Transition
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:20:55 -0400
John,
I know you think that, and being in the business of selling HDTV I can
understand why you do. However, the ability to deliver HDTV was a byproduct
of going digital, as was the possibility of multicasting. Craig would say
that the Broadcasters used HDTV as a placeholder to make sure they kept all
6 MHz of their allotted slice of the spectrum pie, and I would say that
multicasting was a way to compensate the broadcasters for having to spend
over $2 million per station for the conversion process.
However, the exclusive drive towards going digital AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY
by January 1, 2007, was to sell spectrum. Period.
Cheers,
John Shutt
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Golitsis" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:15 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Fritts Fears Powell Is 'Abandoning' Digital
Transition
> No, it's about having the capability to offer HDTV programming.
>
> Always has been, always will be.
>
> :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > No, it's about moving to a new type of broadcast modulation that can be
> > packed more tightly together in the band, thus freeing up spectrum for
other
> > uses.
> >
> > Always has been, always will be.
> >
>
>
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