[opendtv] Re: HDTV DVB-T receiver for the UK
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:35:48 -0500
Maybe one more good reason to consider IP broadcasting on all but one SD
free MPEG2 program. Could duck the red tape that way.
Bob Miller
John Shutt wrote:
>Bob,
>
>Sure. In my extremely humble opinion (IMEHO) the new Digital Children's
>Programming requirements as outlined in FCC R&O 04-221
><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-221A1.pdf>, the
>FCC requires 30 minutes more children's programming for every 28 hours of
>multicast programming transmitted. Further, this programming must be spread
>across all the free multicast channels, and meet all of the new children's
>programming guidelines, including being keyed with the FCC approved "E/I"
>logo for the duration of the program.
>
>We as a PBS station will easily meet an entire week's requirement by Monday
>afternoon, but most commercial stations will have to rethink their
>multicasts. If you offer a 4 channel multiplex 24/7, you would be required
>to broadcast 12 hours per week of regularly scheduled children's
>programming. I think that will be enough to kill most multicasting plans on
>commercial stations.
>
>John Shutt
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>>I must have missed something. Can you explain that?
>>
>>Bob Miller
>>
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