[opendtv] NAB supports making TV franchises available to telcos
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:47:28 -0500
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/filings/FranchisingComs21306.pdf
Not surprisingly, the NAB supports new entrants into the
TV distribution market, since they expect the same
must-carry/consent-to-carry agreements to apply to any
new competitive service. At the same time, this takes
the heat off making sure their OTA plants work as well
as possible.
http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Rutledge_Testimony_02.15.06.pdf
Meanwhile, the NCTA wants to make sure that all entrants
be made to follow the same rules, so the cable industry's
large investments in the fiber upgrades aren't lost to
too much competition.
My prediction is that products like the Sony "cable-ready"
HDTV PVR I pointed out yesterday, which integrates ATSC
with cable reception, will soon be pulled off the market
mysteriously, and that the excuse given will be "lack of
demand." While these products provide an obvious benefit
to consumers, such as those annoyed by the fact that their
cable companies didn't carry ABC in HD for the Superbowl,
the NAB's time is better spent getting more umbillical
providers out there to carry their content. Not to mention
that they aren't too thrilled about the recording and time
shifting features to begin with.
And the NCTA is far better off keeping its customers more
totally committed to their own medium.
Bert
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