> I have sometimes been guilty of claiming that maybe OTA broadcasters did > not really want to promote OTA HDTV or try very hard to increase their > number of OTA digital TV viewers As I and others have said before, Broadcasting, as a business, simply could not promote a service which they could not reliably deliver. The reasons for that should be self evident. The introduction of 5th generation receiver technology will change this position and I now sense real enthusiasm from broadcasters regarding their DTV services viability. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: New message to viewers: You can watch HD for free over the air > I have sometimes been guilty of claiming that maybe OTA broadcasters did > not really want to promote OTA HDTV or try very hard to increase their > number of OTA digital TV viewers. > > It will be refreshing for me to be proven wrong once all the > broadcasters take advantage of this offer and start running the free > informational spots. ;-) > > - Tom > > > Mark Aitken wrote: > > > http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/news_tech/20040818/ota-hd-free-20040818/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.