> It won't fly here, because (a) broadcasters wouldn't want > to make all their best stuff available free, since they > can easily sucker people into subcription schemes that > give broadcasters a healthy kickback (e.g. the ESPN > channels), Sorry, that kickback would go to a conglom rather than a broadcaster. Nevertheless, the conglom gets two revenue streams from MVPD exclusive access, and only one if aired OTA like Freeview. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.