I have seen Japanese TV. There are some interesting dramas and news on NHK, but mostly it's game-show drivel. It occurred to me that this strike might be an interesting time to launch new programs using alternative distribution schemes. Might tend to limit the strike, even. There is no content oligopoly. There are limited numbers of distribution companies. It's a stretch to say that this raises prices. Compared to no product? John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Craig Birkmaier Enviado el: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:54 AM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: News: NBC chief says Apple 'destroyed' music pricing At 10:06 AM -0700 10/31/07, John Willkie wrote: >Though the USA car companies now have to compete internationally and >have fallen on hard times recently. Many monopolies peak in power after >coming to the public eye invokes government involvement. > >If the entertainment industry follows the same model they are in serious >trouble. Not sure if we want the entertainment industry to follow the auto industry lead... Have you ever watched Japanese TV? ;-) Regards Craig Seriously. Try getting a show onto a broadcast network, or any multi-channel distribution system. Then try to tell me that we do not have content and distribution oligopolies working together to control competition and to inflate the price U.S. citizens pay for their entertainment fixes... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.