[opendtv] Re: OTA
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:13:34 -0500
At 9:53 AM -0800 3/6/12, Dale Kelly wrote:
I believe that You are overreaching.
Our comments about "it not working" were simply regarding ATSC reception
under certain circumstances.
Not over reaching at all.
I understand what you and others were talking about.
I used that as a platform to talk about the real problem.
Broadcasting was already broken when the whole HDTV thing started as
a way to prevent land mobile from getting a chunk of broadcast
spectrum in the '80s.
Let's be realistic here. The Broadcast TV model was based on
SCARCITY. It was highly profitable for the handful of companies that
controlled the spectrum and the content. There was no other game in
town.
By the mid '80s the handwriting was on the wall as cable began to
grow - both in terms of homes passed and with respect to this new
distribution mediums' ability to deliver more content...
i.e. less scarcity.
The broadcasters got what they wanted in 1992 - the ability to use
their content to take control of the new medium. remember, by the end
of that decade five companies gained control over 90% of the content.
Less scarcity, but nearly as much control as they had when there were
only five channels.
The broadcasters ALLOWED the CE industry to use them to force the
transition to digital and HD. They no longer needed the spectrum to
reach their customers, but ATSC allowed them to minimize the loss of
spectrum to mobile telephony.
Now the telcos are in a position to become an important part of the
next distribution medium for television content - broadband. It will
be interesting to see if the broadcasters figure out how to work with
them, or if they will continue to fight the inevitable - anywhere
anytime TV.
Regards
Craig
----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Other related posts:
