That is exactly the shortsighted view I think they have. Too bad they didn't decide to abandon the field earlier and let others have a try instead of hobbling their spectrum with outmoded tools and quacking in fear of Congress and the FCC. Bob Miller On Dec 19, 2007 8:30 PM, Don Moore <don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bob Miller wrote: > > Lin Broadcasting and Pappas are selling their stations or at least > > talking about it. > > ......... > > Broadcasters are going to look back in wonder at the business they are > > abandoning IMO. > Broadcasters represent 4 to 10 choices for customers that have over 200 > choices for video entertainment via satellite and/or cable. They are > also competing against Video Games, DVD's the Internet and even books! > > The Writers' Strike is all about the where the profits are split on all > those other outlets. > > The Analog Shutoff will damage the broadcasters relationship with cable > and satellite as the average consumer is not going to put up an antenna > for 10 channels when they can get 200 with a cable or dish. > > The smart play is to sell your outlets and invest in content generation, > or as Mr. Pappas stated, take some time with your family and enjoy life. > > Don Moore > Greensboro, NC > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > >