Craig Birkmaier wrote: > BE has just revamped their website design. Burried somewhere in > there is my monthly column... > > This one is certain to set Bert off...again! > http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_iptv_buzz/ Au contraire, I thought you did rather well. I read somewhere recently that DBS is hurting, because they can't offer the combination of features that both cable and telcos can (or soon will be), and that's why the merger talk has started up again. On a somewhat related note, I was wondering last night, why don't some of the OTA broadcasters dedicate a multicast to something local and unique. For example, minor league games and high school games. I think that would be something lots of people would watch, it would not require any sort of network coverage, and my bet is that the local cable franchise would lap it up without being begged to. And if they don't, it would draw people to DTT. 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.