[opendtv] Re: The "real" problem with OFDM in the U.S.
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:08:40 -0500
Bob Miller wrote:
Bob -
I don't follow the auctions and so don't know how it differs. But I
wasn't aware Qualcomm or anybody was planning a national
brooooaaaaadcasting network with the same national content everywhere to
get around the inefficiencies of interfering zone overlaps. It just
seemed to me the supposed "inefficiencies" of the low VHF band might be
put to good use in this fashion.
It sure seems there would be enough national content and national
advertising to pay for at least one such channel. And the cost of
running the local facility would certainly be much lower without having
considerations of either content acquisition (local or otherwise) or
local ad salesman. It could be almost a lights out operation locally,
and yet probably very competitive to the viewers.
- Tom
> Tom Barry wrote:
>
>
>>Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>>
>>>The real issue here is that your idea of creating
>>>sharp boundaries is *very* costly, if at the same
>>>time you need ubiquitous coverage. And that's
>>>exactly the situation we have.
>>>
>>
>>Imagine how efficient it might be if one of the national networks
>>created a national station with NO local content but was the same
>>channel everywhere. Big sticks plus repeaters/fillers everywhere. No
>>boundaries to worry about except at the US borders.
>>
>>Heck, you could take channels 6-11 and replace network TV, even with HD
>>since it all comes from the nets anyway. Let the locals do something
>>else on other channels for local ad sales.
>>
>>It seems to me we have way more ability to deliver local content than to
>>create it or any demand to watch it.
>>
>>And what a spectrum auction we could have. ;-)
>>
>>- Tom
>>
>
> How does this spectrum auction you talk of differ from Auctions 44 and
> 49 where Qualcomm got its spectrum with which it will build a national
> broadcast video network on Channel 55?
>
> I think the total take from both auctions was $140 million for three
> national TV channels, 54, 55 and 59. And the third auction is due in a
> few months for the licenses we left on the table in Puerto Rico on the
> last bid. You can still buy.
>
> Bob Miller
>
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