[opendtv] Re: Two articles about sticking it to the TV consumer
- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:10:00 -0700
Dan Wrote:
>(PS: I bet I would get an earful if I offered the opinion that an
>MVPD is not really a private utility but should be a community
>resource, providing the same rights and responsibilities of a true
>broadcast.)
Craig Wrote:
"This is already the case. They pay a franchise fee and have stronger
public service requirements (local access channels) than
broadcasters. If you think broadcasters are a community resource,
just ask for some free air time."
Dan Responds:
Guess what? That is changing! Cox now franchises with the State of
Nevada and franchise fees to local entities are gone. We use to get a
piece of that action for funding our productions and it completely went
away. In the agreement with the State of Nevada, they no longer need to
give the County of Clark, the City of Las Vegas, and all other enterprises
one single cent. With this new franchise, I don't even know if they are
required to provide us with air time. Perhaps you could research what is
going on in our state and let me know what is happening because we are
dumbfounded.
And broadcasters in Las Vegas don't give air time. We've tried and they
want to sell it to us, paid programming.
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