[opendtv] Re: Will Digital Passthru Effect Digital Tier Subscription?
- From: "johnwillkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:24:13 -0700
"The FCC has made noises"?
Tom, that's called the "passive voice." It means that you are trying to
cover up for your lack of knowledge. In other words, you comment on things
of which you are ignorant.
The FCC HAS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS! AND, THE FCC HAS NEVER SAID ANYTHING
OF IMPORTANCE ABOUT THIS! They certainly have NEVER said ANYTHING that
would lead any REASONABLE person to even have a HINT that the FCC "expects"
"the" "broadcast stations" will be unencrypted.
The Com Act amendments REQUIRES broadcasters, AS A CONDITION OF GRANT (OR
RENEWAL) of their digital license to provide at least one program service in
the clear.
(This area is the high ground, never mentioned elsewhere, on the
full-transport stream carriage battle. By requiring the cable firms to
carry encrypted content, broadcasters can enter the premium content
business.)
Just in case you forgot, a "digital" broadcast station can carry multiple
virtual channels., only one of which has ever been in the clear.
And, let me put something to rest. Nobody in the U.S. broadcast industry
that I've ever talked to has ever expressed even a HINT of a MERE interest
in transmitting Conditional Access restriction and entitlement messages.
(This is something that, if offiered, will have to be transmitted by or in
coordination with a PSIP generator.
I've spent considerable time in being able to generate and stream CA
packets. All for naught. But that's okay, at some point, somebody will
want it, but I don't think the first user will be in the U.S.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Tom Barry
Enviado el: Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:29 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Will Digital Passthru Effect Digital Tier
Subscription?
The FCC has made noises in the past they expect the broadcast stations
will be unencrypted when carried digitally on cable and, for the most
part, this is how the cablecos are carrying them. And if QAM ready TV's
become more common it will be even harder to this to change.
Of course personally I CAN manage to get decent OTA HD. It's just a bit
more work and I would probably set up a second rooftop antenna rather
than relying on my rotor. But as long as it is only a very few dollars
/ month for mostly reliable QAM cable HD to my PC without a digital
cable subscription I would still prefer the basic cable route, with
fewer drop-outs.
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 8:32 PM -0400 7/27/07, Tom Barry wrote:
>
>> How do you mean the digital tier? Usually that costs extra money and
>> may include a lot of encrypted channels. OTOH the broadcast stations
>> could also be sent digitally but unencrypted so at least digital QAM
>> ready TV's and equipment could get them without either extra fees or
>> cable cards. (once you get the TV)
>
>
>
> Sorry Tom, but those days are over.
>
> YOU Vill PAY for broadcast stations, just like you pay for everything
else!
>
> It might be interesting if the cable industry said it would pull the
> plug on the analog broadcast channels unless the broadcasters rescind
> their Retrans Consent demands. Then they could justify only paying for
> the subscribers who pay for the digital tier with the networks...
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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