At the Advanced Television Standards Commitee (A.T.S.C.--the folks who make the new TV rules) Members Meeting, there were a few remarks by National Association of Broadcaster's Pres and CEO, Edward Fritts.
Toob must take issue with some of the speech, and HEARTILY applauds other chunks.
Shall we?
It is with great pain that I read this quip and I know that it relates to DBS (except VOOM) as well--even with their LITERAL OVERHEAD:
"I get a chuckle from my cable friends when they claim they've spent $90 billion or $100 billion "investing" in the DTV transition. We all know that money is coming straight from consumers, who year in and year watch their cable bills rising 3 to 6 times the rate of inflation."—Fritts, NAB Pres, CEO, at the A.T.S.C. Member Meeting.
I agree heartily with this:
"...I can't resist commenting on CEA's request to delay DTV tuner mandate rules. Let me say it again: this transition lets TV set makers share billions of dollars in the greatest transference of wealth in consumer electronics history.
If we're talking about ending analog TV, it makes no sense for manufacturers to flood the market this Christmas with millions of analog TV sets. That only elongates the transition.
Rather than seeking delays in the tuner mandate, shouldn't we instead be labeling analog TV sets "soon to be obsolete?" --Ed Fritts, Same Speech.
And he's half-assed right (normal NAB proceedure...being sort of pro-consumer and all-protectionist) on these:
"So we're ready to roll up our sleeves and work with Congress on sensible DTV legislation.
Our priorities are straightforward:
One: Deadlines that protect millions of Americans from losing access to local broadcasting;
Two: Access to consumers for broadcast DTV programming carried on cable. Digital and high-definition TV is about consumers having more choice and better quality. Cable gatekeepers like Comcast and Time Warner ought not be allowed to deny consumers access to any broadcast digital programming. All free bits must flow to the consumer;
Three: No cable headend down-conversion of broadcast programming from digital to analog;
And Four: broadcast flag protection to ensure that high-quality programming not migrate away from free TV."--more Eddy Fritts, NAB
Roll up sleeves and work with congress? HA!!! I guess that means get out the checkbook and start leaning hard. [This is sometimes known as NABbing the House and Senate.]
Two and Three get applause from Toob, and the hearty boos are heard all 'round on his One and Four.
Look. There is a quiet revolution in my neighborhood, and across the whole darned country. Over The Air television has grown for the first time in years. We are bordering on revival as all those with HD Capable sets (playing pro-scan DVD's) notice that their local stations are free and in HD. Antennas are popping up left right, and (with the proper tuner and multipath correction plus regular power transmission) smart, small, and center. [This despite the NAB's causing Congress to make the DBS companies add THOUSANDS of local channels to their SAT offerings--even though we could have gotten the channels Over-The-Air, and via the National East or West Coast feeds.]
[Enough of the serious crap. Let's look for something sexy to cover in the piece above. Grin.]
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