NAB unveils carriage plan.(DTV Transition)(National Association of Broadcasters)
Multichannel News, November, 2004 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- With a controversial digital television plan nearing a vote at the Federal Communications Commission, TV broadcasters are promoting a gambit that would likely place a large financial burden on cable companies and their subscribers. A key feature of the plan would deny cable systems the unfettered freedom to convert DTV signals to analog at the headend to protect consumers without digital TV sets or set-tops.
That would mean cable companies would likely have to deploy millions of set-tops or transmit a duplicative version of the DTV signal in analog--chewing up bandwidth to ensure continued viewing on all TV sets wired to cable. EQUIPMENT CONCERNS The proposal, floated Oct. 29 by the National Association of Broadcasters,...
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