Author: phil-news-nospamphil-news-nospam
Date: May 1, 2008 04:12
Does anyone have an idea of how much loss to a TV station in a given DMA
there is for each household which is provided with satellite delivered
local channels from a different DMA for whatever reason (perhaps because
the ones in the DMA of the customer getting the distant ones are not even
carried at all)?
What I'd like to see is some financial figure. What I am wondering is if
that figure is actually low enough to make it feasible to have a system
where people _can_ get out-of-DMA locals and the in-DMA stations get that
money as a compensation fee.
I see two reasons why it might be good to have a system like this.
1. This can solve problems for many people that experience difficulties in
receiving local stations after the digital transition. It would give them
another option besides cable TV to get OTA networks.
2. It can encourage satellite providers to add more DMAs to their L-in-L
offerings (something they have been dragging their heels on lately). [*]
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