<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Stephen P. Villano <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen.p.villano@gmail.com" target="_blank">stephen.p.villano@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On 11/9/13 11:21 AM, Mark Small wrote:<br>
>> That is indeed bad - and presumably satellite over there is just more of<br>
>> the bend over, open your wallet, locked down with DRM stuff as well ?<br>
><br>
>> Posts like yours should be compulsory reading for some of the retards over<br>
>> here who claim that our (UK) Freeview & Freesat is sh*t, how we shouldn't<br>
>> have a licence fee funded broadcaster (BBC), and we should look across the<br>
>> water for inspiration on how TV should work !<br>
> I definitely look across the water towards the UK with envy. Our public<br>
> broadcaster is suffering from budget cuts and chronic underfunding. When they<br>
> made the digital transition a couple of years ago, they decided to just shut<br>
> down most of their transmitters because they couldn't afford to replace then.<br>
> Now places like Kitchener-Waterloo (home of Blackberry), and Moncton (home of<br>
> nothing in particular) can't get CBC over the air.<br>
><br>
> The biggest problem in the private part of the TV industry is that all of the<br>
> TV stations have been bought by cable and satellite providers. Now we are<br>
> seeing huge increases in TV bills, giant basic bundles, and general gouging.<br>
> The OTA stations have no incentive to have a good OTA infrastucture, since<br>
> they can get a lot more money by forcing you to get an overpriced cable/sat<br>
> subscription.<br>
><br>
> Mark<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
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</div></div>Well, one upside to having cable is being able to get BBC. :)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Totally off topic now, I seem to be okay with Netflix (for older shows), Hulu Plus (for current shows), and Antenna for weekend football. I can't stand the commercials on Hulu Plus, but it is much better than forking out the money for cable TV.</div>
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