[mythtv-users] Can MythTV do this?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Monday 30 January 2006 14:32, Kris Cote wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Petersen" <lists at forevermore.net>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can MythTV do this?
>
> > Can MythTV be used to feed say, an apartment complex of 300 suites?
> > What type of hardware could be used? How many backend servers would
> > be needed?
>

[snip]

> You'd also need redistribution rights from the broadcasters, which I
> believe would mean that you'd need a c-band dish so you can work it
> out with them directly (since the cable company certainly won't give
> it to you).
>
> Nope, they most likley won't. Whew, yeah getting distribution rights
> is going to be good. Not all that difficult from what I understand,
> just expensive.

I seem to recall an article posted here a year or two back about someone 
in Canada who had done this, and the redistribution rights were 
ridiculously cheap.  It just made me all the more annoyed with the 
cable company/big content cartel.

If I find the article I'll re-post it.

-JAC