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No Business Case for HDTV?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the dire-just-means-higher-prices-for-consumers dept.

Lev13than writes "The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation argues that there is no business model for HDTV. Speaking at a regulatory hearing being held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), CBC president Robert Rabinovitch noted that 'There's no evidence either in Canada or the United States that we have found for advertisers willing to pay a premium for a program that's in HD.' In order to cope with infrastructure and programming costs that are roughly 25 per cent higher, Rabinovitch proposes that the CBC start charging cable and satellite companies to carry their signal, and to limit over-the-air transmission. HDTV — good for Best Buy, bad for broadcasters?"

6 of 525 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Hooray for sanity by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank God for that. If it was the Sony of countries, the polar bears would be exploding in HD color.

  2. Re:Pornography is the Driver of Video by BSarp · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know about you, but unless I'm watching exclusively girl-on-girl porn (and even then), there are some things I absolutely do NOT need to see in all their HD glory.

  3. Re:no common sense case by jmv · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see you're not a real connoisseur. My 500$ digital video cable makes the red, green and blue so much richer. It also makes the programs I'm watching subtly more entertaining. You see, that's because the bits are happier when traveling an expensive cable.

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  4. Re:No business case for TV by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to see us beat the Poms in 1080p full color :)

    I totally don't know what that means, but I want it.

    KFG

  5. Re:no common sense case by gantzm · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Which is a shame, they used to be quite good yet affordable.

    History of Radio Shack:

    Early Years:

    Q: Do you have any 2N222s?
    A: Fourth panel, third from the top, second from the left.

    Now :
    Q: Do you have any 2N222s?
    A: Is that the new Razor?

    Like all trips, it was good while it lasted.

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    Excessive forking causes un-wanted children.
  6. Re:no common sense case by CaptKeen · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Which is a shame, they used to be quite good yet affordable.

    History of Radio Shack:

    Early Years:

    Q: Do you have any 2N222s?
    A: Fourth panel, third from the top, second from the left.

    Now :
    Q: Do you have any 2N222s?
    A: Is that the new Razor?

    Like all trips, it was good while it lasted.


    As you say, it used to be 'You've got questions? We've got answers!'. Now its 'You've got questions? We've got blank stares! And cellphones!'
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