Cable companies are required to carry and station within 50 or 70 miles of the local office (where ever you go an pay locally and pick up a new equipment). But it is not mandated at what quality standard they carry it in. Federal government has mandated that all stations broadcast their signal both in analog and digital, eventually everything will be broadcast in digital. But digital doesn't mean HDTV. HDTV uses 7-8 times as much bandwidth as regular broadcast channels so of course their not going to offer it for free with the regular package. If you have that many local stations that are broadcasting in HD just get an HD antenna.
Lucas bid on putting something on the Presidio as a lark and was surprised when he won. The new headquarters combines all of Lucas's companies into I place; Lucas Arts, Lucasfilm, THX, ILM, Lucas Merchandising. Before this alot of it was at Skywalker Ranch and the rest scattered throughout California. He thought that since the video game company and the movie company were often working in much the same thing that they should work together more.
Also, no more episodes even after he dies. Lucas has specifically made it so that no one can use the Star Wars property after he dies.
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Cable companies are required to carry and station within 50 or 70 miles of the local office (where ever you go an pay locally and pick up a new equipment). But it is not mandated at what quality standard they carry it in. Federal government has mandated that all stations broadcast their signal both in analog and digital, eventually everything will be broadcast in digital. But digital doesn't mean HDTV. HDTV uses 7-8 times as much bandwidth as regular broadcast channels so of course their not going to offer it for free with the regular package. If you have that many local stations that are broadcasting in HD just get an HD antenna.
Lucas bid on putting something on the Presidio as a lark and was surprised when he won. The new headquarters combines all of Lucas's companies into I place; Lucas Arts, Lucasfilm, THX, ILM, Lucas Merchandising. Before this alot of it was at Skywalker Ranch and the rest scattered throughout California. He thought that since the video game company and the movie company were often working in much the same thing that they should work together more. Also, no more episodes even after he dies. Lucas has specifically made it so that no one can use the Star Wars property after he dies.