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03-19-2005, 08:18 AM
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| | From my point of view there is currenty vibrant competition for the mutichannel video industry. Over the past few years DBS has forced the cable MSOs to do an $80billion upgrade and the competition between DBS and cable is fiercer than ever.
The customer is benefitting VOOM is really an inconsequential factor right now.
The customer has for the most part a choice of three providers in most markets (discounting voom). In some markets they have 4 with a able tv overbuilder.
With the telcoms jumping into the game there will be another choice soon.
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03-19-2005, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by rtt2 From my point of view there is currenty vibrant competition for the mutichannel video industry. Over the past few years DBS has forced the cable MSOs to do an $80billion upgrade and the competition between DBS and cable is fiercer than ever.
The customer is benefitting VOOM is really an inconsequential factor right now.
The customer has for the most part a choice of three providers in most markets (discounting voom). In some markets they have 4 with a able tv overbuilder.
With the telcoms jumping into the game there will be another choice soon. | In many markets, consumers have a choice of three MVPD providers inclusive of Voom. Duopolies are strongly disfavored. A three to two transaction will not pass FCC muster. Effective competition from the telcos is more than two years away.
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03-19-2005, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by dragon002 cfarm, a monopoly would be one provider, there are two major dbs operators, enough said.
also when some one disagrees with you guys opines , they should be given the same latitude, oh poor poor us , they are taking our voom away!!!! or they are selling our satellite to that evil ergen. or that evil murdock, look at the BILLIONS he is spending on the non existent spaceway sats. the feds should at least force the other dbs operators to provide us our voom!! take that spaceway sat that is on sea launch and give it to dolan sr so he can be a visionary .
get a life
dolan will try and then directv and dish will swoop in for the kill
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Evil Ergan? Evil Murdoch? Your descriptives are humourous.....in an annoying sort of way.
In the end it's just TV, Dude. The sun will rise tomorrow and life will go on even if Voom doesn't make it. I'm still not understanding the dramatics every time someone disagrees with your ananlysis.
The FCC mindset is not behind the idea of stacking the deck in Egan's favor. That was the point of the link. I guess you missed it.
Kudos to Joe for posting that link in another Forum which is where I first read it.
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03-19-2005, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jsb_hburg In many markets, consumers have a choice of three MVPD providers inclusive of Voom. Duopolies are strongly disfavored. A three to two transaction will not pass FCC muster. Effective competition from the telcos is more than two years away. |
How do you count that there are three including VOOM?
I count:
1)Cable
2)DirecTV
3)Dish Network
Finally Voom bringing the count to 4
There is no duopoly if Voom dissappears. Only a duapoly in the satellite distribution model. Either way customers still have a choice.
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03-19-2005, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rtt2 How do you count that there are three including VOOM?
I count:
1)Cable
2)DirecTV
3)Dish Network
Finally Voom bringing the count to 4
There is no duopoly if Voom dissappears. Only a duapoly in the satellite distribution model. Either way customers still have a choice. |
Does cable exist in every defined geographic market? The answer is no. If Voom were to disappear, an MVPD duopoly would then exist in those rural markets served only by the two remaining DBS providers.
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03-19-2005, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rtt2 How do you count that there are three including VOOM?
I count:
1)Cable
2)DirecTV
3)Dish Network
Finally Voom bringing the count to 4
There is no duopoly if Voom dissappears. Only a duapoly in the satellite distribution model. Either way customers still have a choice. | In my area and in rural areas there is no cable. City cable snobs (don't mean you) need to remember that.
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03-19-2005, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jsb_hburg Does cable exist in every defined geographic market? The answer is no. If Voom were to disappear, an MVPD duopoly would then exist in those rural markets served only by the two remaining DBS providers. | but what , oh, what about the beloved OTA???
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03-19-2005, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dragon002 but what , oh, what about the beloved OTA???
dragon | If you're too far out in the sticks for cable, then OTA is pretty unlikely. Well, less so now that stations are going digital. Too many are still at low power though.
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03-19-2005, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mdonnelly If you're too far out in the sticks for cable, then OTA is pretty unlikely. Well, less so now that stations are going digital. Too many are still at low power though. | Sometimes has nothing to do with being "out in the sticks". In a large market like the San Francisco Bay Area, there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, who cannot get reliable OTA for the digital feeds. Some of these people are less than 20 miles from the transmitters.
Geographics plays a role too.
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03-19-2005, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by cfarm Sometimes has nothing to do with being "out in the sticks". In a large market like the San Francisco Bay Area, there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, who cannot get reliable OTA for the digital feeds. Some of these people are less than 20 miles from the transmitters.
Geographics plays a role too. | Granted, but cable IS available in the Bay Area now, isn't it? Most people within 20 miles of a broadcast tower are in an area serviced by at least one cable system.
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