Broadcasters are primarily protecting affiliate advertising and the value of their productions for potential revenue.
If you haven't noticed, network programs are instantly encoded and available on the file sharing sites and IPTV streaming with ads stripped off before the show even airs for the central time zone.![]()
Well I'm in zip code 01020 and it seems that the contract dispute is going strong here. Can't get Fox (20 stations), MyTV (18), ABC (11), CW (14), CBS (9), NBC (1) and Azteca (1). What a piece of crap, I just got DISH and the rep said that I could get all of my cable stations. The DISH rep just left out the point that I would have to move to another part of the U.S. to get other cable stations.
What a big piece of crap now I'm stuck with crapping programs. Here's the kicker, I pay $43 a month for 12 months then it jumps to $70, I'm paying that for cable!!!!
I tell ya this is about on the same level as a ponzi scheme, suck 'em and let them think that they are getting a deal. I was told I wouldn't get my local station 40 and FOX, I can live with that.
It's the part of not being told about the cable stations and how some are local and you need to be in that locale to get them. I tell you it's a PONZI scheme all, incredible!!!!
This is just getting to be too much.
I'm going to need another couple of DVR's for time shifting.
I don't understand the logic. Why spend big $$$'s on scrambling when it will not produce any return?
Or do I not see it??
Or has some FBN outfits been carrying it without paying royalties?
Actually, no money is spent on scrambling. Most of the encoders and decoders allready have the feature built in and its a matter of a flip of the switch.
At least there's some hope as The CW feeds on Galaxy 19 (97 degrees west, in C-band) continues to be FTA, I think. Can anyone check? They're at 4060 H 32360 and 4160 V 30000, according to Global-CM's C-band satellite listing page (http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistCBandUS.html).
You know 2415, posting particulars such as this is exactly what tends to get these scrambled. There is a special forum for FTA Feeds that's safe to post feeds in, nowhere else is.