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Hall said:

Years ago, the chief engineer at Time Warner here told me they get the locals by fiber, antenna, or microwave. This was for, I presume, five networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and WB/CW).

I understand that both D* and E* are uplinked by our CBS affiliate but no idea how the signals (from the other networks) get to this uplink point.

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ohioankev said:

Neilson needs a revamp. There is no need for diaries in this day and age. What Neilson should do is make a deal with set top box manufactures and TV providers to set up an infrastructure that would allow the cable box units to collect the data, transmit it to the providers and then the providers send it to Neilson. Sure some people may not like this but they could just "opt out" by clicking on the opt out button in the units settings.

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sam_gordon said:

I've been to the D* reception point a number of times. Like I said, they get 1/5 via fiber, the rest OTA. They all get muxed together, then sent via fiber (primary & backup) to Cheyenne (or wherever HQ is is). I've never been to E*, but I know they're not colocated with a station, so that makes getting the signals via fiber expensive.

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sam_gordon said:

That's a good idea. I wonder if providers could use this as a negotiating tool... "we'll give you statistics on what people are watching in exchange for a lower fee per subscriber." Let's think outside the box.

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Hall said:

Do any locals transmit the collected signals via satellite to the providers ? I'm positive that's what I was told happens here...

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Hall said:

You can be certain that Dish, Directv, and the cablecos use the viewing data that they collect via their set-tops in negotiations !

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sam_gordon said:

That's a good idea. I wonder if providers could use this as a negotiating tool... "we'll give you statistics on what people are watching in exchange for a lower fee per subscriber." Let's think outside the box.

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Hall said:

Do any locals transmit the collected signals via satellite to the providers ? I'm positive that's what I was told happens here... You can be certain that Dish, Directv, and the cablecos use the viewing data that they collect via their set-tops in negotiations !

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sam_gordon said:

That's a good idea. I wonder if providers could use this as a negotiating tool... "we'll give you statistics on what people are watching in exchange for a lower fee per subscriber." Let's think outside the box.

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