The future of free DTV over the air ...
I just got this. I had been concerned about the auctioning of broadcast wavelengths. I get about 25 stations here crystal clear.
Extract from mail - "Americans like you depend on their local TV stations. That’s why last year you took swift action to tell Congress to protect free, local broadcast TV as the government considered ways to reclaim broadcast spectrum and auction it off for other services.
Due in large part to your advocacy, Congress heard the voices of TV viewers across America and just last week passed spectrum auction legislation that contains viewer protections, ensuring local over-the-air TV stations have the ability to innovate and provide viewers like you with the news, emergency information, sports and entertainment you expect and deserve.
Viewers and broadcasters alike should be pleased with the outcome of this legislation. It would not have been possible without your help and engagement. But our work is not finished. We must continue working to ensure that free and local TV is able to operate and innovate in a marketplace free of unnecessary regulation, preserving local television’s ability to provide viewers with the great services you currently receive and those on the horizon."
Here are some interesting things ...
See>>> http://www.thefutureoftv.org/newTechnologies.asp (Excerpt below)
"new technologies
The future of technological innovation in digital television broadcasting is alive and well. New services for broadcast beyond HDTV, multicasting and mobile DTV are in the process of being developed, and the first step in that process is developing technical standards. These standards will address the technical specifications needed for applications and services to consumers.
Technology continues its rapid pace of change. Many consumer electronics products such as video game consoles, Blu-ray disc players and personal computers are Internet-enabled, allowing them to receive content and services from Internet-based service providers. DTV receivers are also now available with such features, which enables new models for broadcast television to leverage these capabilities, enhance TV programming with Internet content and provide extended services proving entertainment programming and information. Your local TV stations are eager to take the current experience of television to the next level by introducing a number of enhanced features for viewers.
One such enhanced feature is Non-Real Time (NRT) services, a method for broadcasting content consumers desire straight to storage platforms within their TVs, mobile phones, laptops and other new receiver products. Broadcasters will be able to transfer personalized and timely content automatically and efficiently. Other features will include support for exciting technologies like 3D digital television, program-related interactivity, Internet connectivity, data collection and more.
These new technical standards will also increase the efficiency of the DTV system through use of highly efficient video compression/decompression technologies (codecs). Many advances in compression coding have been made since the widely-deployed MPEG-2 technology was introduced some fifteen years ago. New high-efficiency audio codecs are also available. New receivers incorporating advanced codecs will enable broadcasters to increase their programming options and more efficiently serve the public through news, weather, sports and entertainment programming."
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