DirecTV Launches HDTV Satellite, Broadband Still Ignored
from the needs-assessment dept
HDTV may be puttering along with very little going for it, but that isn't stopping DirecTV from dedicating its next-generation Spaceway F1 satellite to the cause. Broadband Reports notes that the much-anticipated launch of DirecTV's Ka-band satellite will be used for HDTV, not broadband, despite previous statements and denials implying the contrary. A curious decision, considering the potential for improved broadband services amid the need for more competitive offerings. The move is doubly curious, considering the state of HDTV, which boasts satellite ventures like Cablevision's Voom that couldn't really get off the ground.
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Satellite Broadband?
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HDTV Growth curve
Now if we could just get the FCC to stop adopting measures that will slow that growth (primarily DRM measures like the broadcast flag and mandating satellite content protection).
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