[BC] The future of broadcasting...

[Steve Newman]

Yes I did read the article Dana. That 89% figure was very disturbing. Now 
that number even gets into the little towns. (such as the one close to where 
I live). It's ironic the very people who made cable "might" be buried by it. 
Sad. Yes, I remember when cable came to San Francisco. It made sense there 
as the city has such a hilly terrain. Then it picked up the HBO and Showtime 
type channels (causing fragmentation). Well, me thinks the penultimate 
fragmentation scenario might just be ready to unfold. It's no wonder I'm 
trying to grab all the announcing I can do from my home for Satellite radio.

So where were the broadcasters? In denial again?

Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dana Puopolo" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] The future of broadcasting...


I don't know if anyone bothered to read the link I posted, but in a 
nutshell,
the cable industry just bought at FCC auction a HUGE swath of nationwide
spectrum that they plan to use to make a new wireless
entertainment/information/communication network.

YES it will work in cars.

YES it's designed to put broadcasting (as we know it) out of business.

YES it probably will do so - unless broadcasters begin looking past the
present quarter all the time.

Or do you think Comcast and the other MSOs bought it (for billions of 
dollar$)
to NOT get into the content business??

-D




------ Original Message ------
Received: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:02:51 AM EDT
From: nakayle at gmail.com
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] The future of broadcasting...

   Rich I'm not saying that terrestrial radio broadcasting is going to be
"dead"- I'm saying it will no longer be the only or even the primary source
of music for most people in the future.  And that radio's current
programming practices- too much yak, endless commercials, PSAs, promos and
limited and redundant playlists are driving young people to find these
alternative sources.

  As for cars and jogging, there will be wide-coverage WiMax systems, but
most people will probably listen to stuff they have already downloaded on
their computer.  They will just pull a thumbdrive or similar memory device
from their computer and stick it in their car or portable MP3 player.  As I
explained before, these can be filled automatically overnight with
programming (music or talk) of your choice, not what your local stations
choose to give you.

   - Nat

On 9/2/06, Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
> Really? How well does it perform in cars? If I
> want to listen while jogging how do I do it? If I
> don't want to be completely cut off from
> emergency information in a variety of locations
> during dangerous weather conditions, does it provide news?
>
> People generally use a variety of devices and
> services. It's naive to assume, as every decade
> has when new technology comes around, that radio
> is dead. There's still an awful lot of money
> being made in terrestrial radio Far more than in any service except
> Television.
>
> The prediction of radio's death is greatly exaggerated.
>
> Rich
>
> Rich Wood
> Rich Wood Multimedia
> Phone: 413-454-3258
>
>
>
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