COMM 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service, Cable Act, Hulu
16 Mar 2016
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Major problem in 1980"s - getting cities weird. Dbs/dth - home satellite (direct broadcast satellite/direct to home) Come back a little as satellite dishes got smaller and smaller. This should be up to the market place. Cable industry was able to charge whatever they wanted. 1966 - fcc restricts cable to protect networks. 1977 - restrictions loosened, hbo ruling, distant signals, superstations, cable networks. 1992 - re-regulation (clinton), over consumer backlash from rate increases. Up 6% (or more) annually - /month by 2020 (cable tv only - not counting internet or phone) not counting internet or phone) Cable systems have a monthly turn over, lose 2 or 3% of subscribers = churn Competition from satellite, hbo, hulu, netflix, ott skinny bundles. 1972 - 300 homes, wilkes - barre, pa. Number paying monthly 8373$ fee, not the number watching (rating), like netflic (etc. ) You could connect your tv to a modem.
