Pay TV

Undertoad · 09-23-2017, 09:55 AM

I think it passed and the only over-the-air channels ever to use it were porn.

ETA: several channels launched that were pay, but the advent of cable and its far better bandwidth made that a better venue for for-pay TV

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xoxoxoBruce · 09-23-2017, 09:08 PM

I think you're right, all three methods are a pain in the ass so you'd have to want it badly. There were some pay repeaters/central towers in the boonies, but until cable and satellite came along it wasn't practical. This ruling probably did encourage the cable providers to invest in the infrastructure and get back door deals with the politicians in place.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think you're right, all three methods are a pain in the ass so you'd have to want it badly. There were some pay repeaters/central towers in the boonies, but until cable and satellite came along it wasn't practical. This ruling probably did encourage the cable providers to invest in the infrastructure and get back door deals with the politicians in place. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think it passed and the only over-the-air channels ever to use it were porn. ETA: several channels launched that were pay, but the advent of cable and its far better bandwidth made that a better venue for for-pay TV source

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