[ale] OT: Comcast and digital TV

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey)]

Daniel Howard wrote:
> Actually, the off-air digital TV switchover and the loss of analog
> channels on Comcast are not directly related, although Comcast's timing
> makes them appear so.  The loss of the TV guide channel, history, etc.
> on Comcast is due to something called 'analog reclamation' which means
> Comcast is slowly converting analog channels into digital channels so
> they can offer more broadcast HD channels to compete with Satellite and
> telco TV (here in Atlanta, AT&T's U-Verse service).

If this is true, then Comcast is yet lieing again.  I was told on two 
different occasions that it was not Comcasts decision, but the 
individual channels deciding to no longer offer the analog signal.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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