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Old 04-11-2007, 01:00 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post

- I have to wonder if Canada will really go for OTA HD like in the States. With how spread out we are, and for the percentage of us that already have cable or satellite, I wonder if the costs from the broadcasters is something they'd want to cover; given the choice.

It certainly will be interesting as to when OTA becomes digital. The US has a cut off date for analog, which IIRC is sometime in 2009. Canada is said to be around 4 years behind the US in the transition, so anywhere between 2012 and 2015 seems to be realistic.
Here's a quote from the CRTC conference on OTA last November:

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With respect to the transition to digital television, the 1999 Policy recognized the eventual replacement of analog with digital technology and noted that stations in the U.S. were beginning this transition. The Commission also recognized that the costs of transition would be significant, and that the regulatory framework should permit the industry to react quickly and appropriately to the pressures it would face. However, the 1999 Policy did not anticipate the rapid consumer acceptance of high-definition (HD) television receivers or the slow pace of transition to digital on the part of Canadian OTA television. It is now estimated by Canadian Digital Television, an industry organization that provides information on the implementation of HD television in Canada, that the Canadian transition to digital is lagging behind the U.S. by at least four years.
http://crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2006/n2006-5.htm
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