Hearst-Argyle's Barrett Talks Telco
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/25/2005 6:04:00 AM
Could there be an alliance forming between broadcasters and the new video-delivery system on the block?
In the wake of Verizon Chairman Ivan Seidenberg's appearance at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas last April, Hearst-Argyle President David Barrett will return the favor, adressing attentees at the Telecom '05 trade show in October, also in Las Vegas.
Barrett will talk about "the evolving issues and challenges all of us face together going forward in today's dynamic communications market."
Barret said that his talk follows Seidenberg's "welcome" appearance at NAB. That broadcast/telco video chumminess is in stark contrast to the broadcast/cable relationship over carriage in the digital world.
"Welcome" in part because Seidenberg was talking abundance of capacity, rather than the scarcity cable invokes when arguing against having to carry all of broadcasters multicast digital channels.
Seidenberg told his audience at NAB in April that "we understand the issues you face as you make the transition to digital television, particularly those around 'must carry' and the retransmission of digital content. This is where our fiber-based system really changes the dialogue from a conversation about scarcity to one about abundance. With the tremendous bandwidth on our systems - and with our business interest in providing as much content as possible -- we believe we can effectively address all these issues in a way that expands the market for us both."
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