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C-band subscription service
DrSat:
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1. why not KU band?
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--- Quote from: Satellite_fta on May 12, 2015, 09:17 pm ---I agree with the question ... why not Ku ?
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Because a company would have to be licensed as a BDU and follow all CRTC policies if the service were to be offered on Ku band which would make it financially not viable.
C-band is exempt from this requirement as it is not considered as a DTH service under Canadian regulations. This is why we are currently able to sell HITS TV programming.
Cham:
What kind of price point would you be looking at for subscription?
Are the channels mentioned mostly HD (720i or better)?
Particular receiver required for the subscription service?
Receiver/dish package(s) available?
I think it is a great idea if the price is low enough, would have to be in the $20/mo or less range or DBS services would be more appealing to the public...
Maybe a yearly charge of say $80...?
PrinceLH:
If you're going to go that route, then add some of the stuff that's not available via other satellite companies, like MeTV, AntennaTV, Grit...etc. They're available over the air, on many of the U.S. border stations, so why not uplink to C/Ku Band as part of a subscription service? I'd buy into that, if they where available. Already have Shaw and Directv, why not this?
Looker:
Have you crunched the numbers on this business venture? You will need at least 2.5 million dollars just for the satellite transponder and teleport fees, this does not even include signal collection, licensing, encoding & data transport costs.
You will need 125,000 subscribers in the first year paying $20 a month just to break even.
As for HITS they sell their service 'Direct-to-Home' only as a side business... they really make their big money as a "Headend In The Sky" (HITS) to Cable operators across the USA.
You would have a better chance at making it big by going the IPTV route. IPTV is relatively cheap to deploy these days and most everyone has a fast enough internet connection to support IPTV streaming. IPTV set top boxes are only around $100
Gregtheham:
Sounds good- again, if a 20 dollar a month cap if possible ( tax in) ....thats the "bite the bullet" price for a tv tightwad like me.
I agree about including ME TV , and their other retro channels (heroes and icons etc) espcially since they will soon no longer be available in the clear on CBand.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news- had this discussion with Me TV / Weigal uplink Tech last fall (2014) - they are going HD (has already happened) and will then shut off S2 transponders this fall of 2015.
I can give reason why in a new post if requested.
But a C band package with enough xponder strength to allow a 4 ft dish would be great- again with "retro" type channels- and some movies. I am in a valley north of the Toronto "oak ridge morain". No luck with any US/Buffalo OTA ATSC reception.
Thanks
Joe
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