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The Broadcasters’ Transition Date Roulette: Strategic Aspects Of The Dtv Transition, James E. Prieger, James Miller
The Broadcasters’ Transition Date Roulette: Strategic Aspects Of The Dtv Transition, James E. Prieger, James Miller
James E. Prieger
The analog to digital “DTV transition” completed in June 2009 was a technological event unprecedented in scale in the broadcast television industry. The final analog cutoff for TV stations culminated more than ten years of complex regulatory decisions. Facing concerns that costs and revenue could change dramatically, stations chose when to transition in response to both market and regulatory forces. The history of broadcasting reveals a continual interplay between consumer demand, technological change, and regulation. This article describes the various forces that influenced the DTV transition, and empirically examines the stations’ decisions regarding when to switch. The economic and strategic …
The Broadcasters’ Transition Date Roulette: Strategic Aspects Of The Dtv Transition, James E. Prieger, James Miller
The Broadcasters’ Transition Date Roulette: Strategic Aspects Of The Dtv Transition, James E. Prieger, James Miller
James E. Prieger
The analog to digital “DTV transition” completed in June 2009 was a technological event unprecedented in scale in the broadcast television industry. The final analog cutoff for TV stations culminated more than ten years of complex regulatory decisions. Facing concerns that costs and revenue could change dramatically, stations chose when to transition in response to both market and regulatory forces. The history of broadcasting reveals a continual interplay between consumer demand, technological change, and regulation. This article describes the various forces that influenced the DTV transition, and empirically examines the stations’ decisions regarding when to switch. The economic and strategic …