DirectTV & Dish Network Fail Public Television

DIRECTV * DISH NETWORK FAIL PUBLIC TELEVISION
[SOURCE: Rare Medium]
[Commentary] Both DirecTV and Dish Network’s have decided NOT to include the new digital / HD program services of local PBS / public television stations in their “Local HD Channel Packages", but they do include the traditional analog and new digital program services of your local ABC, CBS, NBC, and the FOX commercial network stations. Local public television stations’ digital signals can only be received via cable or over-the-air with an antenna and digital (HDTV) receiver. Obviously, DirecTV and the Dish Network are carrying the commercial network digital signals because they believe the digital and often High-Definition (HD) programming provides “value added” for their subscribers. Given the nature of many PBS programs, the digital service would provide enhanced picture and sound quality. You have to wonder if I can watch a commercial network “game show” in digital high-definition, why would DirecTV and the Dish Network not want to provide the same enhanced viewing experience to NOVA and NATURE viewers?
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