[BC] Starguides: Going Away

[Kevin C. Kidd, CSRE/AMD]

We have installed a couple of the X-Digital receivers for 
ESPN.  They REQUIRE a full time internet connection to 
operate properly.  I have talked to a network chief from 
another network and they are trying to get a work around 
for that requirement. A lot of small stations don't have 
and probably will never have full time high speed internet.

The new receivers will use internal storage to hold and 
play local or regional spots on the network.  According to 
this guy the change is more network advertising oriented 
than technology oriented.

Later,




At 12:03 PM 4/23/2007, Jerry Mathis wrote
Yeah, but are PARTS and SERVICE still going to be 
available?

JM



On 4/23/07, Tom Taggart <tpt at eurekanet.com> wrote:

X-Digital, the San Diego company that's making ABC's new 
receiver,
announced the purchase of patents and other assets of DG 
FastChannel--the
people who make the Starguide.

ABC satellite carries the network feeds of dozens of 
smaller networks,
including MRN/PRN Nascar races, Salem, and Rich Wood's old 
employer, WOR.  I
doubt that all these nets will be rushing out to buy new 
receivers for their
affiliates. So I suspect old Starguides will remain useful 
for a number of
years.
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