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2000 Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association Show READ ALL ABOUT IT! PAGE 6 Satellite Show Daily Forum (continued from page 2) Chuck Hewitt, SBCA: “Without question the biggest story since last year’s show has been the success of local-into-local. We knew that this would drive consumers to satellite TV who were unwilling to use over-the-air antennas. The percentage of new subscribers who are opting to take local channels definitively shows how popular being able to receive local broadcast signals via satellite is with consumers.” Christine Sheehan, MTV Networks: “The most important development in the satellite TV industry is the capacity to deliver local channels, and the most exciting is the interactive capabilities that satellite TV will be able to offer. There is no doubt that satellite TV will meet the consumer where they are with whatever interactive services they want. In fact, satellite TV will probably deliver more interactive services than customers could possibly ever use.” Allen McCabe, Hughes Network Systems: “Local channels...Hands down.” Mike Schroeder, Klingon High Council: “The advent of the multiple function receivers, giving the customer HDTV, TiVo/Replay TV flexibility, and Web access.” Mark Pagon, Pegasus Satellite: “The passage of [the satellite TV bill last year] and the introduction of local-into-local in almost 30 TV markets in the U.S.” Jeff Crabtree, Metron North America: “Seeing the industry respond to the challenge of developing programs, products and services that propel us to the forefront of the interactive household.” John Ovrutsky, Home Box Office: “Since last year’s SBCA show, the satellite TV industry has started some interesting developments in the area of interactive media, bringing new services into the homes of consumers. The satellite TV industry is looking ahead to the future of television by expanding the services provided by such companies as AOL TV, TiVo, OpenTV, WebTV, Wink, and others. HBO is pleased that HDTV is available to C-band, DISH Network, and DirecTv customers. We look forward to the technological advances that satellite television can provide its customers.” BACK TO PAGE 1 OTHER ISSUES TO LOOK FOR: Monday, July 19, 2000 Wednesday, July 21, 2000   Please direct questions about this site to general.mail@satbiznews.com q 2000 Satellite Business News Inc. All rights reserved.