Broadcast Lobby Rallies Against 'Cable Cartel'

Although about 1,200 local television stations and network affiliates now broadcast digital and high-definition signals, during at least some portion of their broadcast day, cable subscribers may not be getting the full benefits of the increased quality of those signals. It seems that many cable services have a habit of downscaling digital and high-definition broadcast television signals they provide to their subscribers in order to save bandwidth space. For more information on this, and other current conflicts between the broadcast television and cable TV industry that affect the consumer, check out the report from Reuters.