TV Network Affiliates Object to 'Down Conversion' Provision

Andrew Noyes writes: 

"A long list of television network affiliates warned all 100 senators and key House leaders against a plan to allow cable TV companies to degrade high-definition programming to what they called "a quality little better than analog."  ¶  The ABC, CBS, NBC and Telemundo network affiliates wrote the lawmakers to challenge language in a pending House telecommunications bill, H.R. 5252.  ¶  The letter -- which skewers multi-channel video-programming distributors, or MVPDs -- argues that millions of Americans who spent or will spend top dollar on high-definition TV sets could be shortchanged unless steps are taken to fix the bill. ...

Link:  National Journal.