it seems theres a LOT of inter-related news postings and info that seem to pass people by on here and DS for that matter rob......
for instance NAB is ON from April 16 - 19, 2007 and that covers lots of current hardware kit some people will be using, nothing on CF about the tech, it seems people dont really care about that or deals going on in the backrooms that might effect you in the future.
what are the chances the VM boardroom US guys are at NAB and talk to these guys
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=121799
you can be sure sky are there seeing the trends and doing the deals....