DTV News for 6-28-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 6-28-2006
965 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Senate Commerce Defers 700 Mhz Amendment
The Senate Commerce Committee deferred action on an amendment that would have reconfigured the 700 Mhz band so that it could be auctioned off in more geographically targeted chunks.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Broadcast Flag Waves on Hill
The digital audio and video broadcast flag got a double dose of Hill attention Tuesday.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Senators endorse broadcast flag plan
A legislative proposal to revive a controversial anticopying system known as the broadcast flag cleared a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, despite misgivings from some senators.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet News)
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6088711 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6088 ... subj=zdnet

Senate panel clears b'cast flag [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
A key Senate committee approved legislation that ultimately will give the FCC authority to promulgate regulations designed to protect content delivered by digital broadcasts.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1002729092

Media Bureau issues public notice on use-or-lose DTV compliance
The notice gives stations facing the July 1 deadline guidance on what is required to be in compliance.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20060627/


Cable Bandwidth Dilemma Looms at SCTE
(Cable Datacom News)
http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/weekly_ ... 06_01.html

Scripps Networks Launches Food Network HD
Lands International Licensing Agreement in Japan
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / RedOrbit)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060627/20060627005910.html?.v=1
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology

Scripps Boosts HD, Here and Abroad
Food Network HD will launch June 30, joining HGTV HD as Scripps Networks' second HD service to launch in the past three months.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

Animania HD Licenses Two New Series
Voom HD Networks