DTV News for 2-12-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 2-12-2007
736 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

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Teaching the Transition
Three Trade Groups to Mount Digital-TV Education Effort
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6415556.html

New DTV Education Campaign
The major broadasting, cable, and consumer electronics associations are preparing to announce a joint DTV education campaign, likely with either a conference call or press conference Feb. 14..
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Martin Backs Divvying Up Reclaimed Broadcast Spectrum
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants the spectrum in the upcoming 700 mHz auction to be divided into smaller geographic areas to make it easier for smaller companies and companies owned by minorities and women to bid on it.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News



NBC Nightly News Goes HD [Phillip Swann]
The network will be the first to air the evening news in high-def.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/nbchd021007.htm

CNN readies for HD
When DirecTV announced that it would deliver viewers 100 different HD networks by the end of the year it set off a mad scramble among network engineers and production crews to get ready for the launch.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index. ... 02#6389747

ACC fans to get tournament games in HD
Basketball fans longing to see the Wolfpack, Tar Heels and Blue Devils in high-definition TV are getting good news just in time for March Madness.
(Raleigh, NC News & Observer)
http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/541751.html

Discovery HD Theater Invites Sunrise Earth Viewers to Seek Out The Perfect Sunrise
Discovery HD Theater's ongoing series Sunrise Earth has won fans from around the world with its distinctive programming approach and stunning high-definition imagery.
(PR Web / Yahoo News)
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb504181.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20070212/ ... eb504181_1

What's the Perfect Sunrise In HDTV? [Phillip Swann]
Discovery invites viewers to submit ideas for upcoming episodes of Sunrise Earth.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/sunrise021207.htm

All-Star 3-D HD Demo from NBA, Pace
For a basketball fan, it doesn't get any better than watching Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant soar in the air with the ball on his way to a thunderous dunk on a big-screen HDTV.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

DirecTV Dishes Out High-Def
DirecTV announced better-than-expected results for its most recent quarter, but what really interests me is the way the company is pushing into high-definition television. The satellite broadcaster is hitting HDTV with an aggressiveness that gives it a leg up over the increasing competition.
(Motley Fool)
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2 ... h-def.aspx

Cox: Belo Wants Millions For HD Signal [Phillip Swann]
The cable operator fights with the broadcast group over the CBS high-def signal in New Orleans.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/coxbelo021207.htm

Public Stations Set Spanish Multicast Net
Spanish-speaking viewers are going to get their own look at public television. Following a name change and several months of delays, Spanish-language multicast channel V-me TV (