DTV News for 4-27-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 4-27-2007
662 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

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FCC Initiates Third Review of DTV Transition.
(Federal Communications Commission)
News Release:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A1.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Martin Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A2.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Copps Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A3.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A3.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Adelstein Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A4.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A4.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
McDowell Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A5.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2655A5.pdf [Adobe PDF File]


FCC Requires Retailers to Fully Inform Consumers About Analog TV Equipment Limitations as Transition to Digital Approaches.
(Federal Communications Commission)
News Release:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A1.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Martin Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A2.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Copps Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A3.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A3.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Adelstein Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A4.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A4.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
McDowell Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A5.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2656A5.pdf [Adobe PDF File]


FCC Seeks Comment to Ensure All Cable Customers Receive Programming After the Digital Television Transition.
(Federal Communications Commission)
News Release:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A1.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Martin Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A2.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Copps Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A3.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A3.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Adelstein Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A4.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A4.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
McDowell Statement:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A5.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 2654A5.pdf [Adobe PDF File]


DTV Transition - Approval of "Flash Cut" Requests.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Public Notice:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1847A1.doc [MS Word Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1847A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Flash Cut Requests:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1847A2.xls [MS Excel Document]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 1847A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]


FCC Adopts DTV-Related Items
In a long-delayed public meeting, the FCC took a number of steps late Wednesday to advance the DTV transition.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6436592.html

FCC seeks comments on digital TV
Federal regulators insist that tens of millions of cable subscribers with analog TV sets will not lose access to local TV stations when broadcasters begin transmitting signals digitally in early 2009.
(Associated Press via Syracuse, NY Post-Standard / MSNBC / Norwalk, CT Advocate)
http://www.syracuse.com/articles/busine ... xml&coll=1
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18336319/
http://www.norwalkadvocate.com/technolo ... ?track=rss

FCC Moves Towards Easier Digital TV Transition
The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday took a number of steps to ensure that the transition to digital television goes smoothly leading up to the Feb. 17, 2009 deadline.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1003577009

FCC Sets Digital TV Rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted on April 25 to adopt a number of measures that will help ensure a smooth transition to digital television in February 2009.
(eWeek)
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1895% ... 6%2C00.asp

Activists Call For DTV Obligations Before Dual Carriage
Media activist groups The Campaign Legal Center and Common Cause sent a letter to the FCC commissioners Monday asking them not to expand TV station's carriage rights until they have resolved the issue of TV stations' DTV public interest obligations.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6435988.html

CEA Pleased with Commission's Action to Ensure the DTV Transition Successfully Completed
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=11277
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... ?id=133301

FCC wants digital for all cable viewers
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday night that it wants public input, however, on how best to ensure that an estimated 32 million households can still view these stations following the Feb. 17, 2009 transition.
(ShareWatch)
http://www.sharewatch.com/story.php?storynumber=396390

Statement of NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow Regarding the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Cable Carriage of Broadcast TV Signals After the Digital Transition
(National Cable & Telecommunications Association)
http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?hi ... entId=4159

NCTA Scorns FCC TV-Carriage Plan
McSlarrow: