DTV News for 6-25-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 6-25-2007
603 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


A No-Cost Transition?
Ohio Operator's Solution to Digital Dilemma: Free Cable
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6454826.html

July 1, Feb. 17 Concern Small Cable Operators
Independent cable operators kicked off their lobbying summit here Tuesday voicing dour concerns about the double-whammy the industry faces: the July 1 ban on set-tops with integrated security and the 2009 cutoff of analog-TV service.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?l ... =CA6434457

Cable Box Liberation Looms
Coming July 1 is a long-awaited revolution in the deployment of cable boxes. For the first time, subscribers will have a chance to replace rented converter-descramblers with purchased ones.
(Digital Trends)
http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback196.html

New rule for TV set-top boxes sets stage for higher cable bills
On the gizmo glamour scale, the TV set-top box is a bit of a frump