DTV News for 10-8-2002

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> 1,545 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 509 Stations in 147 Markets Delivering in Digital (as of October 8, 2002) </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> I want my digital TV! But wait, is it worth it, and will the new FCC-mandated tuners even work? </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MSNBC)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> FCC in stalemate on digital carriage </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> FCC Grants 1st Analog-TV Shutdown </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Hi-def, low profile </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Wal-Mart Rolling Out DTV </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Discovery HD Gets Three IMAX Films </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> LG.Philips LCD Unleashes the Power of HDTV With the World's Largest TFT-LCD </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(PR Newswire)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> The Emmy Goes to . . . Flat-Screen Plasma TV </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Washington Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Philips awarded for widescreen TV development </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Digital fast gaining on film in television production </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Tacoma, WA News Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Canon HD Lenses go Airborne with Cineflex </b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Videography)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> Metropolis Makes Sony