DTV News for 12-9-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,118 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - December 7, 2003 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Public TV Goes Its Own Way on Digital Must-Carry Pitch [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Public TV stations should win cable carriage for multicast digital signals, regardless of whether regulators grant that right to commercial outlets, the Association for Public Television Stations said yesterday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Must-Carry Must Wait </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Lack of consensus in FCC will push digital signal decision to January </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB, MSTV Oppose Second Channels for LPTV, Class A Stations </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High-Definition TV: Is the Signal Getting Stronger? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Consumer interest rises, but understanding remains low, reveals Ipsos- Insight </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Understanding HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Would-be buyers have a lot of 'stuff' to figure out </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kansas City Star via Akron, OH Beacon Journal)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Large Screen TV Shortages May Hamper Holiday </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York - Reported shortages in supplies of some large screen TVs, particularly rear- projection LCD and DLP sets, may prove to be the one fly-in-the-ointment for what