DTV News for 5-24-2005

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 586 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Barton Bill Outlines Dual-Carriage Scenario </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A House draft bill proposing to end analog television Dec. 31, 2008, would give cable operators some flexibility regarding carriage of digital-broadcast signals. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichanel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Bill Covers Many Bases [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In the "but wait, there's more department," besides setting a Dec. 31, 2008, "hard" deadline for ending the switch to all-digital TV, draft legislation unveiled by the House Commerce Committee Friday attempts to settle many other unresolved issues regarding the DTV transition. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Barton Proposes Bill to Set 2008 DTV Conversion Deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, has proposed to set a Dec. 31, 2008, deadline for the broadcast industry's transition to digital TV, according to a copy of a draft bill by the lawmaker that was making the rounds in Washington Monday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Legislation Would End U.S. Analog TV In 2008 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times / Advanced IP Pipeline)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> House Bill Sets Jan. 1, 2009, Digital TV Date </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Dow Jones via iWon)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> House GOP open to digital TV subsidy </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Democrats want help for those who rely on over-the-air signals </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / MSNBC)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> No Subsidy in Draft DTV Bill </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sparks Flying In Analog TV Cutoff Battle </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The ongoing battle for the establishment of a firm analog television cutoff date to complete the digital television transition, brought another exchange between the consumer electronics and broadcast industries. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fritts' Attack Is On The Fritz </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Every once in a while you can catch the powers that be saying something that you always knew they believed, but only said behind closed doors. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV gives market a lift </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Suppliers reap benefit from rising demand </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Barron's via National Post / Canada.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High definition interference [Broadcast Flag] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Chicago, IL Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The battle over copying HDTV broadcasts </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Baltimore, MD Sun via Bergen, NJ Record)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Legal Center Lambastes DTV Public Interest </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> As Congress considers what, if any, new public interst obligations to tie to the switch to digital, the Campaign Legal Center has released an in-house study they say shows that broadcasters public affairs programming is "practically nonexistent." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Women and Digital Television: "She Wants Her DTV!" -- Lyra Research Report Focuses on Women