DTV News for 6-6-2005

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 6-6-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 573 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Puts Tuners on Deck </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Switching from analog to digital is hot debate </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Lawmakers consider whether the federal government should pay for converter boxes. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(USA Today via Detroit, MI News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> House focuses on late 2008 for analog switch-off </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton is targeting Dec. 31, 2008, as the probable date to shut off analog TV transmission. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters back grass roots DTV group </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition is warning consumers that they may loose access to free, over-the-air television programming. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable to FCC: Reject New Must-Carry Bids [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Cable operators and programmers have a message for broadcasters seeking expanded-carriage rights on cable systems: Give it up. From Comcast Corp. to The Weather Channel, the cable industry is asking the Federal Communications Commission to ignore broadcasters