DTV News for 7-25-2005

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 7-25-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 524 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Digital Picture Needs Fine-Tuning </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> It is time for Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to lay out a clear plan for the transition from analog to digital television that includes protections for consumers, a compromise path for broadcast and cable over the tricky issue of must-carry, a plan for helping low-income viewers, clear labeling for all TV sets and a plan for public interest broadcasting. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> JupiterResearch Forecasts Digital Video Recorders Will be in Nearly Half of All U.S. Households Within Five Years </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation, today released its annual digital television (DTV) forecast entitled, "U.S. DTV Forecast, 2005-2010," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of digital television, including HDTV, in U.S. households. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Picture bright for U.S. digital TV industry </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Makers of high-definition television sets and digital video recorders are looking at a windfall, with nearly half the households in the United States expected to get a DVR by decade's end, a study says. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNET News.com / ZDNet News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Jupiter: Digital TV Set To Explode, DVR, HDTV Penetration At Critical Mass </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Media Daily News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Half Of U.S. Households Expected To Own DVRs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TechWeb News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DVRs Seen in Nearly Half U.S. Homes by 2010 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> JupiterResearch projects DVRs will be in 47 percent of U.S. homes