DTV News for 10-25-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-25-2005
432 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

House Democrats Want More DTV Money
House Democrats are hoping to modify digital-television legislation Wednesday in an effort to boost funding for set-top boxes.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

Lawmakers Eye 2009 for Digital TV Conversion [Provides Link to Radio Report]
House and Senate lawmakers are beginning to settle on a date for ending traditional analog broadcasts and transitioning to digital frequencies. Congress is proposing a $3 billion program to help consumers buy converter boxes for older televisions.
(Morning Edition via NPR)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=4971002

House committee sticks with Jan. 1, 2009, for DTV transition
(RCRnews.com)
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=24579

Lawmakers Disagree on DTV Deadline, Subsidies
(InternetNews.com)
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/ar ... hp/3558746

NCTA Backs Dual Carriage in House Bill
The cable industry is endorsing a proposal in House draft legislation that would require carriage of must-carry TV stations in analog and digital for five years after analog TV shuts off Dec. 31, 2008.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... P&nid=2226

Multichannel must-carry not addressed in bill
The must-carry issue and others involving the digital television transition may be the subject of separate legislation in the future.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /?r=1#bill

Senate Commerce Committee approves analog TV deadline
The Senate Commerce Committee approved April 7, 2009, as the day analog spectrum must be returned to the government.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051023/#

Senate okays phasing out analog TV for digital, earmarks US$ 3 billion for transition
(EARTHtimes.org)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/4305.html

CEA Applauds Senate and House Action on DTV
(dBusinessNews.com)
http://potomac.dbusinessnews.com/showne ... ews=latest

LIN TV Opposes NY DTV Waiver [Paid Subscription Required]
There could be a skirmish on Capitol Hill between New York and Connecticut TV stations.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Congressman Westmoreland Explains Broadcast Flag
(B.cognosco)
http://www.terryfrazier.com/fullthread$1894

DTVs Get Extra Week To Pick Chs. [Paid Subscription Required]
The 80 or so TV stations that were required to have picked their DTV channel allotments by the end of today will get an extra week.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


2,000-foot TV tower may pierce skyline
(Chicago, IL Tribune / New York, NY Newsday)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... 4329.story
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationwor ... -headlines

Go to the air to get Series on HDTV
(Syracuse, NY Post-Standard)
http://www.syracuse.com/sports/poststan ... xml&coll=1

First High Definition Broadcast of a Live Concert in DTS Surround Sound
Robbie Williams' Album-Launching Show Screened Live in DTS 5.1-Channel Sound in Nine Venues in the UK and Europe
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051025/255131.html?.v=1

VOOM to add 10 more HD channels
(HD Beat)
http://www.hdbeat.com/2005/10/24/voom-w ... r-more-hd/

NBC Universal Cable and Time Warner Cable Reach Distribution Agreement
Agreement Includes Rights to Universal HD and VOD Content; NBC Programming to Be ''Start Over'' Enabled
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / RedNova)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051024/245740.html?.v=1
http://www.rednova.com/news/technology/ ... technology

NBC Universal, Time Warner Strike Programming Carriage Deal
NBC Universal has struck a unique programming carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable that includes some DVR-like functions for its cable customers.
(MediaPost)
http://publications.mediapost.com/index ... _aid=35474

Time Warner Bulks Up on NBC U Content [Paid Subscription Required]
NBC Universal inked a multi-faceted agreement with Time Warner. The deal includes network carriage, video on-demand and NBC's new "start over" feature.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


Difference between a HDTV and a HDTV-ready TV?
(Digital Home Canada)
http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/hdtv/i ... dy_TV.html

Flat-Panel TVs Will Be Hot For Holidays
NEW YORK