DTV News for 11-23-2002

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 11-23-2002 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,499 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Destination Digital TV - November 2002 [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/DDTV/1102.pdf">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...V/1102.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV hits county [Second Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Macomb, MI Daily Online)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sacramento, Calif., Public TV Station to Raise Money for Digital Signal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Sacramento, CA Bee via NewsAlert)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Let's Make A Deal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HDNet's Mark Cuban needs to land content and distribution partners-looks as if he's about to get some. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CableWorld)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> A Key Role in the Digital Transition [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In their effort to meet the federal mandate for digital television, broadcasters are building digital transmission paths to augment and replace their traditional analog signals. But broadcasters' intent to continue operating in an analog model rather than fully developing a purely digital concept points to a failure of leadership and innovation in this critical transition.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA261245&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Technology&pubdate=11/25/2002&STT=000&industryid=1030">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1030</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ops' HD Query: Can We Levy Fee? [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> MSOs have just over a month to fulfill their promise to federal officials to voluntarily speed up the transition to high-definition television, and Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Inc. have been among the most aggressive in terms of rollouts. Back in May, 10 cable operators pledged their support of HDTV and digital television to Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA settles on