DTV News for 9-17-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,201 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Appeals court hears digital-TV tuner dispute </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Television makers should not be forced to include expensive digital tuners in their TV sets that few viewers will actually use, a consumer-electonics trade group told an appeals court Tuesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / Forbes)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://forbes.com/business/newswire/2003/09/16/rtr1083221.html">forbes.com/business/newsw...83221.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court braces FCC on tuners [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2003 September 16 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Approves Digital Plug-And-Play Rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 'Momentous' decision opens door for digital-cable-ready Q4 HDTV models </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision Said To Prepare DBS Rollout </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> BETHPAGE, N.Y.