DTV News for 10-16-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,172 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 1060 Stations in 202 Markets Delivering in Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (as of October 16, 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Targets Copying of Digital TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Hollywood Backs Rule That May Irk Viewers </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Washington, DC Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Zenith To Sponsor CBS HDTV Programming </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision Launches Its HDTV Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Associated Press via Yahoo News / Denver, CO Post / San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision Unveils Satellite TV Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. launched a nationwide high-definition satellite television service on Wednesday with a package of 21 commercial- free channels including a horror movie channel, a fashion channel, and music channel. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters) <br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision's Rainbow DBS Introduces ``VOOM-SM-'' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Nation's First Television Service Designed to Meet Demand of Growing, Underserved HDTV Market </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision Launches HD Satellite Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Cablevision Systems on Wednesday officially rolled out its national high-definition satellite service Voom, in a bet that the cable operator can tap into a burgeoning segment of the television-viewing community that is expected to own high-definition television sets. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom Lifts Off with Free Months [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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