DTV News for 11-12-2003
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:33 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 11-12-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,145 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Association Of Public Television Stations To Study The Viability Of An Early Analog Switch Off </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> APTS Will Explore the Circumstances under which Public Television Stations Could Embrace a "Hard Date" for Ending Analog Transmission, Thereby Moving the Digital Transition Forward </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Association Of Public Television Stations)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.apts.org/html/pressroom/ASO.htm">www.apts.org/html/pressroom/ASO.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US television embraces digital switch </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Guardian Unlimited)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1082780,00.html">media.guardian.co.uk/broa...80,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Adding Satellites </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Great news for HDTV fans: Move will accommodate more HD broadcasting, says parent company Hughes Electronics. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/111003directv/">www.guidetohometheater.co...03directv/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ergen: EchoStar Dropped Ball on HDTV [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> EchoStar Communications reported disappointing third-quarter subscriber growth and stumbles in its attempts to sell new products like HDTV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA335120&display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cox Communications Offers Options for Consumers Interested in High Definition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Roanoke, VA Times via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp6X4uaicuK8Tq09yluHevfy&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Corbis Motion Becomes Exclusive Provider Of WLIW-21 High-Definition Content </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Partnership Highlights Corbis Motion's Commitment to Providing Industry-Leading Content </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp7bS0bKbmZe1yJK2mdu&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> PRIMEDIA and BestStuff.Com Launch Best, a New Magazine 'Guide to Buying and Enjoying Life's Best Stuff' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Best Magazine Features Mark Cuban on Cover, Mick Fleetwood as Contributing Editor; New Upscale Shopping Magazine to Hit Newsstands November 6th </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-03-2003/0002049416&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...416&EDATE=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the WEGA TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review / Best Stuff)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=11&Day=11&-recid=40993&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...993&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=5831">www.beststuff.com/article...ry_id=5831</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony Introduces World
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,145 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Association Of Public Television Stations To Study The Viability Of An Early Analog Switch Off </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> APTS Will Explore the Circumstances under which Public Television Stations Could Embrace a "Hard Date" for Ending Analog Transmission, Thereby Moving the Digital Transition Forward </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Association Of Public Television Stations)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.apts.org/html/pressroom/ASO.htm">www.apts.org/html/pressroom/ASO.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US television embraces digital switch </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Guardian Unlimited)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1082780,00.html">media.guardian.co.uk/broa...80,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Adding Satellites </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Great news for HDTV fans: Move will accommodate more HD broadcasting, says parent company Hughes Electronics. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/111003directv/">www.guidetohometheater.co...03directv/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ergen: EchoStar Dropped Ball on HDTV [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> EchoStar Communications reported disappointing third-quarter subscriber growth and stumbles in its attempts to sell new products like HDTV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA335120&display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cox Communications Offers Options for Consumers Interested in High Definition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Roanoke, VA Times via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp6X4uaicuK8Tq09yluHevfy&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Corbis Motion Becomes Exclusive Provider Of WLIW-21 High-Definition Content </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Partnership Highlights Corbis Motion's Commitment to Providing Industry-Leading Content </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp7bS0bKbmZe1yJK2mdu&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> PRIMEDIA and BestStuff.Com Launch Best, a New Magazine 'Guide to Buying and Enjoying Life's Best Stuff' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Best Magazine Features Mark Cuban on Cover, Mick Fleetwood as Contributing Editor; New Upscale Shopping Magazine to Hit Newsstands November 6th </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-03-2003/0002049416&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...416&EDATE=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the WEGA TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review / Best Stuff)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=11&Day=11&-recid=40993&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...993&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=5831">www.beststuff.com/article...ry_id=5831</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony Introduces World