DTV News for 2-7-2004
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 10:53 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 2-7-2004 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,058 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC's Pending Digital Folly [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Am I missing something here? The FCC wrote in last week's video-competition report that "the vast majority of Americans enjoy more choice, more programming and more services than any time in history." So why is the FCC considering a policy that would completely reverse the course of this dynamic marketplace that the commission and Congress have worked so hard to create? That's right.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA380317?verticalid=311&industry=Editorials&industryid=1034&pubdate=02/09/2004">www.broadcastingcable.com...02/09/2004</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rhode Island NBC Broadcaster Begins Offering High-Definition TV on Cox </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Providence, RI Journal via Miami, FL Haerald)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7893954.htm">www.miami.com/mld/miamihe...893954.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom Looks at Big Price Cuts [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> After a dose of growing pains, startup high-def DBS service Voom is set to rework its prices and launch a more serious marketing campaign. Quietly, the Cablevision Systems subsidiary has been testing several new pricing and packaging proposals. One cuts its high, $750 equipment price to $399. Another offers a $500 rebate to anyone buying a Voom receiver and a new HD set, cutting the entry pric...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA380244?verticalid=311&industry=Business&industryid=1027&pubdate=02/09/2004">www.broadcastingcable.com...02/09/2004</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ultra-HD Is First and Only Network to Provide Comprehensive High-Definition TV Coverage of Olympus Fashion Week </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New High-Definition Channel Puts Fashionistas Nationwide in the Front-Row of Every Major New York Fashion Show </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Stockwatch)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-06-2004/0002104809&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...809&EDATE=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040206/nyf087_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0402...087_1.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://new.stockwatch.com/swnet/newsit/newsit_newsit.aspx?bid=U-pNYF087-U:CVC-20040206&symbol=CVC&news_region=U&name=Cablevision+Systems+Corp&title=Ultra-HD">new.stockwatch.com/swnet/...e=Ultra-HD</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,058 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC's Pending Digital Folly [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Am I missing something here? The FCC wrote in last week's video-competition report that "the vast majority of Americans enjoy more choice, more programming and more services than any time in history." So why is the FCC considering a policy that would completely reverse the course of this dynamic marketplace that the commission and Congress have worked so hard to create? That's right.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA380317?verticalid=311&industry=Editorials&industryid=1034&pubdate=02/09/2004">www.broadcastingcable.com...02/09/2004</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rhode Island NBC Broadcaster Begins Offering High-Definition TV on Cox </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Providence, RI Journal via Miami, FL Haerald)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7893954.htm">www.miami.com/mld/miamihe...893954.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom Looks at Big Price Cuts [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> After a dose of growing pains, startup high-def DBS service Voom is set to rework its prices and launch a more serious marketing campaign. Quietly, the Cablevision Systems subsidiary has been testing several new pricing and packaging proposals. One cuts its high, $750 equipment price to $399. Another offers a $500 rebate to anyone buying a Voom receiver and a new HD set, cutting the entry pric...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA380244?verticalid=311&industry=Business&industryid=1027&pubdate=02/09/2004">www.broadcastingcable.com...02/09/2004</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ultra-HD Is First and Only Network to Provide Comprehensive High-Definition TV Coverage of Olympus Fashion Week </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New High-Definition Channel Puts Fashionistas Nationwide in the Front-Row of Every Major New York Fashion Show </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Stockwatch)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-06-2004/0002104809&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...809&EDATE=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040206/nyf087_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0402...087_1.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://new.stockwatch.com/swnet/newsit/newsit_newsit.aspx?bid=U-pNYF087-U:CVC-20040206&symbol=CVC&news_region=U&name=Cablevision+Systems+Corp&title=Ultra-HD">new.stockwatch.com/swnet/...e=Ultra-HD</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom