DTV News for 3-11-2004
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:50 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 3-11-2004 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,025 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Faces Suit on Regulation of Digital Broadcast Television </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Electronic Frontier Foundation Joins Other Organizations Opposing FCC Action </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/20040309_eff_pr.php">www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV...eff_pr.php</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumers challenge FCC antipiracy rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A lawsuit challenging new digital television antipiracy rules is moving ahead, with consumer groups fighting communications regulators' foray into the copyright realm. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(ZDNet News / CNet News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5172171.html">zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5172171.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5172171.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news">news.com.com/2100-1025_3-...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC sued over broadcast flag requirement </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Ars Technica)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1078938515.html">arstechnica.com/news/post...38515.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcast Flag Kills Sharing Dead </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Several public-interest groups ask a federal court to stop the FCC from imposing the so-called broadcast flag, which would prevent sharing of recorded TV programs, on consumer electronics makers. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Wired News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62619,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ">www.wired.com/news/politi...tw=rss.BIZ</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC: All-Digital WMCN Can't Gain DBS Carriage [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> WMCN in Atlantic City, N.J., is paying a price for being the first full-power commercial-TV station in the country to transition to all-digital broadcasting. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA402662?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WKYU-TV nets USDA grant for high definition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Money will help satisfy federal mandate that </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Bowling Green, KY Daily News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200403/10+wkyu20040310_news.html+20040310+news">www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-b...40310+news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair Fred Upton Joins Key Congressional and FCC Staff and DTV Industry Leaders at Seminal HDTV Summit </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> CEA's Ninth-Annual HDTV Summit: "Partnership, Policy and Profits" </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreover/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040310005147&newsLang=en&beanID=1868105982&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Mark Cuban, HDNet CEO/Co-Founder One-On-One With Host, Craig Kilborn, During the HD EXPO in Los Angeles </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HD Technology, Impact On Sports, Entertainment and Production Industries and Irreverent Commentary About the World At Large Discussed During Chat and Live Audience Q&A </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cqe6G0bWbmdCWCdG2nJy&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Classic Art Meets HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Forbes Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/03/10/cx_ah_0310tentech.html">www.forbes.com/technology...ntech.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV in the 2000's Still Using Technology From The 1940's </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(WVEC-TV Norfolk, VA)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wvec.com/tv/digital.html">www.wvec.com/tv/digital.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ViewSonic Adds High Definition Content to Home Entertainment System with NextVision HD10 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HD Tuner Provides Clear Reception of Free Over-the-Air Digital Broadcast Signals </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040311005034&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Home Appliance Companies, PC Makers on Collision Course in LCD- TV Market </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The competition among major home appliance companies and PC makers in the Digital TV market is intensifying. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(NeAsia Online)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/295167">neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/l...ews/295167</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony, Samsung Finalize LCD Joint Venture </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Tokyo
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,025 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Faces Suit on Regulation of Digital Broadcast Television </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Electronic Frontier Foundation Joins Other Organizations Opposing FCC Action </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/20040309_eff_pr.php">www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV...eff_pr.php</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumers challenge FCC antipiracy rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A lawsuit challenging new digital television antipiracy rules is moving ahead, with consumer groups fighting communications regulators' foray into the copyright realm. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(ZDNet News / CNet News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5172171.html">zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5172171.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5172171.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news">news.com.com/2100-1025_3-...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC sued over broadcast flag requirement </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Ars Technica)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1078938515.html">arstechnica.com/news/post...38515.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcast Flag Kills Sharing Dead </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Several public-interest groups ask a federal court to stop the FCC from imposing the so-called broadcast flag, which would prevent sharing of recorded TV programs, on consumer electronics makers. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Wired News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62619,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ">www.wired.com/news/politi...tw=rss.BIZ</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC: All-Digital WMCN Can't Gain DBS Carriage [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> WMCN in Atlantic City, N.J., is paying a price for being the first full-power commercial-TV station in the country to transition to all-digital broadcasting. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA402662?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WKYU-TV nets USDA grant for high definition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Money will help satisfy federal mandate that </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Bowling Green, KY Daily News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200403/10+wkyu20040310_news.html+20040310+news">www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-b...40310+news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair Fred Upton Joins Key Congressional and FCC Staff and DTV Industry Leaders at Seminal HDTV Summit </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> CEA's Ninth-Annual HDTV Summit: "Partnership, Policy and Profits" </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreover/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040310005147&newsLang=en&beanID=1868105982&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Mark Cuban, HDNet CEO/Co-Founder One-On-One With Host, Craig Kilborn, During the HD EXPO in Los Angeles </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HD Technology, Impact On Sports, Entertainment and Production Industries and Irreverent Commentary About the World At Large Discussed During Chat and Live Audience Q&A </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cqe6G0bWbmdCWCdG2nJy&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Classic Art Meets HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Forbes Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/03/10/cx_ah_0310tentech.html">www.forbes.com/technology...ntech.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV in the 2000's Still Using Technology From The 1940's </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(WVEC-TV Norfolk, VA)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wvec.com/tv/digital.html">www.wvec.com/tv/digital.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ViewSonic Adds High Definition Content to Home Entertainment System with NextVision HD10 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HD Tuner Provides Clear Reception of Free Over-the-Air Digital Broadcast Signals </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040311005034&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Home Appliance Companies, PC Makers on Collision Course in LCD- TV Market </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The competition among major home appliance companies and PC makers in the Digital TV market is intensifying. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(NeAsia Online)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/295167">neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/l...ews/295167</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Sony, Samsung Finalize LCD Joint Venture </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Tokyo