DTV News for 6-27-2005

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 552 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Destination Digital TV [Adobe PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Set-Top Subsidy Omission Stalls DTV Bill [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Barton Effort Stuck in Partisan Mire </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Coalition Pitches Priorities [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition has sent the House Commerce Committee its DTV wish list. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High-Def Gets a Wake-Up Call [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Good Morning America will be produced in HD in September </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Lawmakers Look at 2008 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Estimates of OTA reliance remain nebulous </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Antenna Myths: Who's Really Watching Free TV? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Reports from Capitol Hill say the toughest unresolved issue in legislating a hard deadline for the end of analog TV is what to do about the "disenfranchised." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Lobbyists try to back door broadcast flag </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Early last week a provision was introduced authorizing the broadcast flag to be quietly attached to a bill funding the FCC and other agencies for the next fiscal year. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> As Prices Fall and Analog Dims, Digital TV Is a Clearer Choice </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Washington, DC Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung CEOs Discuss Industry Issues </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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