DTV News for 6-30-2005
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:59 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 6-30-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 549 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital move seen blanking up to 80 million TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=televisionNews&storyID=2005-06-29T223858Z_01_N29491180_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-TELEVISION-DIGITAL-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...TAL-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer groups want U.S. to pay for digital TV converters </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/technology/story/0AAC900ADDB0B78286257030000AB467?OpenDocument">www.stltoday.com/stltoday...enDocument</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CERC Consumer Guide Released: ''What You Need to Know About the DTV Transition'' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> ''A Dozen Questions & Answers'' </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreoveruk/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20050629005935&&newsLang=en&beanID=1153550781&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050629/295935.html?.v=1">biz.yahoo.com/bw/050629/295935.html?.v=1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer Groups Want Free DTV Boxes </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Consumer groups called on Congress to pony up the $4 billion that might be needed to keep millions of analog-TV sets working once TV stations go to all-digital transmission. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622332.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP">www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Survey Suggests Digital TV Hardship </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Nearly four in 10 U.S. households have at least one TV set that relies upon... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970406">www.mediaweek.com/mw/news...1000970406</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital survey [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Nearly 40% of American households have at least one TV that will go dark if lawmakers approve legislation that will require broadcasters to shut off their analog transmissions, according to a new survey by a pair of consumer advocacy groups. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970968">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000970968</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Analog TVs At 70M, Say Consumer Groups [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Consumer Groups say 4 of 10 TV households have at least one set that gets its TV over-the-air and argue the government should have to pay for analog-to-digital converter boxes for all of them. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA622407.html?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts' Statement on Consumers Union/Consumer Federation of America Survey on DTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/statements/062905_CU-CFA_Survey_Statement.htm">www.nab.org/newsroom/pres...tement.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumers Union And Consumer Federation Of America Survey Overstates Over-The-Air Television Viewership, Says CEA </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Survey Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions; CEA Stands By Its Numbers, Remains Committed to Providing Accurate and Sound Data </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10779">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10779</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Claims Unfair Practices by iN Demand </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV said Wednesday it has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission charging that iN Demand, a pay-per-view and video-on-demand service owned by three cable companies, engages in unfair pricing practices designed to favor cable providers over satellite companies. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8076">www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8076</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Petitions FCC vs. In Demand </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV accused In Demand of charging it more for its two INHD channels than it does cable operators. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622427.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP">www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV: HD war with cable </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advanced-television.com/2005/news_archive_2005/June27_July1.htm#dir">www.advanced-television.c...y1.htm#dir</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DIRECTV Cries Foul on HDTV Fees </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The satcaster says a cable consortium is overcharging it to carry two high-def channels. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TVPredictions.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvpredictions.com/directvfoul063005.html">www.tvpredictions.com/dir...63005.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV complaint [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV on Wednesday accused a programming service owned by the nation's cable companies of overcharging the satellite TV service for high-definition TV programming. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000971110">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000971110</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablers Lack High-Def Content For VOD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> At Kagan Summit, execs blame piracy concerns </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Video Business)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=10880&catID=3">www.videobusiness.com/art...80&catID=3</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Higher and higher: HDTV resolution </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-06-29-hdtv-usat_x.htm?csp=34">www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050630/bs_usatoday/higherandhigherhdtvresolution">news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...resolution</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1080p DLP Hits the Shelves </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The wait is over. Now you can see for yourself what a 1080p DLP rear-pro HDTV picture looks like. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/062805mitsubishi/">www.hometheatermag.com/ne...itsubishi/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Kreisen Brings Superior HDMI Technology to the Mainstream </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Market Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/050630/089797.html">biz.yahoo.com/iw/050630/089797.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TTE Corporation Ready for Friday Deadline with Full Range of Affordable Digital RCA Sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 14 New Models to Join Catalog of 20 Integrated Digital Television Sets </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Indianapolis, IN dBusinessNews)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://indianapolis.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=33331&type_news=latest">indianapolis.dbusinessnew...ews=latest</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TTE Ready For Digital TV Deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> TTE reaffirms commitment to deliver full array digital TVs to meet FCC deadline requiring all TVs 36` larger to include ATSC/HD tuner. TTE offers 20 RCA HDTV models with integrated tuners w/14 new models w/ATSC tuners shipping to retailers July. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Home Toys)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hometoys.com/news.php4?section=view&id=15720800">www.hometoys.com/news.php...d=15720800</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Seven Questions Part 2: Is HDV Good Enough? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Sony's Bob Ott thinks so </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / Digital Video Editing)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33100">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...p?id=33100</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33100">www.digitalvideoediting.c...p?id=33100</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital video compression and noise </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The key to efficient compression is noise reduction prior to the compression stage. Michael Robin shows readers how noise adversely affects compression and reveals tips to remove it. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_digital_video_compression_2/">broadcastengineering.com/...ression_2/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The challenges of datacasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> There is a growing demand for educational content delivery systems and local emergency and homeland security alerts, sent and received as digital files. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_challenges_datacasting/">broadcastengineering.com/...tacasting/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Irish government unveils DTT trial [Ireland] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=976">griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=976</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 'How will Switchover affect elderly?' asks UK Govt [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=193&id=979">griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...193&id=979</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> S. Korea To Grant Approvals For Land-Based Mobile TVS By Mid-July [South Korea] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Asia Pulse via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/050630/3/ux0r.html">au.news.yahoo.com/050630/3/ux0r.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV Receivers [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (Updated 30 June 2005) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 549 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital move seen blanking up to 80 million TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=televisionNews&storyID=2005-06-29T223858Z_01_N29491180_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-TELEVISION-DIGITAL-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...TAL-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer groups want U.S. to pay for digital TV converters </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/technology/story/0AAC900ADDB0B78286257030000AB467?OpenDocument">www.stltoday.com/stltoday...enDocument</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CERC Consumer Guide Released: ''What You Need to Know About the DTV Transition'' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> ''A Dozen Questions & Answers'' </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreoveruk/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20050629005935&&newsLang=en&beanID=1153550781&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050629/295935.html?.v=1">biz.yahoo.com/bw/050629/295935.html?.v=1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer Groups Want Free DTV Boxes </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Consumer groups called on Congress to pony up the $4 billion that might be needed to keep millions of analog-TV sets working once TV stations go to all-digital transmission. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622332.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP">www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Survey Suggests Digital TV Hardship </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Nearly four in 10 U.S. households have at least one TV set that relies upon... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970406">www.mediaweek.com/mw/news...1000970406</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital survey [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Nearly 40% of American households have at least one TV that will go dark if lawmakers approve legislation that will require broadcasters to shut off their analog transmissions, according to a new survey by a pair of consumer advocacy groups. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970968">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000970968</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Analog TVs At 70M, Say Consumer Groups [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Consumer Groups say 4 of 10 TV households have at least one set that gets its TV over-the-air and argue the government should have to pay for analog-to-digital converter boxes for all of them. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA622407.html?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts' Statement on Consumers Union/Consumer Federation of America Survey on DTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/statements/062905_CU-CFA_Survey_Statement.htm">www.nab.org/newsroom/pres...tement.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumers Union And Consumer Federation Of America Survey Overstates Over-The-Air Television Viewership, Says CEA </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Survey Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions; CEA Stands By Its Numbers, Remains Committed to Providing Accurate and Sound Data </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10779">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10779</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Claims Unfair Practices by iN Demand </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV said Wednesday it has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission charging that iN Demand, a pay-per-view and video-on-demand service owned by three cable companies, engages in unfair pricing practices designed to favor cable providers over satellite companies. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8076">www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8076</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV Petitions FCC vs. In Demand </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV accused In Demand of charging it more for its two INHD channels than it does cable operators. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622427.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP">www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV: HD war with cable </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advanced-television.com/2005/news_archive_2005/June27_July1.htm#dir">www.advanced-television.c...y1.htm#dir</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DIRECTV Cries Foul on HDTV Fees </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The satcaster says a cable consortium is overcharging it to carry two high-def channels. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TVPredictions.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvpredictions.com/directvfoul063005.html">www.tvpredictions.com/dir...63005.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV complaint [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV on Wednesday accused a programming service owned by the nation's cable companies of overcharging the satellite TV service for high-definition TV programming. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000971110">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000971110</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablers Lack High-Def Content For VOD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> At Kagan Summit, execs blame piracy concerns </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Video Business)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=10880&catID=3">www.videobusiness.com/art...80&catID=3</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Higher and higher: HDTV resolution </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-06-29-hdtv-usat_x.htm?csp=34">www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050630/bs_usatoday/higherandhigherhdtvresolution">news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...resolution</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1080p DLP Hits the Shelves </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The wait is over. Now you can see for yourself what a 1080p DLP rear-pro HDTV picture looks like. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/062805mitsubishi/">www.hometheatermag.com/ne...itsubishi/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Kreisen Brings Superior HDMI Technology to the Mainstream </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Market Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TTE Corporation Ready for Friday Deadline with Full Range of Affordable Digital RCA Sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 14 New Models to Join Catalog of 20 Integrated Digital Television Sets </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Indianapolis, IN dBusinessNews)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TTE Ready For Digital TV Deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> TTE reaffirms commitment to deliver full array digital TVs to meet FCC deadline requiring all TVs 36` larger to include ATSC/HD tuner. TTE offers 20 RCA HDTV models with integrated tuners w/14 new models w/ATSC tuners shipping to retailers July. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Home Toys)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Seven Questions Part 2: Is HDV Good Enough? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Sony's Bob Ott thinks so </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / Digital Video Editing)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33100">www.digitalvideoediting.c...p?id=33100</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital video compression and noise </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The key to efficient compression is noise reduction prior to the compression stage. Michael Robin shows readers how noise adversely affects compression and reveals tips to remove it. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The challenges of datacasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> There is a growing demand for educational content delivery systems and local emergency and homeland security alerts, sent and received as digital files. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Irish government unveils DTT trial [Ireland] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 'How will Switchover affect elderly?' asks UK Govt [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> S. Korea To Grant Approvals For Land-Based Mobile TVS By Mid-July [South Korea] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Asia Pulse via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV Receivers [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (Updated 30 June 2005) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
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