DTV News for 7-1-2005

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 7-1-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 548 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Chair: Analog or Digital? TV Stations, Not Cable Operators, Should Decide </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Seeking to get past one of the major hurdles on the move from analog signals to digital, TV stations should have the right to determine whether local cable operators use the analog signals or the new digital versions, said Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(MediaPost)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Martin Floats Either/Or Must Carry [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> To encourage greater viewership of digital TV channels, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to give TV stations the right to choose whether local cable systems carry their old analog channels or their new digital ones. Martin wants his fellow commissioners to impose the rule at the commission's July 14 meeting. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer Electronics Association Releases Digital America 2005 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Annual Publication Highlights Trends in the Consumer Technology Industry </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=10780">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10780</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital America: Video [Adobe PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Digital televisions (DTVs) are the big news in the video sector, where federal mandates have helped accelerate adoption rates. As the FCC