DTV News for 10-5-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-5-2005
452 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Prospects for multichannel must-carry fades in Congress
Members of Congress have said that a requirement that cable operators carry broadcasters' multiple digital channel streams is not going to be part of the forthcoming DTV bill.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /#congress

Another voice for an earlier DTV transition
A former undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security is calling for a quicker deadline for the return of analog spectrum.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 003/#voice

Lobbyists try to raise broadcast flag again
The movie studios want the FCC to have regulatory authority over television equipment in order to prevent the mass, online redistribution of HD content.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 1003/#flag

Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction announces the WARN Act
The bill extends EAS compliance requirements to DTV broadcasters.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 51004/#act

Viacom Requests Court Review of FCC's Kids TV Rules
Following through on network threats to fight the Federal Communications Commission's new children's TV rules, Viacom on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to review the agency's regulations.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8665

Viacom, UCC Take Kids Rules To Court [Paid Subscription Required]
The battle over new DTV kids rules has wound up in court, where many had expected it to go.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

County Commissioners Reject Denver DTV Tower Request
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1022


MSOs Cite Progress, Problems With CableCARD [Paid Subscription Required]
The cable industries' Big Six told the FCC Monday they are making a good-faith effort to deploy cards that will allow subscribers to bypass cable set-top boxes, but that there are challenges, including problems with cards that did not receive all the channels and ones that did not receive any channels at all.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


At CEATEC: Full shift to HDTV in evidence
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =171203007

Thomson and LG Electronics Partner with Broadcasters to Develop Terrestrial Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/Re ... terBox.htm

Brillian 6501mPB
The Brillian 6501mPB ranks as the best RPTV we have seen to date. But achieving optimal image quality and simplifying its use is best left to a calibration/installation professional.
(PC Magazine)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1865495,00.asp

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