DTV News for 11-3-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 11-3-2005
423 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

McCain Advances 2008 Analog Cutoff
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered an amendment Wednesday designed to end analog television April 7, 2008.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

McCain Proposes Earlier DTV Deadline
Broadcasters would be required to switch to digital TV by April 7, 2008, under an amendment introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday afternoon.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8842

NCTA President & CEO Kyle Mcslarrow Sends Letter To U.S. Senate Regarding Multicasting [Adobe PDF File]
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)
http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/NCTA_mult ... _Frist.pdf

House Commerce committee moves to end analog TV transmission
Legislation approved last week could end analog TV transmission at midnight, on Dec. 31, 2008.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051102/#

FCC to Consider TV Receiver Requirements, Distributed Transmission
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1052

20051102 Wolfsson's Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday Memo)
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02204.html


The Wal-Mart Television Network Brings High Definition Art From Film Maker Christopher Coppola To Its Stores