DTV News for 11-7-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 11-7-2005
419 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

DTV Bills Advance in House, Senate
Legislation to end the transition to digital TV on April 7, 2009
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent ... 1001434344

DTV bill clears Senate; House next
The Senate approved DTV legislation after rejecting attempts to make last minute changes from the floor.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051106/#

End game draws near as House, Senate move on DTV
Committees in both the House and Senate recommend legislation designed to bring the curtain down on analog TV transmission.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 51104/#End

Senate Sets 2009 Digital TV Deadline
(Associated Press via Altus, OK Times / Omaha, NE World Herald / Toronto, ON Globe and Mail / USA Today)
http://www.altustimes.com/articles/2005 ... lb4c0h.txt
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=54&u_sid=2059153
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/ ... echnology/
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industrie ... l-tv_x.htm

Senate Approves April 2009 DTV Deadline Date, $3B Subsidy
Legislation approved by the Senate late Thursday evening would require broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV by April 7, 2009, and earmarks $3 billion to subsidize digital-to-analog converters for analog-only TV sets.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8859

Senate Approves DTV Bill
Washington