DTV News for 2-2-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 2-2-2006
332 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Note: The Countdown will be reset, adding 779 days, once President Bush signs the Senate and House approved Bill into Law.

Congress gives OK to digital TV switch
Congress decreed the end of TV as we know it Wednesday, when the House of Representatives approved a $39 billion budget-cutting measure that requires broadcasters to turn off their current analog channels by 2009.
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters / Yahoo News / RedOrbit)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ESS-DC.XML
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060202/us_nm/congress_dc_3
http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/37 ... =r_general

DTV date approved [Paid Subscription Required for the Complete Story or Click the Link Above]
Congress decreed the end of TV as we know it Wednesday, when the House of Representatives approved a $39 billion budget-cutting measure that requires broadcasters to turn off their current analog channels by 2009.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001955993

Early 2009 set for end of analog TV
It's finally official: American households must ensure their televisions are equipped to receive solely digital TV broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet)
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6034105 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6034 ... d.newsfeed

U.S. DTV transition set for 2009, set-top subsidy planned
The House approved legislation that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the deadline for ending U.S. analog broadcasts and creates a government subsidy program for converter boxes.
(EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/rss/sh ... =178600495

House Approves Legislation Setting DTV Deadline at Feb. 17, 2009
The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday evening that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the deadline for the transition to digital television.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9321

House Gives Final OK for 2009 DTV Date
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networ ... 1001955997

DTV Deadline: 2/17/09
Mark your calendars, America: Over-the-air analog TV is scheduled to die Feb. 17, 2009.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

DTV Hard Date Passes...Again [Paid Subscription Required]
By a squeaker vote of 216 to 214, the House once again set a hard date for the DTV transition--Feb. 18, 2009--and set aside funds--$1.5 billion--for digital-to-analog converter boxes.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Congress approves new US switchover deadline
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1450

CEA Applauds House Approval of DTV Legislation Establishing Cut-off Date for Analog Broadcasts
Urges Swift Action from the President to Expedite DTV Transition
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=10944
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060201/20060201006236.html?.v=1

Largent Applauds Passage of DTV Legislation
CTIA - The Wireless Association