DTV News for 3-15-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 3-15-2006
1070 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Draft Converter-Box Subsidy Rules Imminent
John Kneuer, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday that draft rules on DTV converter-box subsidies should be issued "shortly."
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

FCC Will Open Kids Deal for Comment
According to an FCC spokeswoman, the commission will not vote on the compromise kids DTV rule proposal at its March 17 meeting, but will instead open up the deal for public comment. No word on how long the comment period would be.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Intel hopes to tap into TV airwaves
Company among other technology leaders pushing Senate bills that would boost wireless access to Internet
(Bloomberg News via Contra Costa, CA Times)
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/cctimes/ ... s_business

Wireless Entrepreneurs: Can You Hear Us Now?
Unlicensed wireless advocates pitched a generally receptive Senate Commerce Commitee.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

CE Makers Push Interference Protections
A number of consumer electronics companies have writted Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to express reservations about allowing unlicensed wireless devices to operate in the so-called "white spaces" between channels in the broadcast spectrum band.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

NAB Offers Support for Distributed Transmission Systems
The National Association of Broadcasters is urging the FCC to speed up its approval of distributed transmission services to authorized service areas.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1199


CEA Drives Increased Efforts To Educate Consumers On Transition To Digital Television
Industry Agrees on Voluntary Label Program for Analog TVs
(Consumer Electronics Association)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=10966

Are you HDTV ready? Plus, in defense of tubes
MSNBC.com answers your questions about technology and gadgets
(MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11815573

Is the CRT Going the Way of the 8-Track? Big Screen Plasma and LCD TVs Becoming Fixtures in the 21st Century Living Room
Flat screen tvs continue their dominance in the consumer electronics space.
(PR Web)
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb357908.htm

The BRAVIA S-Series LCD TV: Experience the Difference
Advanced digital picture enhancement - the very latest screen technology and sophisticated audio makes the BRAVIA S-Series stand out from the crowd
(AVinfo / HiddenWires)
http://www.avinfo.co.uk/index.php?main= ... d=17068148
http://hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesnews2 ... 14-04.html

The BRAVIA V-Series LCD TV: Bringing Colour to Life
Unprecedented colour accuracy, wide angle viewing that really works and the power of the BRAVIA ENGINE