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DTV News for 3-24-2006

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:39 am
by Lee Wood
DTV News for 3-24-2006
1061 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Two Stations Want To Pull Analog Plug
The FCC's Media Bureau has received two more requests from stations that want to "flash-cut" to digital-only broadcasts, pulling the plug on their analog channels and going all-digital before the 2009 deadline.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


The Tube Music Net Signs With Sinclair
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1002235068

Sinclair To Carry The Tube
As it looks to ramp up its digital broadcast offerings, Sinclair Broadcast Group is signing on to carry music-video service The Tube Network Television on its TV stations.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Digital Network, The Tube, Adds Sinclair Stations
(MediaDailyNews)
http://publications.mediapost.com/index ... _aid=41400

Sinclair TV stations to get Tube network
(Associated Press via Baltimore, MD Sun)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainme ... ?track=rss

Sinclair to broadcast digital music network
(Baltimore, MD Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/st ... ily24.html

WTTA to join Tube Music Network
(Tampa Bay, FL Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/sto ... ily50.html

The Tube Broadens Multicast Music Video Network
(Digital Music News)
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#032406tube


The Year of HD
Start leveraging HD content now to sell more HDTV
(Dealerscope)
http://www.dealerscope.com/doc/285985080363708.bsp

Panasonic TH-50PX60U
(CNET)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_TH_50 ... TH-50PX60U

Canon's Three New LCD Projectors Deliver Affordable, High-Quality Display and Ease-of-Use
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060323/20060323005252.html?.v=1

Klegg Electronics Launching Large Screen High Definition Media PC Television Comprising Windows XP Media Center Edition and Wireless Keyboard
(Market Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060324/0114495.html


Extra costs a worry for next-gen DVD adoption
Consumers about to face a confusing and expensive choice between two conflicting standards for high-definition DVDs will face further costs to upgrade their entertainment systems if they want to enjoy all the benefits of the new movie players.
(Reuters / CNET News.com)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False
http://news.com.com/Extra+costs+a+worry ... g=nefd.top

HDTV DVD Players: Can the Studios Be Trusted? [Phillip Swann]
Millions of high-def owners could get a sub-par picture if the studios include anti-copying software in new discs.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdplayers032306.htm

Format Fight Dims Future For Hi-Def DVD Players
(Hartford, CT Courant)
http://www.courant.com/features/home/hc ... ?track=rss


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