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DTV News for 4-10-2006

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:09 am
by Lee Wood
DTV News for 4-10-2006
1044 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

'The Standard' ATSC Newsletter [Adobe PDF File]
Issue 22 - March 2006
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/news_information/ne ... ter-22.pdf

DTV Advisory Committee Meets
The FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee on DTV public interest obligations meets Friday to consider a set of recommendations for the FCC's Congresssionally-mandated quadriennial review of its media ownership rules (it used to be biennial, but that proved too short a window given the speed at which the regulatory wheels turn).
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


VC-1 standard finally arrives
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =184429614

SMPTE Issues VC-1 Standard, License Terms Pending
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3837


USDTV Launches Industry-First Advanced Mpeg-4 Broadcast Technology
MPEG-4 AVC Compression Enables USDTV to Offer Customers More Content Choices; USDTV to Showcase Live MPEG-4 AVC Broadcasts at NAB2006
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060410/20060410005518.html?.v=1

USDTV Converting to MPEG-4 AVC
USDTV, the no-frills wireless cable service, is converting to state-of-the-art compression technology that will permit it to offer new themed packages.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

USDTV Moves To Expand Capacity
Broadcast wireless cable operator USDTV is ready to expand channel capacity by upgrading to the MPEG-4 compression scheme. The switch should increase USDTV