DTV News for 6-13-2006
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:01 am
DTV News for 6-13-2006
980 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Barton, Upton Hear It From Religious Broadcasters
Religious broadcasters, allied as the Religious Voices in Broadcasting, have written House Energy & Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) asking them to rethink their opposition to a move by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to grant broadcasters digital multicast must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Fiscal Conservatives Decry Multicast Must-Carry
A group of fiscal conservatives including the Americans for Tax Reform, Property Rights Alliance, and the National Taxpayers Union has told the FCC not to reverse an earlier decision and grant digital multicast must-carry to broadcasters.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Barton, Upton warn FCC on multichannel must-carry
The two congressmen have urged FCC chairman Kevin Martin to stay away from the issue.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/beyond_ ... 60612/?r=1
Rehr: FCC Should Make Must-Carry Call
Saying he was both "disturbed" and "confused" by House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton's letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin last week opposing digital multicast must-carry, National Association of Broadcasters President David Rehr wrote Martin and the other commissioners Monday to try and "correct the record."
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
FCC'S Multicasting Efforts "Consistent with the Intent of Congress"
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/Re ... asting.htm
Cable Nets Unite To Fight Multicast Carriage
In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Monday, what appears to be every cable network from A to W has voiced its opposition to a DTV multicast must-carry mandate.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
AT&T Concerned About Multicasting Mandates
AT&T is concerned that a requirement to carry multiple digital-broadcast signals in formats selected by TV stations would impose financial and technological burdens on its IPTV service.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
Coming Soon (Maybe): Even More TV Channels
LET'S take a poll, couch potatoes. Raise your hand if you are excited about the possibilities of television multicasting.
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/busin ... nd&emc=rss
Bill Would Require Stations to Air Digital Transition Spots
Provision Barring FCC Commissioners From Meeting in Secret Could Be Gutted
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10161
FCC to study DTV's impact on analog viewers
Chairman Martin wants to launch a rulemaking that would establish federal policy well before TV stations must cease analog transmission on Feb. 17, 2009.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/beyond_ ... 60612/?r=1
Stevens: Let Satellite Screw Up HDTV, Too [Phillip Swann]
The 'Bridge to Nowhere' man amends his legislation allowing TV providers to dilute the high-def picture.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdstevens061206.htm
EchoStar broadens HD lineup
EchoStar Communications Corp. has introduced four new high-definition channels: HGTV HD, NFL Network HD, National Geographic Channel HD and Starz HDTV.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6343099.html
HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?
High-definition television could tip the balance between phone companies and cable operators as they compete for TV dollars.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet)
http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-6083040 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6083 ... d.newsfeed
Bars Adding HDTV [Phillip Swann]
Taverns look to keep customers from staying home.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/barshdtv061206.htm
Bond
980 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Barton, Upton Hear It From Religious Broadcasters
Religious broadcasters, allied as the Religious Voices in Broadcasting, have written House Energy & Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) asking them to rethink their opposition to a move by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to grant broadcasters digital multicast must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Fiscal Conservatives Decry Multicast Must-Carry
A group of fiscal conservatives including the Americans for Tax Reform, Property Rights Alliance, and the National Taxpayers Union has told the FCC not to reverse an earlier decision and grant digital multicast must-carry to broadcasters.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Barton, Upton warn FCC on multichannel must-carry
The two congressmen have urged FCC chairman Kevin Martin to stay away from the issue.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/beyond_ ... 60612/?r=1
Rehr: FCC Should Make Must-Carry Call
Saying he was both "disturbed" and "confused" by House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton's letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin last week opposing digital multicast must-carry, National Association of Broadcasters President David Rehr wrote Martin and the other commissioners Monday to try and "correct the record."
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
FCC'S Multicasting Efforts "Consistent with the Intent of Congress"
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/Re ... asting.htm
Cable Nets Unite To Fight Multicast Carriage
In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Monday, what appears to be every cable network from A to W has voiced its opposition to a DTV multicast must-carry mandate.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
AT&T Concerned About Multicasting Mandates
AT&T is concerned that a requirement to carry multiple digital-broadcast signals in formats selected by TV stations would impose financial and technological burdens on its IPTV service.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
Coming Soon (Maybe): Even More TV Channels
LET'S take a poll, couch potatoes. Raise your hand if you are excited about the possibilities of television multicasting.
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/busin ... nd&emc=rss
Bill Would Require Stations to Air Digital Transition Spots
Provision Barring FCC Commissioners From Meeting in Secret Could Be Gutted
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10161
FCC to study DTV's impact on analog viewers
Chairman Martin wants to launch a rulemaking that would establish federal policy well before TV stations must cease analog transmission on Feb. 17, 2009.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/beyond_ ... 60612/?r=1
Stevens: Let Satellite Screw Up HDTV, Too [Phillip Swann]
The 'Bridge to Nowhere' man amends his legislation allowing TV providers to dilute the high-def picture.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdstevens061206.htm
EchoStar broadens HD lineup
EchoStar Communications Corp. has introduced four new high-definition channels: HGTV HD, NFL Network HD, National Geographic Channel HD and Starz HDTV.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6343099.html
HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?
High-definition television could tip the balance between phone companies and cable operators as they compete for TV dollars.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet)
http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-6083040 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6083 ... d.newsfeed
Bars Adding HDTV [Phillip Swann]
Taverns look to keep customers from staying home.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/barshdtv061206.htm
Bond