DTV News for 6-20-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 6-20-2006
973 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Sunday Surprise: Multicasting Yanked
Kevin Martin has pulled the multicast must-carry item from the June 21 meeting agenda.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

FCC Cancels Vote on Cable-Broadcast Digital Fight
FCC's Martin Changes Plan in Unusual Sunday Night Press Release
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10213

FCC's Martin Backs Away from Must-Carry Vote
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent ... 1002690161

FCC drops digital must-carry plan
The Federal Communications Commission won't consider so-called multicast must-carry rules this week because chairman Kevin Martin couldn't garner a majority in support.
(Daily Variety via CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6345281.html

FCC delays action on multicast rules
(Washington, DC Hill)
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/T ... 6/fcc.html

Rove Scolded by Religious-TV-Station Leaders
A group of religious broadcasters Monday sent White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove a strongly worded letter to complain that FCC chairman Kevin Martin