DTV News for 8-15-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 8-15-2006
917 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

FCC's digital tuner requirements not being met
At a Circuit City store, the percentage of DTV-ready sets was 83 percent of the 155 available models.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 60814/?r=1

TV shut-off set for 2009
TV viewers may find it a surprise that many of their TVs will no longer work after Feb. 17, 2009.
(Brigham Young NewsNet)
http://nn.byu.edu/story.cfm/60641

Penetration of HDTV Service Rising Rapidly According to In-Stat, But Still Only Available in a Few Countries
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / Broadcast Newsroom / WebWire)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060814/20060814005569.html?.v=1
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=56993
http://webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?SES ... &aId=18426

Report: HDTV viewing to skyrocket in 2006 and beyond
Homes with an HDTV set that receive and watch HD programming are projected to grow from 15 million in mid-2006 to 20.3 million at the end of 2006, according to In-Stat.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6362468.html

HD TV sales to grow, but only in a few countries
More households are watching high-definition TV (HD TV) than ever before, but the growth is still limited to a handful of countries, says market research company In-Stat.
(Digital Media Europe / Digital Media Asia)
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=17461
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default ... leID=17461


AT&T U-Verse TV to include HD Showtime content
The two companies announced a distribution agreement last week that will deliver a bevy of Showtime channels, including Showtime HD and The Movie Channel HD, via the fiber-based IPTV service.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 60815/?r=4

Dancing With the Stars In HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
This season will feature a motley crew of B-list celebrities.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dancinghd081406.htm

Vanishing Planet Turns Up on Equator HD
Voom HD Networks