DTV News for 1-30-2007

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:02 am

DTV News for 1-30-2007
748 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

CEA Panel Says DTV Transition Is Set For Feb. 2009 Deadline
While it may seem a little late to get started, a major and hopefully coordinated educational effort to get consumers prepared for the end of analog TV broadcasting is being planned by TV manufacturers, broadcasters and cable operators, according to panelists at the "Get Ready For the End of Analog TV" supersession held during at International CES.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6410727.html

FCC's Martin Backs Broadcasters
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin had some encouraging words for broadcasters last week, saying cable and satellite should not be able to downgrade broadcaster