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DTV News for 4-30-2007

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:53 am
by Lee Wood
DTV News for 4-30-2007
659 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Digital TV Reverberations [Rep. Rick Boucher (D.-Va.)]
The date for the termination of analog broadcasts is Feb. 19, 2009. After that, all transmission of television signals over the air will be of digital format.
(Multichannel News]
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6435418.html

FCC Issues More DTV Transition Rules
The FCC issued further DTV transition rules at its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0015/t.5623.html

FCC Tells Retailers to Issue Analog Warning
The FCC in its open meeting Wednesday ordered TV retailers to warn consumers that analog TVs may go dark Feb. 17, 2009.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0015/t.5626.html

FCC Orders Analog TV Warnings
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wednesday approved a ruling that will immediately require consumer electronics retailers to post warning labels on any legacy analog-only TV sets they continue to sell out of inventory.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6437440.html

FCC Adopts New DTV Transition Rule
The FCC has adopted an order that requires retailers to keep consumers fully informed about TV sets being sold with only analog tuners.
(Television Broadcast)
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles ... 1701.shtml

FCC Takes Up Dual Must-Carry
The FCC is exploring how cable subscribers will continue receiving broadcast signals once analog transmitters are shut down the night of Feb. 17, 2009.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0015/t.5624.html

Cable Girds for FCC Battle
Commission takes aim at cable operators by promoting dual carriage and