DTV News for 6-1-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 6-1-2007
627 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Patent Troll Menaces DTV Standard
Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, cable operators and television networks may have to pay out huge amounts of money to a private company if they want to go on delivering digital television in the government-approved DTV standard.
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/053107patent/

More Stations Want To Go All-Digital
The FCC received requests from three more TV stations to give up their analog channels and go to all-digital broadcasting.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6447820.html

Commission Issues Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture Against Syntax-Brillian Corporation.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Notice Of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -106A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -106A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Adelstein Statement
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -106A2.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -106A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]

Commission Issues Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture Against Regent U.S.A., Inc.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Notice Of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -105A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -105A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Adelstein Statement
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -105A2.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... -105A2.pdf [Adobe PDF File]



Schubin Report with Mark Schubin
A Matter of Gravity; The Myth of Magical Metadata
(Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/ [Streaming]
http://www.theschubinreport.com/TSR/the ... report.mp3 [File Download]



ABC.Com to Stream HD Video Online
Disney taps Move Networks for new browser technology
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0082/t.6413.html

How ABC.com Plans to Deliver HD Online
Compressed HD Video Will Not Equal Quality on Cable, DBS
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... ?rssid=196

ABC.com: High-Def; Low Quality [Phillip Swann]
Network admits that the online HD picture will not compare to cable or satellite.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/abchd060107.htm

Comcast New England Expands HD Lineup
Comcast New England said it expanded its HD-programming lineup, launching A&E HD, HGTV HD and Food Network HD in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6448212.html

Comcast Launches Three of America's Most Popular Cable Networks in High-Definition Format in Mass., New Hampshire
A&E HD, HGTV HD and Food Network HD Bring Top Lifestyle, Reality TV and Entertainment Shows to Comcast's Leading Library of HD Selections
(PR Newswire / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 200&EDATE=
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... ?id=146205

SUN Second Fight Broadcast on HDNet
"Art of War 2" Exclusive Premiere on HDNet
(Market Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070531/0259981.html

Competition in Definition
A pending lawsuit hasn