DTV News for 7-30-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 7-30-2007
568 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Preparing Consumers for the Digital Television Transition
The Committee will explore U.S. readiness for and the consumer impact of the nationwide transition from analog television broadcasting to digital television (DTV) broadcasting.
(US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
View Archive Webcast [RealPlayer Required]
rtsp://video.webcastcenter.com/srs_g2/commerce072607.rm

Majority Statements: Daniel K. Inouye
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ent_ID=285

Minority Statements: Ted Stevens
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ent_ID=286

The Honorable John Kneuer; Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Communications and Information; National Telecommunications Information Administration
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ss_ID=6693

Ms. Cathy Seidel; Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau; Federal Communications Commission
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ss_ID=6694

Ms. Nelda Barnett; Member, Board of Directors; AARP
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ss_ID=6537

Mr. Alex Nogales; President and Chief Executive Officer; National Hispanic Media Coalition
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ss_ID=6691

Ms. Nancy Zirkin; Vice President/Director of Public Policy; Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index ... ss_ID=6692


Bureaucrats Tell Congress Not to Worry About Coupon Program
National Telecommunications and Information Administration head John Kneuer once again tried to assure skeptics Thursday that the DTV converter box coupon program is under control.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0014/t.7514.html



WFTS-TV First in Tampa to Broadcast Local News in High Definition
ABC Action News leads the way
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 556&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070728/clsa011.html?.v=19
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... ?id=166546

WFTS Brings HI-DEF Local News To Tampa
The Scripps-owned ABC affiliate says it became the first in the market and the second in the state to offer the service with the six o'clock newscast today. It's "the most significant advancement of viewing technology since color TV,