DTV News for 12-29-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 12-29-2005
367 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

I'm be taking a few days off over the holidays so there will only be postings on a few days. Best wishes for the New Year to all.

HPA Announces Program for 12th Annual Tech Retreat (Feb. 21-24)
Here is the confirmed program for the 12th annual Technology Retreat, administered by the Hollywood Post Alliance, and taking place February 21-24 at the Rancho Las Palmas Marriott in Rancho Mirage, California (Palm Springs area).
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13846.shtml

Senate, House agree on DTV legislation
Both sides have reached an agreement, but it's not law yet.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051227/#

Omission in DTV legislation sets stage for second transition battle in Congress
The NAB called the dropping of this provision a matter of great importance to television stations.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... &#congress

DTV winners and losers: It's still anybody's guess
The fate and continued relevance of over-the-air digital broadcasting remains an open question.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... r=1&#guess


On Point: Golden's rules
Last week Golden said it intends to spend $1.68 million to expand open space on Lookout Mountain by buying about 65 acres on which local TV stations want to build a telecommunications tower.
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opini ... 68,00.html

All-digital television era will hit airwaves in 2009
(Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer)
http://www.cleveland.com/living/plainde ... xml&coll=2

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tech Talk Column
It's a safe bet that some television retailers are cursing the federal government right now.
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch via RedOrbit)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology


Sinclair Announces Analogue and Digital Carriage Agreement With Verizon Services Corp.
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051229/phth003.html?.v=37

Sinclair makes deal with Verizon
(Baltimore, MD Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/st ... from_rss=1

DIRECTV Brings High-Definition Local Channels to New York Today
(PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 109&EDATE=


Year in review 2005: Television
Price drops make it a TV year worth watching
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/Year+in+review+Pric ... &subj=news

1080p Plasmas?
LCD manufactures have been hyping up their 1080p product for months now. Where is plasma in all this? Will plasma lovers (and/or LCD haters) be