DTV News for 11-21-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,136 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ABC Stations Announce Digital Multicast Plans </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Walter Liss, president of the ABC Owned Television Stations, announced Thursday that the company plans to have multicast operations on the digital TV frequencies of all 10 of the company's stations "in the near future." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ABC Plugs Multicast Mandate at FCC [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> ABC has tossed its support behind requiring cable operators to carry digital-TV stations' multiple programming services. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Jerry Whitaker Named Vice President of Standards Development </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ATSC Names Whitaker VP of Standards Development </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ATSC Promotes Whitaker [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Jerry C. Whitaker Thursday was named VP of standards development for the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the industry group that sets standards for digital television. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Finally, the Chiefs in HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Of Chiefs And `True' HDTV </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kansas City, MO Star via TV Barn)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Discovery HD To Cover Solar Eclipse Live </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery HD Theater will air the only live high-definition broadcast in the United States of the first total solar eclipse seen by humans in Antarctica, Sunday, Nov. 23 from 5-7 PM ET. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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