DTV News for 3-17-2004

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,019 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - March 13, 2004 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV Unveils First U.S. ''Over-the-Air'' Subscription TV Service Using New Digital TV Spectrum of Broadcast Partners </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> USDTV's Digital Terrestrial Service Offers Low-priced TV Service in Digital-Quality Plus HDTV Reception of Local and National Broadcast Channels </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV's 'Over-The-Air' Subscription TV Service to Carry Cable's Most Popular Channels </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> FOX News and STARZ! Expand USDTV's "Best-of-TV" Line-up </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV launches nationally </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Salt Lake City, UT Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> U.S. Digital Television to Expand Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> U.S. Digital Television to Expand Service of Beaming Programming Over Traditional Airwaves </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Salt Lake City, UT Deseret News / ABCNEWS.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New digital TV service is moving nationwide </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Using local stations' transmitters, U.S. Digital Television expands service </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Oakland, CA Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV to Launch Low-Cost Wireless TV Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters / Forbes)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> U.S. Digital TV Unveils Digital Subscription Channel </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> So-called "cable-nevers" now have a way to access some of cable's most popular networks without compromising their stance against cable and satellite. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Television Week)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV launches [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Startup firm U.S. Digital Television on Tuesday unveiled the first-ever over- the-air digital subscription TV service in the United States. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV Launches [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> USDTV, the company putting together over-the-air digital-TV broadcast consortiums to create the equivalent of a wireless-cable system using station's multicast channels, officially launched Tuesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV Launches in N.M., Adds Fox News, Starz! [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York -- New wireless-cable service U.S. Digital Television has rolled out in Albuquerque, N.M., and plans to roll out in Las Vegas next month in time for the NAB convention there. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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