DTV News for 5-13-2005

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 5-13-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 597 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Barbs Exchanged Over House DTV Bill [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Lobbyists are getting edgy as negotiations heat up over a House DTV Bill to be introduced in the next two weeks. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Letter from NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts to Chairman Joe Barton on the DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fewer and Fewer Consumers Rely on Free Over-The-Air Broadcasting, Suggests CEA's Shapiro </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Rapid Growth in Cable, Satellite and Alternative Media Means Fewer Americans Rely on an Over-The-Air Broadcast Signal </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News / TMCNet)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA's Shapiro Calls on Broadcasters to Embrace HDTV or Face Obselence </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Raises Concerns About Efforts of Broadcasters, Cable Industry and the ATSC </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire / Yahoo News / broadcastbuyer.tv)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Electronics Chief Calls For End Of Analog TV, Cites Consumer Embrace Of Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Following the release of two studies pointing to an acceleration in the acceptance of digital media technologies by consumers, the head of a leading consumer electronics trade group Thursday called on the industry and the government to move forward with a firm cut off date for analog television broadcasting. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Media Daily)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasting's Challenge, Or Is It Too Late? [Dale Cripps] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> We Are Close--let's Bring It Home </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA's Gary Shapiro Pushes Broadcasters </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In a bold statement, Consumer Electronics Association and CEO Gary Shapiro says broadcasters need to embrace HDTV or face obselence. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(DesignTechnica)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Who Needs Broadcasting? [Dale Cripps] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Fires at