<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 5-23-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 587 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Draft on House DTV bill could come this week </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New legislation provides the latest example that Congress is serious about getting broadcasters off the analog spectrum as soon as possible. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Talks on bipartisan House digital TV bill stall </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters / Washington, DC Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/20/AR2005052001358.html">www.washingtonpost.com/wp...01358.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Democrats withdraw support for Barton bill </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Draft seeks '08 date [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Congressional aides are putting the final touches on a "discussion draft" of legislation that would force broadcasters to shut off their analog signals by the end of 2008, congressional and industry sources said. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000929674">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000929674</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Draft Bill Sets 2008 Date [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The government would reclaim TV stations' old analog channels Dec. 31, 2008, according to draft legislation that House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton plans to unveil Monday. At press time, it did not appear that multicasting must-carry for broadcasters was part of that draft, nor was there a subsidy to help convert analog sets to digital.. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA603039.html?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Unveils Text for DTV Transition Ad </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The National Association of Broadcasters on Friday released the copy for an advertisement the association plans to run in Capitol Hill newspapers next week urging lawmakers to proceed cautiously on a plan to force broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA Welcomes DTV Staff Draft </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Digital Television Transition Act of 2005 Sets Framework to Plan for Completion of DTV Transition </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreoveruk/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20050520005563&&newsLang=en&beanID=1153550781&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050520/205563.html?.v=1">biz.yahoo.com/bw/050520/205563.html?.v=1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV: No Meals, No Leg Room, But Cheap </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(CableWorld)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cw&mon=052305&file=usdtvno.htm">www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw...sdtvno.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Stevens to hold Senate hearings on retransmission consent </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The proposed must-carry requirement benefits broadcasters but raises questions about cable operators' obligation to carry multiple program streams. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050522/#stevens">broadcastengineering.com/...2/#stevens</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Lawmakers Urge Phased-In Translator Deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=2965">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2965</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer electronics, broadcast industries must manage change </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In a speech before the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Association for Maximum Service Television president David Donovan said if free television service is to remain viable, the consumer electronics and broadcast industries must develop a process to manage improvements. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/rfupdate/20050520/#">broadcastengineering.com/...20050520/#</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fritts lays out priorities for successful DTV transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Speaking at the annual membership meeting of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, NAB president and CEO Edward Fritts pointed to four priorities to bring the transition to an end. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> KESQ-DT is on the air! </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(KESQ-TV Palm Desert, CA)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3368613&nav=9ptCa6tO">www.kesq.com/Global/story...v=9ptCa6tO</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Programming trails HDTV sales </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Dallas Morning News via Contra Costa, CA Times)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Newsroom Successfully Fields HD Complaint </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DIRECTV 8 Satellite Will Strengthen Service to DIRECTV Customers </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Successful Launch of New Loral-Built Satellite Will Add More Muscle to the DIRECTV Satellite Fleet and Capacity to Support Local Digital/HD Expansion </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Red Nova)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=151286&source=r_space">www.rednova.com/news/disp...ce=r_space</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Multipath to Clarity </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Scientific American)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=000DB646-4C3D-1289-837D83414B7FFE9F">www.sciam.com/article.cfm...414B7FFE9F</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Video revolution turns to HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Nashville, TN City Paper)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Samsung SP-H700AE DLP Projector </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Ultimate AV)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/videoprojectors/505samsung/">www.guidetohometheater.co...05samsung/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Samsung OLED 40-inch HDTV Announced </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> SAMSUNG Electronics Develops World's First 40-inch a-Si-based OLED for Ultra-slim, Ultra-sharp Large TVs </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(eCoustics.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> World premiere: 40" OLED TV [Samsung] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Akihabara News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_9619.html">www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_9619.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Toshiba announces 19 new flatpanel TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Engadget)<br>
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DTV News for 5-23-2005
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