DTV News for 7-11-2005

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:54 am

DTV News for 7-11-2005   
 538 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 1508 Stations in 211 Markets Delivering in Digital  
 (As Of July 11, 2005)  
(National Association of Broadcasters) 
<a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/dtvstations.asp">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...ations.asp</a> 
 
 
 Digital Television Transition -- Hearing I -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 10:00 AM (EDT)  
 Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced two Full Committee hearings on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m in room 253 of the Russell Building to examine issues concerning Digital Television (DTV) transition. Witnesses are: Mr. Edward Fritts, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters; Mr. Manuel Abud, Vice President & General Manager, KVEA-TV in Los Angeles (Telemundo); Mr. Kyle McSlarrow; President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association; Mr. Patrick Knorr; Vice Chairman, American Cable Association; Mr. Richard Slenker, Executive Vice President, DirecTV; Mr. John M. Lawson, President and CEO, Association of Public Television Stations  
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) 
<a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1567">commerce.senate.gov/heari...fm?id=1567</a> 
 
 Live Webcast [Requires RealAudio]  
 Digital Television Transition -- Hearing I -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 10:00 AM (EDT)  
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) 
<a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/live.ram">commerce.senate.gov/live.ram</a> 
 
 
 Digital Television Transition -- Hearing II -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 2:30 PM (EDT)  
 Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced two Full Committee hearings on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m in room 253 of the Russell Building to examine issues concerning Digital Television (DTV) transition. Witnesses are: Mr. Harlin R. McEwen, Chairman, Communications & Technology Committee of the Association of Chiefs of Police; Mr. Charles Townsend, President & CEO, Aloha Partners; Mr. Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President, Motorola; Mr. Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, Consumers Electronics Association; Mr. Gene Kimmelman, Senior Director Public Policy, Consumers Union; Mr. Michael Calabrese, Vice President & Director, Wireless Future Program, New American Foundation  
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) 
<a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1568">commerce.senate.gov/heari...fm?id=1568</a> 
 
 Live Webcast [Requires RealAudio]  
 Digital Television Transition -- Hearing II -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 2:30 PM (EDT)  
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) 
<a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/live.ram">commerce.senate.gov/live.ram</a> 
 
 
 Senate turns eye to digital TV, music licensing  
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters / Washington, DC Post) 
<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2005-07-11T093904Z_01_N11455760_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-MEDIA-CONGRESS-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...ESS-DC.XML</a> 
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071100169.html">www.washingtonpost.com/wp...00169.html</a> 
 
 Senate tuning in [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story or Click Item Above]  
 Television and music-publishing issues will take up some of the Senate's attention this week as lawmakers plan to examine digital TV, funding for public broadcasting and music licensing on the Internet.  
(Hollywood Reporter) 
<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000976790">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000976790</a> 
 
 Senate DTV Hearing to Include McSlarrow  
 NCTA president Kyle McSlarrow is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.  
(Multichannel News) 
<a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA624534.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP">www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP</a> 
 
 Hearings Set on DTV Transition  
 The Senate Commerce Committee is planning two hearings July 12 on the broadcasting industry's transition to digital television.  
(TelevisionWeek) 
<a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8124">www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8124</a> 
 
 Commerce Releases DTV Witness List [Paid Subscription Required]  
 The Senate Commerce Committee has released the witness list for its two hearings on the digital television transition, scheduled for July 12.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA624527?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a> 
 
 Congressional Push for DTV  
 Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee next week.  
(DesignTechnica) 
<a href="http://news.designtechnica.com/article7811.html">news.designtechnica.com/article7811.html</a> 
 
 Media Alert: CEA'S Shapiro To Testify Before Senate About DTV Transition  
 CEA Spokespeople Available for Comment Following DTV Hearing  
(Consumer Electronics Association) 
<a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10785">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10785</a> 
 
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