DTV News for 10-29-2003
1,159 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Digital Signals Rule for New TVs Upheld
(Associated Press via Yahoo News / San Jose, CA Mercury News / Washington, DC Post)
story.news.yahoo.com/news...gital_tv_7
www.bayarea.com/mld/mercu...124328.htm
www.washingtonpost.com/wp...Oct28.html
Digital TV Tuner Mandate Survives Court Review
(Reuters / Yahoo News / Wired News)
www.reuters.com/entertain...CRBAELCFEY
story.news.yahoo.com/news...court_dc_4
www.wired.com/news/techno...97,00.html
Digital TV deadline upheld in court
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld federal regulations requiring television set manufacturers to install tuners that can receive high-quality digital broadcast signals in new sets starting next summer.
(Reuters via CNET News.com)
rss.com.com/2100-1041_3-5...&subj=news
Court Upholds Key Component of Powell Digital Transition Plan
(Federal Communications Commission)
hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0448A1.doc [MS Word File]
hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0448A1.pdf [PDF File]
CEA Responds to Appeals Court Ruling in Digital Tuner Mandate Case
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling regarding CEA's appeal of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) digital television (DTV) tuner mandate:
(Consumer Electronics Association)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10342
Statement of NAB President/CEO Edward O. Fritts In Response to Court Opinion Affirming the FCC's Order Requiring an Over-The-Air DTV Tuner in All New Television Sets
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres.../S1603.htm
Read The Court's Opinion
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...102803.pdf
OR
CONSUMER ELEC. ASS'N. v. FCC, No. 02-1312 (D.C. Cir. October 28, 2003)
Petition for review is denied where an FCC order, requiring all televisions with a display of 13 inches or greater and certain other devices include a tuner capable of receiving and decoding digital television signals, is a reasonable exercise of authority under the All Channel Receiver Act, 47 U.S.C. section 303(s).
(FindLaw)
laws.lp.findlaw.com/dc/021312a.html
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FCC Digital TV Ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington Tuesday upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling requiring TV set manufacturers to include digital TV tuners in all television receivers with screens larger than 13 inches by July 2007.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web102803.html#us
D.C. Court Upholds FCC Tuner Mandate [Paid Subscription Required]
Washington -- In a victory for broadcasters, a federal court here ruled Tuesday that the FCC is allowed to require TV-set manufacturers to include off-air digital tuners in nearly all new TV sets.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
Digital deadline upheld [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
In a victory for broadcasters and the FCC, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's right to require TV set makers to include digital tuners in their products.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=2011880
Court Rules In Favor Of Mandated Digital TV
Upholds FCC Order Requiring New Standards in Most Sets
(Advertising Age)
www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=39056
Appeals court upholds DTV tuner mandate
(EE Times)
www.eetimes.com/sys/news/...31028S0046
FCC Wins Appeal Over Integrating Tuners in DTV Sets
(Audio Revolution)
www.audiorevolution.com/n....dtv.shtml
September DTV Sales Top The Charts
Marking the highest one-month total for digital television (DTV) product sales, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today issued factory-to-dealer sales figures for September totaling 530,656 units and $791,487,344.
(Consumer Electronics Association)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10340
CEA Reports Record DTV Sales In September
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)reported sales of digital television products again achieved record sales in the month of September, with sales-to-dealer volume reaching 530,656 units for $791,487,344 in wholesale dollars.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews
DTV Sales Up 99% In September 2003 Over Previous Year
(Audio Revolution)
www.audiorevolution.com/n...hdtv.shtml
Stevens, Hollings Push for Broadcast Flag [Paid Subscription Required]
Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.) are urging the FCC to complete action on the broadcast-flag rulemaking.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
NAB says broadcast flag 'necessary'
(Digital Spy)
www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...12143.html
NBC Cable Promos HDTV
NBC Cable Networks is distributing spots to local cable operators designed to promote HDTV
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web102803.html#nbc
NBC Cable Releases HDTV Spots [Paid Subscription Required]
NBC Cable Networks is providing cable operators with TV spots to help sell HDTV
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
Digital Cable, HDTV Added to Go2Broadband [Paid Subscription Required]
Digital-video offerings such as digital cable and HDTV are now included in CableLabs' Go2Broadband service-locator application.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
The Long Last Gasp of Tube-Based TV
(New York, NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2003/10/2...r=MOREOVER
Toshiba Announces Launch of Affordable LCD Projector
Toshiba expands front projector line by introducing the ET1, an LCD Front Projector that fits consumer's lifestyle and residential needs
(HDTV Buyer)
www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/10...a_proj.htm
Rogers Cable launches new digital and High-Definition channels [Canada]
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley BizInk)
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...227&EDATE=
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+04:04+PM
Rogers Boosts Digital, HD Offerings [Paid Subscription Required] [Canada]
Rogers Cable said Tuesday that it has added 11 new digital channels, including six in HDTV.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
BBC monkey strategy apes ITV Digital [UK]
(Guardian Unlimited)
media.guardian.co.uk/broa...73,00.html
Launch of ABC's digital service [Australia]
(Orange, NSW West Central Daily)
orange.yourguide.com.au/d...=10&y=2003
What's available on digital TV in your area [Australia]
(updated 29 October 2003)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=87
List of widescreen TVs [Australia]
(updated 29 October 2003)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.widescreentv.info/products.html
1,159 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Digital Signals Rule for New TVs Upheld
(Associated Press via Yahoo News / San Jose, CA Mercury News / Washington, DC Post)
story.news.yahoo.com/news...gital_tv_7
www.bayarea.com/mld/mercu...124328.htm
www.washingtonpost.com/wp...Oct28.html
Digital TV Tuner Mandate Survives Court Review
(Reuters / Yahoo News / Wired News)
www.reuters.com/entertain...CRBAELCFEY
story.news.yahoo.com/news...court_dc_4
www.wired.com/news/techno...97,00.html
Digital TV deadline upheld in court
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld federal regulations requiring television set manufacturers to install tuners that can receive high-quality digital broadcast signals in new sets starting next summer.
(Reuters via CNET News.com)
rss.com.com/2100-1041_3-5...&subj=news
Court Upholds Key Component of Powell Digital Transition Plan
(Federal Communications Commission)
hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0448A1.doc [MS Word File]
hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0448A1.pdf [PDF File]
CEA Responds to Appeals Court Ruling in Digital Tuner Mandate Case
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling regarding CEA's appeal of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) digital television (DTV) tuner mandate:
(Consumer Electronics Association)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10342
Statement of NAB President/CEO Edward O. Fritts In Response to Court Opinion Affirming the FCC's Order Requiring an Over-The-Air DTV Tuner in All New Television Sets
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres.../S1603.htm
Read The Court's Opinion
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...102803.pdf
OR
CONSUMER ELEC. ASS'N. v. FCC, No. 02-1312 (D.C. Cir. October 28, 2003)
Petition for review is denied where an FCC order, requiring all televisions with a display of 13 inches or greater and certain other devices include a tuner capable of receiving and decoding digital television signals, is a reasonable exercise of authority under the All Channel Receiver Act, 47 U.S.C. section 303(s).
(FindLaw)
laws.lp.findlaw.com/dc/021312a.html
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds FCC Digital TV Ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington Tuesday upheld a Federal Communications Commission ruling requiring TV set manufacturers to include digital TV tuners in all television receivers with screens larger than 13 inches by July 2007.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web102803.html#us
D.C. Court Upholds FCC Tuner Mandate [Paid Subscription Required]
Washington -- In a victory for broadcasters, a federal court here ruled Tuesday that the FCC is allowed to require TV-set manufacturers to include off-air digital tuners in nearly all new TV sets.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
Digital deadline upheld [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
In a victory for broadcasters and the FCC, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's right to require TV set makers to include digital tuners in their products.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=2011880
Court Rules In Favor Of Mandated Digital TV
Upholds FCC Order Requiring New Standards in Most Sets
(Advertising Age)
www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=39056
Appeals court upholds DTV tuner mandate
(EE Times)
www.eetimes.com/sys/news/...31028S0046
FCC Wins Appeal Over Integrating Tuners in DTV Sets
(Audio Revolution)
www.audiorevolution.com/n....dtv.shtml
September DTV Sales Top The Charts
Marking the highest one-month total for digital television (DTV) product sales, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today issued factory-to-dealer sales figures for September totaling 530,656 units and $791,487,344.
(Consumer Electronics Association)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10340
CEA Reports Record DTV Sales In September
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)reported sales of digital television products again achieved record sales in the month of September, with sales-to-dealer volume reaching 530,656 units for $791,487,344 in wholesale dollars.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews
DTV Sales Up 99% In September 2003 Over Previous Year
(Audio Revolution)
www.audiorevolution.com/n...hdtv.shtml
Stevens, Hollings Push for Broadcast Flag [Paid Subscription Required]
Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.) are urging the FCC to complete action on the broadcast-flag rulemaking.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
NAB says broadcast flag 'necessary'
(Digital Spy)
www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...12143.html
NBC Cable Promos HDTV
NBC Cable Networks is distributing spots to local cable operators designed to promote HDTV
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web102803.html#nbc
NBC Cable Releases HDTV Spots [Paid Subscription Required]
NBC Cable Networks is providing cable operators with TV spots to help sell HDTV
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
Digital Cable, HDTV Added to Go2Broadband [Paid Subscription Required]
Digital-video offerings such as digital cable and HDTV are now included in CableLabs' Go2Broadband service-locator application.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
The Long Last Gasp of Tube-Based TV
(New York, NY Times)
www.nytimes.com/2003/10/2...r=MOREOVER
Toshiba Announces Launch of Affordable LCD Projector
Toshiba expands front projector line by introducing the ET1, an LCD Front Projector that fits consumer's lifestyle and residential needs
(HDTV Buyer)
www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/10...a_proj.htm
Rogers Cable launches new digital and High-Definition channels [Canada]
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley BizInk)
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...227&EDATE=
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+04:04+PM
Rogers Boosts Digital, HD Offerings [Paid Subscription Required] [Canada]
Rogers Cable said Tuesday that it has added 11 new digital channels, including six in HDTV.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...aking+News
BBC monkey strategy apes ITV Digital [UK]
(Guardian Unlimited)
media.guardian.co.uk/broa...73,00.html
Launch of ABC's digital service [Australia]
(Orange, NSW West Central Daily)
orange.yourguide.com.au/d...=10&y=2003
What's available on digital TV in your area [Australia]
(updated 29 October 2003)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=87
List of widescreen TVs [Australia]
(updated 29 October 2003)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.widescreentv.info/products.html
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