DTV News for 10-30-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,158 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New FCC rules to target HDTV piracy </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are expected to adopt new rules within days aimed to block the swapping of high-definition digital broadcast TV programming over the Internet. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(San Jose, CA Mercury News / SiliconValley.com / Miami, FL Herald)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Signals Rule for New TVs Upheld </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Associated Press via Yahoo News / Duluth News Tribune, MN / Fort Wayne, IN Journal Gazette)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US court backs digital TV push </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The US government has ruled all but the smallest TVs will have to receive digital signals by 2007. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(BBC News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court Strikes Down DTV Tuner Appeal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Court of Appeals denied a petition from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to review and overturn the Federal Communications Commission's mandate to include digital TV tuners in television sets. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court Upholds Mandate for DTV Tuners [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A government mandate requiring TV makers to phase in DTV tuners in most of their sets passed muster with federal judges Tuesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court denies CEA request </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The federal court upheld the FCC order, which requires manufacturers to include DTV tuners in most sets. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV tuner mandate survives court review </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters via CED Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2003 October 28 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
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