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DTV News for 1-28-2004

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:44 am
by Lee Wood
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 1-28-2004 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,068 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Battle brewing over digital TV rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Associated Press via USA Today / Wausau, WI Daily Herald / Wilkes-Barre, PA Times Leader)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhbusiness/305157143090690.shtml">www.wausaudailyherald.com...0690.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/nation/7811165.htm">www.timesleader.com/mld/t...811165.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Minority Advocate Offers Multicast Proposal [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A group advocating greater minority involvement in the mass media said it has a plan for "breaking the impasse" between cable and broadcasting over multicasting carriage. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA377361?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cuban: Major Media Cos. Not Pushing HDTV [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Las Vegas -- HDTV is just a "loss-leader" for the major media conglomerates, HDNet founder and chief Mark Cuban told small cable operators here Tuesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA377504?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TrendWatch Fast Fact: SDTV Channels Source of Ad Inventory </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Big Network-Owned Stations Find Standard-Definition Digital Channels Source For More Ad Inventory </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Mark's Monday Memo - 2004 January 26 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02055.html">www.digitaltelevision.com...02055.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tech-Note #122 [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Tech-Notes)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tech-notes.tv/Archive/tech_notes_122.pdf">www.tech-notes.tv/Archive...es_122.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TVs of the Future: Flat and Huge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Plasma screens stretch to 80 inches, while both LCDs and plasma models go wireless. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PC World via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20040128/tc_pcworld/114317">story.news.yahoo.com/news...rld/114317</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Philadelphia Daily News via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqbxWuaicueqTueXvr0Lolunpt&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV in every home </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Expect hot new models to be attainable for average Joe </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Dallas, TX Morning News via Miami, FL Herald)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Big picture: Patriots run to Super Bowl driving high-end TV sales </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Boston, MA Herald)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Panasonic Intros Touch Screen Capabilities for its Plasma Displays </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Panasonic Broadcast has announced the immediate availability of new touch panel modules for its professional 42