DTV News for 3-18-2004

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,018 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 20 STATIONS MAKE TRANSITION TO DTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 1,175 Local Stations Now in Digital </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCAA tourney not available in HDTV to local cable users </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Puget Sound Business Journal)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fox to Air Most Live Events in High-Def </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Will Include NASCAR's Pepsi 400, MLB's All-Star Game </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fox Sports Commits to HD [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Fox Sports said Wednesday that beginning in the third quarter, it will present much of its live-event programming in high-definition. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA404167?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Network Affils Ask FCC for Carriage [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The heads of the "Big Three" network-affilliate bodies have asked the FCC to get on with it and grant multicasting must-carry rights to broadcasters. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA404131?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Federal plan considered to speed digital-TV shift </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Latest Issue of ATSC Newsletter - The Standard </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Issue 14, March 2004 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision Systems to Begin Charging for High-Definition Service 'Voom' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Newsday via NewsAlert)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USDTV Grows Alternative Cable TV Service </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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