DTV News for 5-16-2005

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 594 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 2006 conversion deadline looming </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Call it the American Resolution. TV sets: Join or die. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Jackson, MS Clarion-Ledger)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Defining Visions: High-Wire Act [Joel Brinkley] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Ultimate AV)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> U.S. Communications Policy is a Success, Says Shapiro </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Points to Marketplace Successes, Increasing Consumer Choices Lays Out Goals for Continued Success </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Communications Technologies -- Path to Democracy and Self-determination </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Shapiro to Broadcasters: Let Them Eat Cake </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fritts says broadcasters don't want to hold analog spectrum </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> He said the NAB agrees with those in Congress who warn of the potential for consumer outrage if the DTV transition is not handled carefully. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA says number of American homes depending on terrestrial TV is "low and shrinking" </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The CEA told Congress last week that the number of Americans relying on over-the-air or no TV is less than 13 percent. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV talks stuck on subsidies </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Congress is split over how to develop a subsidy program designed to help lower-income Americans afford the transition to digital television. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA: Don