DTV News for 7-12-2005

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 537 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Television Transition -- Hearing I -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 10:00 AM (EDT) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced two Full Committee hearings on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m in room 253 of the Russell Building to examine issues concerning Digital Television (DTV) transition. Witnesses are: Mr. Edward Fritts, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters; Mr. Manuel Abud, Vice President & General Manager, KVEA-TV in Los Angeles (Telemundo); Mr. Kyle McSlarrow; President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association; Mr. Patrick Knorr; Vice Chairman, American Cable Association; Mr. Richard Slenker, Executive Vice President, DirecTV; Mr. John M. Lawson, President and CEO, Association of Public Television Stations </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)<br>
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<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Digital Television Transition -- Hearing I -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 10:00 AM (EDT) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital Television Transition -- Hearing II -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 2:30 PM (EDT) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced two Full Committee hearings on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m in room 253 of the Russell Building to examine issues concerning Digital Television (DTV) transition. Witnesses are: Mr. Harlin R. McEwen, Chairman, Communications & Technology Committee of the Association of Chiefs of Police; Mr. Charles Townsend, President & CEO, Aloha Partners; Mr. Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President, Motorola; Mr. Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, Consumers Electronics Association; Mr. Gene Kimmelman, Senior Director Public Policy, Consumers Union; Mr. Michael Calabrese, Vice President & Director, Wireless Future Program, New American Foundation </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)<br>
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<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Digital Television Transition -- Hearing II -- Tuesday, July 12 2005 - 2:30 PM (EDT) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA Reacts to NAB Ad Attack </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A negative ad campaign about cable launched Monday by the NAB provoked a strong response from cable