DTV News for 7-13-2005
536 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
NAB Commits to DTV Hard Date
For the first time, TV stations agreed Tuesday to surrender their analog-TV spectrum no later than the end of 2009, even if millions of homes lack digital-reception equipment.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP
NAB Says Broadcasters Will Support DTV Transition Bill
The National Association of Broadcasters announced Tuesday that broadcasters will support a law that would require TV stations to switch to digital by 2009.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8139
Digital deadline OK [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
In an attempt to get the transition to digital TV out of low gear, broadcasters told a Senate panel Tuesday that they are not fighting congressional attempts to set a "hard date" for the switch.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000977669
Broadcasters Commit To DTV Hard Date [Paid Subscription Required]
NAB says it accepts 2009 hard date and would accept DTV public interest requirements in exchange for multicasting must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News
US TV stations say ready for '09 switch to digital
(Reuters)
today.reuters.com/news/ne...LTV-DC.XML
today.reuters.com/news/ne...LTV-DC.XML
Broadcasters accept new deadline for digital TV signals
(USA Today / Yahoo News)
www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...ltvsignals
Groups accept digital deadline
(Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh, PA Tribune-Review)
pittsburghlive.com/x/trib...52739.html
2009: Bye-bye rabbit ears
Broadcasters prepare to begin digital-only transmissions, making over-the-air TVs obsolete unless they have converter boxes
(Cox News Service via Monterey County, CA Herald)
www.montereyherald.com/ml...121376.htm
Deadline gets clearer for digital TV
(Orlando, FL Sentinel)
www.orlandosentinel.com/b...-headlines
Digital TV may be forced on America
Broadcasters ready for switch, but Congress not poised to set deadline.
(Austin, TX American-Statesman)
www.statesman.com/busines...talTV.html
NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on DTV Transition
Before the Senate Commerce Committee - 7.12.05
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...sition.htm
NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on Digital TV Transition [Adobe PDF File]
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)
www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Mc...-12-05.pdf
CEA'S Shapiro Testifies on the Need for a Hard Deadline for Analog Termination
"A hard deadline to end analog television broadcasts will bring needed certainty to the DTV transition," said Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro in testimony delivered today before a congressional committee.
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10787
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050712/125855.html?.v=1
Digital TV changeover suggested for 2009
Millions of American television sets that receive only analog over-the-air broadcasts could go dark if not upgraded by Jan. 1, 2009.
(CNET News.com)
news.com.com/Digital+TV+c...&subj=news
U.S. TV Stations Say Ready for '09 Switch to Digital
(Reuters via PC Magazine)
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,...335,00.asp
Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition
(InternetNews.com)
www.internetnews.com/ent-...hp/3519656
US ready for 2009 DTV switch
(Australian IT)
australianit.news.com.au/...5e,00.html
US broadcasters agree to switch to digital only broadcasting by 2009
(newratings.com)
www.newratings.com/analys...16219.html
US DTV transition date stymied by must-carry provision
Despite Sen. John McCain's (R - Arizona) efforts to characterize the debate over the transition to digital television (DTV) as an urgent national priority, a panel representing leading service providers presented their argument to Congress over the current "must-carry" provisions. The panel convened before this morning's session of the Senate Commerce Committee, to debate a proposal to set a firm deadline for US TV broadcasters to convert their analog signals to digital on or before 31 December 2008.
(Tom's Hardware Guide)
www.tomshardware.com/hard...33914.html
Public safety providers could take three years to utilize reclaimed TV spectrum
Stealing the thunder from Sen. John McCain's (R - Arizona) arguments, a representative from the Association of Chiefs of Police told Congress this afternoon that public safety officials may need as much as three years to utilize the spectrum reclaimed from analog TV.
(Tom's Hardware Guide)
www.tomshardware.com/hard...84947.html
JVC Now Delivering New Line Of High-End HD LCD TVs
(Widescreen Review)
www.widescreenreview.com/...ecid=10115
Hitachi Unveils UltraVision Flat Panel TVs
(Marketnews)
marketnews.ca/news_detail.asp?nid=864
Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc.
LCD TV and Monitor Provider Widens Distribution
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
home.businesswire.com/por...ewsLang=en
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050713/135042.html?.v=1
Tektronix to Highlight Extensive Range of Video Test Equipment at IBC 2005
Broadcasters and Post Production Benefit from Detailed Test Analysis Tools
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0507...html?.v=17
Tempe's Brillian to merge
(Phoenix, AZ Arizona Republic)
www.azcentral.com/busines...ian13.html
Brillian to merge with Syntax Groups
Brillian Corp. and privately held Syntax Groups Corp. have agreed to merge.
(Phoenix, AZ Business Journal)
biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050712....html?.v=1
HDTV companies Brillian, Syntax to merge
(EE Times)
www.eet.com/news/latest/s...=165701797
HDTV Innovators Brillian and Syntax Announce Definitive Agreement to Merge
Combination Will Offer Outstanding HDTV Technology Portfolio, Leading TFT-LCD and LCoS(TM) Product Family, Proven Channel Strength and Global Supply Chain Infrastructure
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050712/125940.html?.v=1
BBC rents new transponder for HDTV services [UK]
BBC signs a "multimillion pound" deal to pick up a new transponder from Astra.
(Digital Spy)
www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...22516.html
BBC ready for HD? [UK]
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...m#bbcready
BBC spends 10% of income on digital [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...93&id=1007
'Broadband TV to exceed analogue by 2010' [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=1006
536 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
NAB Commits to DTV Hard Date
For the first time, TV stations agreed Tuesday to surrender their analog-TV spectrum no later than the end of 2009, even if millions of homes lack digital-reception equipment.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/arti...erral=SUPP
NAB Says Broadcasters Will Support DTV Transition Bill
The National Association of Broadcasters announced Tuesday that broadcasters will support a law that would require TV stations to switch to digital by 2009.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8139
Digital deadline OK [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
In an attempt to get the transition to digital TV out of low gear, broadcasters told a Senate panel Tuesday that they are not fighting congressional attempts to set a "hard date" for the switch.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000977669
Broadcasters Commit To DTV Hard Date [Paid Subscription Required]
NAB says it accepts 2009 hard date and would accept DTV public interest requirements in exchange for multicasting must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News
US TV stations say ready for '09 switch to digital
(Reuters)
today.reuters.com/news/ne...LTV-DC.XML
today.reuters.com/news/ne...LTV-DC.XML
Broadcasters accept new deadline for digital TV signals
(USA Today / Yahoo News)
www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...ltvsignals
Groups accept digital deadline
(Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh, PA Tribune-Review)
pittsburghlive.com/x/trib...52739.html
2009: Bye-bye rabbit ears
Broadcasters prepare to begin digital-only transmissions, making over-the-air TVs obsolete unless they have converter boxes
(Cox News Service via Monterey County, CA Herald)
www.montereyherald.com/ml...121376.htm
Deadline gets clearer for digital TV
(Orlando, FL Sentinel)
www.orlandosentinel.com/b...-headlines
Digital TV may be forced on America
Broadcasters ready for switch, but Congress not poised to set deadline.
(Austin, TX American-Statesman)
www.statesman.com/busines...talTV.html
NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on DTV Transition
Before the Senate Commerce Committee - 7.12.05
(National Association of Broadcasters)
www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...sition.htm
NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on Digital TV Transition [Adobe PDF File]
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)
www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Mc...-12-05.pdf
CEA'S Shapiro Testifies on the Need for a Hard Deadline for Analog Termination
"A hard deadline to end analog television broadcasts will bring needed certainty to the DTV transition," said Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro in testimony delivered today before a congressional committee.
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)
www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10787
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050712/125855.html?.v=1
Digital TV changeover suggested for 2009
Millions of American television sets that receive only analog over-the-air broadcasts could go dark if not upgraded by Jan. 1, 2009.
(CNET News.com)
news.com.com/Digital+TV+c...&subj=news
U.S. TV Stations Say Ready for '09 Switch to Digital
(Reuters via PC Magazine)
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,...335,00.asp
Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition
(InternetNews.com)
www.internetnews.com/ent-...hp/3519656
US ready for 2009 DTV switch
(Australian IT)
australianit.news.com.au/...5e,00.html
US broadcasters agree to switch to digital only broadcasting by 2009
(newratings.com)
www.newratings.com/analys...16219.html
US DTV transition date stymied by must-carry provision
Despite Sen. John McCain's (R - Arizona) efforts to characterize the debate over the transition to digital television (DTV) as an urgent national priority, a panel representing leading service providers presented their argument to Congress over the current "must-carry" provisions. The panel convened before this morning's session of the Senate Commerce Committee, to debate a proposal to set a firm deadline for US TV broadcasters to convert their analog signals to digital on or before 31 December 2008.
(Tom's Hardware Guide)
www.tomshardware.com/hard...33914.html
Public safety providers could take three years to utilize reclaimed TV spectrum
Stealing the thunder from Sen. John McCain's (R - Arizona) arguments, a representative from the Association of Chiefs of Police told Congress this afternoon that public safety officials may need as much as three years to utilize the spectrum reclaimed from analog TV.
(Tom's Hardware Guide)
www.tomshardware.com/hard...84947.html
JVC Now Delivering New Line Of High-End HD LCD TVs
(Widescreen Review)
www.widescreenreview.com/...ecid=10115
Hitachi Unveils UltraVision Flat Panel TVs
(Marketnews)
marketnews.ca/news_detail.asp?nid=864
Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc.
LCD TV and Monitor Provider Widens Distribution
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
home.businesswire.com/por...ewsLang=en
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050713/135042.html?.v=1
Tektronix to Highlight Extensive Range of Video Test Equipment at IBC 2005
Broadcasters and Post Production Benefit from Detailed Test Analysis Tools
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0507...html?.v=17
Tempe's Brillian to merge
(Phoenix, AZ Arizona Republic)
www.azcentral.com/busines...ian13.html
Brillian to merge with Syntax Groups
Brillian Corp. and privately held Syntax Groups Corp. have agreed to merge.
(Phoenix, AZ Business Journal)
biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050712....html?.v=1
HDTV companies Brillian, Syntax to merge
(EE Times)
www.eet.com/news/latest/s...=165701797
HDTV Innovators Brillian and Syntax Announce Definitive Agreement to Merge
Combination Will Offer Outstanding HDTV Technology Portfolio, Leading TFT-LCD and LCoS(TM) Product Family, Proven Channel Strength and Global Supply Chain Infrastructure
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050712/125940.html?.v=1
BBC rents new transponder for HDTV services [UK]
BBC signs a "multimillion pound" deal to pick up a new transponder from Astra.
(Digital Spy)
www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...22516.html
BBC ready for HD? [UK]
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...m#bbcready
BBC spends 10% of income on digital [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...93&id=1007
'Broadband TV to exceed analogue by 2010' [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=1006
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