DTV News for 7-13-2005
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:28 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 7-13-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 536 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Commits to DTV Hard Date </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Says Broadcasters Will Support DTV Transition Bill </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The National Association of Broadcasters announced Tuesday that broadcasters will support a law that would require TV stations to switch to digital by 2009. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital deadline OK [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters Commit To DTV Hard Date [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NAB says it accepts 2009 hard date and would accept DTV public interest requirements in exchange for multicasting must-carry. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US TV stations say ready for '09 switch to digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters accept new deadline for digital TV signals </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Groups accept digital deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh, PA Tribune-Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 2009: Bye-bye rabbit ears </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters prepare to begin digital-only transmissions, making over-the-air TVs obsolete unless they have converter boxes </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Cox News Service via Monterey County, CA Herald)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Deadline gets clearer for digital TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Orlando, FL Sentinel)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizbizbriefcase13071305jul13,0,1548899.story?coll=orl-business-headlines">www.orlandosentinel.com/b...-headlines</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV may be forced on America </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters ready for switch, but Congress not poised to set deadline. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Austin, TX American-Statesman)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Before the Senate Commerce Committee - 7.12.05 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on Digital TV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> [Adobe PDF File]<br>
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/McSlarrow%20DTV%20Testimony%207-12-05.pdf">www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Mc...-12-05.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA'S Shapiro Testifies on the Need for a Hard Deadline for Analog Termination </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> "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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV changeover suggested for 2009 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Millions of American television sets that receive only analog over-the-air broadcasts could go dark if not upgraded by Jan. 1, 2009. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNET News.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> U.S. TV Stations Say Ready for '09 Switch to Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters via PC Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(InternetNews.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US ready for 2009 DTV switch </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Australian IT)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US broadcasters agree to switch to digital only broadcasting by 2009 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(newratings.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US DTV transition date stymied by must-carry provision </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Tom's Hardware Guide)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Public safety providers could take three years to utilize reclaimed TV spectrum </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Tom's Hardware Guide)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> JVC Now Delivering New Line Of High-End HD LCD TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Unveils UltraVision Flat Panel TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Marketnews)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc. </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> LCD TV and Monitor Provider Widens Distribution </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tektronix to Highlight Extensive Range of Video Test Equipment at IBC 2005 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters and Post Production Benefit from Detailed Test Analysis Tools </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tempe's Brillian to merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Phoenix, AZ Arizona Republic)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Brillian to merge with Syntax Groups </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Brillian Corp. and privately held Syntax Groups Corp. have agreed to merge. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Phoenix, AZ Business Journal)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV companies Brillian, Syntax to merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV Innovators Brillian and Syntax Announce Definitive Agreement to Merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Combination Will Offer Outstanding HDTV Technology Portfolio, Leading TFT-LCD and LCoS(TM) Product Family, Proven Channel Strength and Global Supply Chain Infrastructure </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC rents new transponder for HDTV services [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> BBC signs a "multimillion pound" deal to pick up a new transponder from Astra. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Spy)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC ready for HD? [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC spends 10% of income on digital [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 'Broadband TV to exceed analogue by 2010' [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 536 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Commits to DTV Hard Date </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB Says Broadcasters Will Support DTV Transition Bill </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The National Association of Broadcasters announced Tuesday that broadcasters will support a law that would require TV stations to switch to digital by 2009. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital deadline OK [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000977669">www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000977669</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters Commit To DTV Hard Date [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NAB says it accepts 2009 hard date and would accept DTV public interest requirements in exchange for multicasting must-carry. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US TV stations say ready for '09 switch to digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters accept new deadline for digital TV signals </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Groups accept digital deadline </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh, PA Tribune-Review)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/s_352739.html">pittsburghlive.com/x/trib...52739.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 2009: Bye-bye rabbit ears </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters prepare to begin digital-only transmissions, making over-the-air TVs obsolete unless they have converter boxes </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Cox News Service via Monterey County, CA Herald)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/business/12121376.htm">www.montereyherald.com/ml...121376.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Deadline gets clearer for digital TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Orlando, FL Sentinel)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizbizbriefcase13071305jul13,0,1548899.story?coll=orl-business-headlines">www.orlandosentinel.com/b...-headlines</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV may be forced on America </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters ready for switch, but Congress not poised to set deadline. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Austin, TX American-Statesman)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/07/13digitalTV.html">www.statesman.com/busines...talTV.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Before the Senate Commerce Committee - 7.12.05 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/testimonies/071205DTVTransition.htm">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...sition.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee on Digital TV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> [Adobe PDF File]<br>
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/McSlarrow%20DTV%20Testimony%207-12-05.pdf">www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Mc...-12-05.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA'S Shapiro Testifies on the Need for a Hard Deadline for Analog Termination </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> "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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV changeover suggested for 2009 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Millions of American television sets that receive only analog over-the-air broadcasts could go dark if not upgraded by Jan. 1, 2009. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNET News.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> U.S. TV Stations Say Ready for '09 Switch to Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Reuters via PC Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(InternetNews.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US ready for 2009 DTV switch </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Australian IT)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US broadcasters agree to switch to digital only broadcasting by 2009 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(newratings.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US DTV transition date stymied by must-carry provision </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Tom's Hardware Guide)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Public safety providers could take three years to utilize reclaimed TV spectrum </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 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. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Tom's Hardware Guide)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> JVC Now Delivering New Line Of High-End HD LCD TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Unveils UltraVision Flat Panel TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Marketnews)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc. </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> LCD TV and Monitor Provider Widens Distribution </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tektronix to Highlight Extensive Range of Video Test Equipment at IBC 2005 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters and Post Production Benefit from Detailed Test Analysis Tools </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tempe's Brillian to merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Phoenix, AZ Arizona Republic)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Brillian to merge with Syntax Groups </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Brillian Corp. and privately held Syntax Groups Corp. have agreed to merge. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Phoenix, AZ Business Journal)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV companies Brillian, Syntax to merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV Innovators Brillian and Syntax Announce Definitive Agreement to Merge </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Combination Will Offer Outstanding HDTV Technology Portfolio, Leading TFT-LCD and LCoS(TM) Product Family, Proven Channel Strength and Global Supply Chain Infrastructure </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC rents new transponder for HDTV services [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> BBC signs a "multimillion pound" deal to pick up a new transponder from Astra. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Spy)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC ready for HD? [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> BBC spends 10% of income on digital [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 'Broadband TV to exceed analogue by 2010' [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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