DTV News for 10-12-2005
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:16 am
DTV News for 10-12-2005
445 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Senate Panel Sets Digital TV Vote for Oct.19
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent ... 1001264473
Senate panel mulls analog date bill
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote next week on legislation setting a "hard date" that will force broadcasters to shut off their analog TV signal and begin airing programs using digital transmissions.
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... LOG-DC.XML
Senate panel mulls analog date bill [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote next week on legislation setting a "hard date" that will force broadcasters to shut off their analog TV signal and begin airing programs using digital transmissions.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001264692
Stevens backs 2009 digital deadline as lawmakers finalize DTV legislation
Stevens said his committee would take up DTV legislation to set a hard deadline on Oct. 19 during a committee session.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20051009/
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051009/#
Senate Commerce Sets Bills for Markup [Paid Subscription Required]
The Senate will mark up four communications-related bills on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
FCC's Martin signals support for multichannel must-carry
The FCC has issued two reports favoring broadcasters in their disputes with the cable and satellite industries over the issue.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 09/#martin
20051010 Mark's Monday Memo
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02201.html
The Standard Newsletter Issue 19 [Adobe PDF File]
September 2005 Edition
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/news_information/ne ... 05_rfs.pdf [English]
MPAA, RIAA, Broadcast Flag
(Electronic Frontier Foundation via p2pnet)
http://p2pnet.net/story/6557
Disney Sues to Block Programming Rules
An FCC requirement to expand children's shows violates ABC network's free speech rights, it says.
(Los Angeles, CA Times / Orlando, FL Sentinel)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-k ... &cset=true
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertai ... &track=rss
Disney Asks Court to Force FCC Action on Kids TV Rules
The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to force the Federal Communications Commission to act by Nov. 15 on a series of long-pending industry petitions urging the agency to dramatically ease its new children's TV rules.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8708
Rules rewrite sought [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
The Walt Disney Co. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals here to compel the FCC to act on broadcasters' petition to rewrite the government's requirements for children's digital TV.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001264694
Disney To Test FCC on Kids TV Rules [Paid Subscription Required]
Walt Disney Co. went to court Tuesday to stop the FCC from implementing new rules restricting children
445 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Senate Panel Sets Digital TV Vote for Oct.19
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent ... 1001264473
Senate panel mulls analog date bill
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote next week on legislation setting a "hard date" that will force broadcasters to shut off their analog TV signal and begin airing programs using digital transmissions.
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... LOG-DC.XML
Senate panel mulls analog date bill [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote next week on legislation setting a "hard date" that will force broadcasters to shut off their analog TV signal and begin airing programs using digital transmissions.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001264692
Stevens backs 2009 digital deadline as lawmakers finalize DTV legislation
Stevens said his committee would take up DTV legislation to set a hard deadline on Oct. 19 during a committee session.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20051009/
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051009/#
Senate Commerce Sets Bills for Markup [Paid Subscription Required]
The Senate will mark up four communications-related bills on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
FCC's Martin signals support for multichannel must-carry
The FCC has issued two reports favoring broadcasters in their disputes with the cable and satellite industries over the issue.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 09/#martin
20051010 Mark's Monday Memo
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02201.html
The Standard Newsletter Issue 19 [Adobe PDF File]
September 2005 Edition
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/news_information/ne ... 05_rfs.pdf [English]
MPAA, RIAA, Broadcast Flag
(Electronic Frontier Foundation via p2pnet)
http://p2pnet.net/story/6557
Disney Sues to Block Programming Rules
An FCC requirement to expand children's shows violates ABC network's free speech rights, it says.
(Los Angeles, CA Times / Orlando, FL Sentinel)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-k ... &cset=true
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertai ... &track=rss
Disney Asks Court to Force FCC Action on Kids TV Rules
The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to force the Federal Communications Commission to act by Nov. 15 on a series of long-pending industry petitions urging the agency to dramatically ease its new children's TV rules.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8708
Rules rewrite sought [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
The Walt Disney Co. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals here to compel the FCC to act on broadcasters' petition to rewrite the government's requirements for children's digital TV.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001264694
Disney To Test FCC on Kids TV Rules [Paid Subscription Required]
Walt Disney Co. went to court Tuesday to stop the FCC from implementing new rules restricting children