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DTV News for 10-20-2005
437 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Stevens: $3B for Set-Tops
Senate Commerce Committee chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) said Wednesday that he has amended draft digital-TV legislation.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

Sen. Stevens proposes $3 bln digital TV aid
(Reuters via USA Today)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techp ... sidy_x.htm

Subsidy tucked in digital-TV bill
Those without dish, cable would get box for 2009 conversion
(Bloomberg News via Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/busine ... 52,00.html

$3 Billion Proposed for TV Conversions
Senator's Digital-Subsidy Plan Quickly Opposed by Other Republicans
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 02219.html

Stevens: DTV Bill Would Set Aside $3 Billion for Converters
DTV legislation slated for a vote Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee would earmark $3 billion to help more than 60 million consumers buy digital-to-analog converters to ensure that analog-only TV sets still work after April 7, 2009, when the bill would pull the plug on analog TV operations.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8760

McCain: go for DTV in 07
(Advanced Television)
http://www.advanced-television.com/2005 ... m#mccaingo

DTV vote set [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
A key Senate committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on legislation that would make the TV sets most Americans own obsolete in 2009.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/te ... 1001348255

DTV Subsidy Covers All Analog-Only Sets [Paid Subscription Required]
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said Wednesday that the DTV bill being marked up Thursday would set aside $3 billion for a digital-to-analog set-top subsidy, which will cover all analog-only sets, not simply those of the needy.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

First responders need better communication [Sen. Ted Stevens]
(Hill)
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/ ... evens.html

Transition to digital must protect interests of American public [Rep. Diane Watson]
(Hill)
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/T ... atson.html

Senate draft sets analog switch-off for April 7, 2009
The bill floated late last week does not address digital multicast must-carry, but leaves that and other issues for companion legislation to be discussed this week.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051019/#

CEA Supports Hard Shutdown Date for Analog TV
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1036

CEA, NAB trade barbs over set-top converter box
In comments filed with the FCC, the CEA said it was puzzled by the need for the NAB/MSTV-sponsored digital-to-analog converter box.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 51019/#stb


HDTV conference to examine high-definition business
The one-day conference takes place the day before CES 2006 opens in Las Vegas.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 1019/#conf

HD Expo to offer examination of 'Closing Escrow'
The seminar will look at the important issues involved with making an HD feature movie.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 19/#escrow

Public TV to offer new multicast programming, expand PBS HD
The services will be available nationally on local public television stations and carried by cable systems operated by the largest MSOs.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 51019/#pbs

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