DTV News for 12-20-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 12-20-2005
376 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Deadline for Digital TV Established
Feb. 17, 2009, is the new drop-dead date by which broadcasters must make the switch to digital TV, under a legislative compromise approved by House and Senate leaders late Sunday. In addition, the compromise would cap the federal subsidy for consumer acquisition of digital-to-analog converter boxes at $1.5 billion.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9069

Digital TV deadline could be 2/17/09
(USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/200 ... line_x.htm

Lawmakers Establish 2009 Deadline for Analog TV Phaseout
They've finally set a date -- Feb. 17, 2009.
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... technology

House backs compromise digital TV plan
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation to complete the U.S. transition to new, higher-quality digital television by February 17, 2009, and to help consumers pay for the equipment needed to ensure their old televisions do not go dark.
(Reuters / Tucson, AZ Arizona Daily Star / Yahoo News / PC Magazine)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ITALTV.xml
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsart ... LTV-DC.XML
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/news/107759.php
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051219/tc_ ... taltv_dc_4
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1903601,00.asp

Digital TV may be law by 2009
House lawmakers approved legislation early Monday that would complete the transition to all-digital TV broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009.
(Associated Press via Yahoo News / Chicago, IL Sun-Times / Altus, OK Times / Myrtle Beach, SC Sun News)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051220/ap_ ... gital_tv_4
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-dig20.html
http://www.altustimes.com/articles/2005 ... jleco3.txt
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/my ... 447354.htm

House sets February 2009 deadline for broadcasters to convert to digital TV
(Bloomberg News via Morning Call)
http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all ... 1117.story

Congress reaches compromise on digital TV
U.S. broadcasters must switch their signals from analog to digital TV by Feb. 17, 2009, under a compromise reached between House and Senate leaders.
(United Press International / Washington, DC Times / MarketWatch)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?S ... 3415-3262r
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/2005 ... -3262r.htm
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp ... LNAxrHBhr2

House Approves DTV Compromise
Washington