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DTV News for 5-26-2006
998 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Summary of DTV Applications Filed
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvsum.html

Top 10 Markets' DTV Status
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat.html

Top 11-30 Markets' DTV Status
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat11.html

Breakdown Chart of DTV On-The-Air Stations
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonairsum.html

DTV Stations Presently On-The-Air - 908 Stations
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonair.html

Digital Television (DTV) Stations with Active Special Temporary Authorities (STAs) to Operate - 665 Stations
Updated to May 24, 2006
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstas.html


Stations Oppose HDTV Downconversion
In a letter to the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, affiliates of the Big Four networks have asked it to drop a provision in a telecom bill rewrite allowing cable systems to convert HDTV signals to standard DTV.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Art Allison Honored With ATSC Award
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1281


May MID Edition of The Schubin Report
A QuickTime of the May 18, 2006 of the Schubin Report is now available online.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_14196.shtml

The Schubin Report with Mark Schubin
May MID Edition (May 18, 2006)
(Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/

The Schubin Report with Mark Schubin
Download the MP3 File Here
(Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/TSR/the ... report.mp3


Why 1080p? - Part 3 - Front Projectors
This article is the third in a series.
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... ectors.php

Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc. Today Announces That Customers Are 'Very Pleased' With Its Flat-Panel LCD Televisions With Built-In High Definition Tuners (HDTV)
(PRNewswire / Yahoo News / Broadcast Newsroom / HD Issues)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 653&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060526/cgf007.html?.v=49
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=44401
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=44401

New Product: Sharp Aquos LC-37D90U 1080p LCD HDTV
The highest definition
(Sound And Vision Magazine)
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/articl ... le_id=1522

Toshiba HDTV owners complain of faulty lamps
(Digital Home Canada)
http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/content/view/1256/0/

ViewSonic N3260W
Despite a couple of picture-quality issues, the ViewSonic N3260W is one of the better bargains among LCD TVs today.
(CNET editors' review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/ViewSonic_N3260 ... ml?tag=nav

Westinghouse LTV-40W1HDC
While the image quality of the Westinghouse LTV-40W1HDC didn't blow us away, its well-integrated DVD player should be a boon for kids.
(CNET editors' review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Westinghouse_LT ... ml?tag=nav


Pause before buying new DVD players
High-definition rules, but better to wait until 1 of 2 dueling formats becomes the standard.
(New York, NY Times via Detroit, MI News)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 60370/1013

Macrovision's ACP Technology Selected to Protect Next-Generation DVDs by AACS Industry Consortium
Macrovision ACP Solution to Facilitate Industry and Consumer Adoption of High Definition DVD Content
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060525/20060525005770.html?.v=1

HD DVD Forum working on region codes and China-only format
(engadget)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/hd-d ... ly-format/


Envivio Ships 4Caster HD3 Real Time HD Encoding System
Provides the highest quality video at a flexible range of target bit rates between 6 and 12 Mbps
(PR Newswire via HD Issues / Kensei News & Information Services)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=44331
http://www.kensei-news.com/cetc/publish ... 7965.shtml


QUALCOMM Introduces World's First Universal Mobile TV Chip
Single-Chip Modem Drives TV to the Phone for Global Mass Markets by Supporting Three of the World's Leading Standards
(PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 411&EDATE=

Qualcomm unveils universal mobile TV chip
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =188500485

Qualcomm releases universal TV chip
Qualcomm said today it has produced a multi-mode mobile TV chip that supports two competing standards along with its own Forward Link Only (FLO) technology.
(Telephony Online)
http://telephonyonline.com/home/news/qu ... ip_052606/

Qualcomm unveils versatile mobile TV chip
Qualcomm unveiled a new chip Friday that supports three major wireless television standards.
(United Press International)
http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?Sto ... 1657-9234r

Siano launches chipset for mobile digital TV
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =188500591

Siano Debuts Multi-Standard Receiver for Mobile Digital TV at Computex
SMS1000 is the industry's first low-cost, ultra-low-power, quad-band multi-standard receiver
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=44417
http://www.dtvprofessional.com/articles ... p?id=44417


ITV HD, C4 HD, Five HD appear in London [UK]
High definition test transmissions for ITV, Channel 4 and Five have started on digital terrestrial TV in London.
(Digital Spy)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33455.html

Setanta confirms plans for DTT channel [UK]
Setanta confirms plans to launch a subscription channel via Top Up, plus broadband and cable services.
(Digital Spy)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33407.html

Viewers 'confused' by HDTV [UK]
(Register / Yahoo News)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/26/hdtv_confusion/
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/26052006/368/v ... -hdtv.html

Viewers unclear on HDTV [UK]
(AVinfo)
http://www.avinfo.co.uk/index.php?main= ... d=17127883

Pace offer free-to-air HDTV satellite set top box [UK]
(Pocket-lint)
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=3456

98 Per Cent Of Older People In Bolton Trial Happy With Digital TV [UK]
(Department for Culture, Media And Sport via Government News Network / Digital Television)
http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.as ... eID=204348
http://www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk/pre ... olton.html

Digital TV switch 'help needed' [UK]
Pensioners and people with significant disabilities will need substantial help to switch to digital television, a nine-month government trial indicates.
(BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5018628.stm

Bolton pensioners give thumbs-up to digital television [UK]
(24dash.com)
http://www.24dash.com/news/3/6194/index.htm

Vulnerable happy with DTT, says study [UK]
(Digital Television Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=1696

Chinese DTV Conversion Progress Update [China]
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1282

70% of Japanese don't know analog TV broadcasting ends in 2011 [Japan]
(Kyodo News via Yahoo News)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060526/kyodo/d8hrgtk06.html

Only 1 in 3 people aware analogue TV broadcasts will discontinue in 2011 [Japan]
(Mainichi Daily News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge / TMCnet)
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/26/1660374.htm