DTV News for 10-4-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-4-2006
867 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Digital Transistion Date Will Stick, Staffers Say
Despite a few caveats, Key House and Senate legislative staffers predicted that the digital transition date of February 2009 will proceed as planned. The comments were made at the Maximum Service Television conference in Washington on Tuesday.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Quibbles and Bits: Rehr, McSlarrow Tussle Over Transition
The heads of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and the National Association of Broadcasters squared off Tuesday over the issues of cable's downconversion of broadcasters' HD signal and multicast must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... edesc=news

Associations come together on converter box program
The CEA, NAB and MSTV have reached an accord on details of the digital-to-analog converter coupon program and filed joint comments with the government recommending performance requirements for the boxes.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/as ... x_program/

Unlicensed devices would cause interference for TV receivers, according to MSTV
According to the MSTV, the new report documents the harm unlicensed devices operating in the TV band would do.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060922/

Swanni's 10 HDTV Predictions for 2007 [Phillip Swann]
Sony and Toshiba will reach an agreement on high-def DVDs; and the quality of your HD picture will emerge as a big issue.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdpredictions100306.htm


JVC Shows 110-Inch H-DLA TV, Hard Drive Camcorder At CEATEC
Chiba, Japan