DTV News for 1-22-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 1-22-2007
757 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Counting Down To the Digital Deadline
TV as most people have known it has a little more than two years to live.
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00068.html

Second White Space Bill Would Shorten Timeline
Another white spaces bill is being rolled out in the Senate, this one with a shorter implementation timeframe than the first.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0015/t.795.html



Broadcasters, cable companies haggle over HD signals
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument

Sinclair, Time Warner Settle
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable reached a "mutually acceptable three-year agreement" late Friday.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

Time Warner & Sinclair Agree On HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The two companies finally end impasse over carriage of local channels.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/timesinclair012207.htm



HDNet to Air Bush Speech In HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The coverage will be anchored by Dan Rather.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/bushhdnet011907.htm

Ask Swanni: When Will Cable Add More HDTV? [Phillip Swann]
Your humble high-def guru answers your questions.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/askswanni011807.htm

DIRECTV to Get 'MLB Extra' Exclusive; HDTV Expected [Phillip Swann]
The New York Times reports the satcaster will also get an all-baseball channel in 2009.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dbaseball012007.htm

Swanni's 20 Best Shows In HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
New high-def owners, here's a guide to the best and brightest.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/20best011807.htm

Swanni's Best Shows In HDTV: 11-15 [Phillip Swann]
New high-def owners, here's a guide to the best and brightest.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/best1115011807.htm

Swanni's Best Shows In HDTV: 6-10 [Phillip Swann]
New high-def owners, here's a guide to the best and brightest.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/best610011807.htm

Swanni's 5 Best Shows In HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
New high-def owners, here's a guide to the best and brightest.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/best15011807.htm



DIRECTV Raises HDTV Prices [Phillip Swann]
The satcaster also offers new high-def programming plans.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dtvraise011907.htm



Retailers punt Super Bowl TV discounts
Forget about big sales. Analysts don't expect stores to get into another flatscreen TV price war before the big game.
(CNNMoney.com)
http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/co ... ney_latest

Super Bowl HDTV Discounts Unlikely [Phillip Swann]
Retailers are still hurting from sharp price drops during the holiday season.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/superbowld ... 012107.htm

Which Comes First -- the Programming or the Sets?
For much of the past decade, there has been something of a chicken-and-egg scenario with high-definition television, or HDTV
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00046.html

Which Comes First -- the Programming or the Sets?
(TechNews.com via RedOrbit)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology

Best HDTVs for Super Bowl viewing
It may not be time to buy the chips and make the dip yet, but it is time to start thinking about upgrading your TV.
(San Francisco, CA Chronicle, Cnet)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... s.business

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