DTV News for 7-25-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 7-25-2007
573 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting



Testimony Prepared for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Chairman Martin:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5464A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Commissioner Copps:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5465A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5465A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Commissioner Adelstein:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5467A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Commissioner Tate:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5468A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Commissioner McDowell:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5469A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]

Legislators Push Cable Ops to Help Digital Transition
Boucher, Walden Ask Industry to Educate Consumers About 2009 Analog Cutoff
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... ryid=47194

APTS: Seniors Out of Touch With Digital Transition
Older Americans are more likely to rely on over-the-air television service and are thus less prepared for the switch-off of analog signals in February 2009, according to a new study released by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS).
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... ?rssid=193

APTS Study Shows Older Americans Less Prepared for the Digital TV Transition
A new study released by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) finds that older Americans are significantly more likely to receive their television signals over-the- air, and are therefore less prepared than the rest of the U.S. population to transition from analog to digital-only television in 20 months.
(PR Newswire / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 374&EDATE=
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... ?id=165030

Fuzzy Picture: Americans Still Unclear About Digital TV Changes
TV consumers are unsure about what the change to all-digital TV signals will mean for them. Most don't know the reason for the change to digital, and fully 25% of those polled said they would leave their non-digital TV connections as is. The public's ignorance should be a wake-up call to the TV industry.
(MediaDailyNews)
http://publications.mediapost.com/index ... _aid=64462

DTV Transition: Buyers Still Don't Know What's Going On
(Retail Bridge)
http://theretailbridge.com/#Story2

FCC OKs