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FCC DTV Tuner Mandate, HD DVD Studio Debate, and CBS HD Super Saturday Coverage

2002

Mentioned: Michael Powell, Ed Markey

Summary

The FCC adopted a phase-in plan requiring digital TV tuners on nearly all new television sets by 2007, while major studios began weighing in on competing high-definition DVD formats. CBS simultaneously announced 12 consecutive hours of live HD sports programming, marking the most comprehensive single day of HDTV network sports coverage to date.

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