New bill sets DTV deadlineA new piece of legislation would require broadcasters to return their analog spectrum by Jan. 1, 2009. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/# McCain Resurrects Spectrum Bill(TV Technology) http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3029 Senate DTV Transition BillSAVE LIVES Act of 2005 intended to free analog TV spectrum for emergency use as well as provide converters to the poor. (Ultimate AV) http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/062005DTV/ Senate Commerce Chairman predicts passage of DTV bill in September Ted Stevens (R-AK) said he has the commitment from both parties to pass the DTV bill this year. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/#stevens Hill Urged To Reject Broadcast FlatA group of non-profit organizations, public-interest groups and corporate representatives have asked members of Congress to oppose any attempts to give the Federal Communications Commission permission to reinstate the "broadcast flag" content protection system for digital TV broadcast signals. (This Week in Consumer Electronics) http://www.twice.com/article/CA609230?display=Breaking+News MSTV and NAB to develop D-to-A converterThe broadcast trade groups will solicit proposals from the consumer electronics industry and others to build a prototype converter box. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/#converter MSTV, NAB to Create D-A Converter(TV Technology) http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3034 CERC Says DTV Converter Boxes: It's All about Demand, Not Supply ''An unambiguous 'hard date' is the key ...'' (Business Wire via Yahoo News) http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050617/175469.html?.v=1 NBC Universal Presents Largest Televised Motion Picture Preview 'Roadblock' in History as its Nine Networks Broadcast Simultaneous World Premiere of 'King Kong' Teaser Trailer on June 27 Potential Audience of 109 Million Will Get First Look at the Dramatic Adventure Directed by Peter Jackson (PR Newswire via Yahoo News) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050617/laf009.html?.v=13 On Command Launches HDTV Entertainment Content to Select Hilton Garden Inn(R) Hotels(PR Newswire / Yahoo News) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-17-2005/0003880426&EDATE= http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050617/laf007.html?.v=15 Switch to DTV Causing TV Manufacturers to Remove Tuners Altogether Digital TV Design Online reports that television manufacturers are removing analog tuners from their televisions, rather than add digital tuners to them. (Corante) http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/2005/06/16/switch_to_dtv_causing_tv_manufacturers_to_remove_tuners_altogether.php Ever Been Shopping for an HDTV Set?Here's a coast-to-coast look at what cable's up against at retail. (CableWorld) http://www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cw&mon=062005&file=everbeenshopping.htm Philips hails speed-up in switch to digital TV (Atlanta, GA Business Chronicle) http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/06/20/newscolumn6.html?from_rss=1 Ikegami EditCam HD offers CMOS captureIkegami's Editcam HD camcorder uses a non-tape-based recording system and high-quality CMOS image sensors. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/#editcam Sony HVR-Z1U ReviewedGreat Picture, Great Price (Broadcast Newsroom) http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33032 HDTV slowly coming to European broadcastersSome of Europe's biggest TV distributors have announced aggressive plans for high-definition channels. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/#europe Eastern european television is full of promise(Europemedia.net) http://www.europemedia.net/marlin/30000000461/ARTICLEVIEW/mp_articleid/20017304763/mp_pubcode/IMG_press?proceed=true&MarEntityId=1118850258074&entHash=102712962a1 Reaching out to digital refuseniks [UK]Net access has become so talked about and embedded in society that it is easy to forget that half of the UK population remain digital refuseniks. (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4092750.stm Polish digital TV roll-out should begin by end of year [Poland] (Digital Media Europe) http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=8525