New bill sets DTV deadline A new piece of legislation would require broadcasters to return their analog spectrum by Jan. 1, 2009.(Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/news/highlights/bill-dtv-deadline-20050620/ Don't Get Me Started: No TV Left Behind(Ultimate AV) http://www.guidetohometheater.com/scottwilkinson/605sw/ You Have 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag (Electronic Frontier Foundation) http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003720.php Groups: Broadcast flag shouldn't be in spending bill [Paid Subscription Required for Complete story] Public interest groups are urging lawmakers to resist attempts by allies of the entertainment industry to add a "broadcast flag" amendment to legislation that funds the Commerce, Justice and State departments, the FCC and other federal agencies. (Hollywood Reporter) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000965095 FCC advances DTV channel election process The FCC is moving closer to determining permanent digital channels for the nation's TV broadcasters. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/t2d/20050620/#dtv FCC Advances Tuner MandateThe Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to deny a Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Consumer Electronics Retailers Association (CERC) petition to remove a phase-in requirement that mandates television manufacturers to include DTV tuners in 50 percent of all televisions measuring 25 inches to 36 inches by July 1, 2005, and will consider proposed new rules that would push up the deadline requiring DTV tuners in all televisions 13-inches and larger to Dec. 31, 2006, from July 1, 2007. (This Week in Consumer Electronics) http://www.twice.com/article/CA609362.html?verticalid=820&industry=News&industryid=23096&pubdate=06/20/2005 FCC modifies digital tuner requirements The FCC has announced advanced dates for DTV tuner requirements. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/t2d/20050620/#digital HDTV switches on confusionConsumers in the dark over benefits of the technology (infomatics / What PC UK) http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2138335/hdtv-switch-market-confusion http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2138335/hdtv-switch-market-confusion New TVs: Thin May Be In, But Bigger Is Better in the World of HDTV Latest Survey by The NPD Group Provides a Clear Picture of Where HDTV is Headed in 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo News / eCoustics.com) http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050620/205521.html?.v=1 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/143042.html $5,000 Off Fujitsu 63-inch Plasma HDTVFujitsu Announces Price Reduction On Plasmavision® P63XHA40US High-Performance Plasma Display (eCoustics.com) http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/143099.html http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/143099.html Toshiba Pledges Leadership Expansion Toshiba is looking to build its leadership status in most television categories this year by supplying one of the industry's broadest assortments, said Scott Ramirez, Toshiba Consumer Products America's marketing VP. (This Week in Consumer Electronics) http://www.twice.com/article/CA609361.html?verticalid=820&industry=Video&industryid=23099&pubdate=06/20/2005 France HD forum launchesHD ready label [France] (Advanced Television) http://www.advanced-television.com/2005/news_archive_2005/June20_June24.htm#france