McCain Stakes Claim on DTV Transition Bill The Arizona Republican introduces legislation to clear spectrum for advanced wireless services. (internetnews.com) http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3513541 SAVE LIVES Act to bring down curtain on analog TV transmission Introduced this week by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman, the bill would allocate some returned analog TV spectrum to emergency responders by Jan. 1, 2009. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/rfupdate/20050617/# DTV channel election advancesLast week the Media Bureau accepted 37 Negotiated Channel Arrangements, rejected 16 and informed 155 stations that their decision to stay on their NTSC channel for digital operation would result in impermissible interference. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/rfupdate/20050617/#DTV FCC denies request to eliminate 50 percent DTV tuner requirementThe Consumer Electronics Association and the Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition had asked the commission to eliminate the 50 percent requirement for mid-sized sets. (Broadcast Engineering) http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/rfupdate/20050617/#CEA Dell Drops Price of 42-inch Plasma HDTV to $2,999(eCoustics.com) http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/142355.html Sharp Showcases New Professional Projector Line, New 45-Inch Professional LCD Monitor and Multiple AQUOS LC-TV Display Options at InfoComm 2005(HiddenWires) http://hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesnews2005/news20050616-03.html Understanding Video Compression To make sense of some of the issues involved with HD production, it's necessary to understand some of the terms used in compression technology. (Videography) http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/videography/article_13084.shtml Digitalising TV broadcasting [Malaysia](Kuala Lumpur New Straits Times via eMedia) http://www.ctimes.com.my/Highlight/20050616093953/wartrevamp