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“Television as we know it as about to change.” That’s the message broadcasters are trying to convey to TV watchers as the transition to digital television — or DTV — creeps closer. Read full story
Filed Under: Top News Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the federal government will issue more than $1 billion in discount coupons to offset the cost of new digital TV converter boxes as part of the National … Read full story
The rise in HDTV sales comes against the backdrop of the government-mandated conversion to all-digital broadcasting starting in February 2009. Read full story
On February 17th, 2009, TV goes all digital and the old style signal that’s been used since TV began will be turned off by federal law. But without an upgrade, some TV’s will stop working. Now there’s concern over the boxes and the government’s plan to cover the cost. Read full story
Last week, we noted that the GAO was concerned that the FCC didn’t have plans in place to educate consumers about the switch from analog TV to digital TV, set to take place in February of 2009. Kevin Martin and the FCC shot back that the GAO was incorrect, and it has an education campaign … Read more