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(Washington, DC) In a little less than a year, the nation’s analog TV sets won’t work without some kind of digital converter, a prospect fueling fears that clueless citizens won’t know what to do when their analog-only sets go dark. But Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, thinks those fears are overblown… Read … Read more
The big switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts will be complete on February 17, 2009 in the United States, and many Americans are wondering how it will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna? But it’s pretty clear which business interests stand to gain… Read the … Read more
Satellite-TV provider Dish Network (formerly EchoStar Communications) reported increased fourth-quarter revenues but showed weakness in subscriber growth, a key financial metric for cable and satellite operators. Dish Network Dish reported total revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, a 12% increase compared with … Read full story by Glen Dickson & … Read more
Oversight of the digital-TV transition will dominate the broadcast legislative agenda in both the House and Senate, according to key staffers from both houses and both sides of the aisle. Capitol Hill That message was delivered to a roomful of broadcasters–organizers estimated it at at about 600–attending the National Association of… Read the full story … Read more
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – We’ve been talking about the transition to DTV–or digital television–a lot lately. It’s what we’re calling the Big Switch. Starting next February… Read full story