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  • June 2008

    • Feds Warn of Scam on 'Free' Digital Converter Box

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Jun 24, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Feds Warn of Scam on 'Free' Digital Converter Box

      Consumers beware: “Free” digital converter boxes for analog TVs, advertised in newspapers across the country, could run you $100—some $80 more than just buying a box using a government coupon. The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about the ad from Universal TechTronics, designed to look like a news article, which can "confuse and mislead consumers," MSNBC reports. More »

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      television  • scam  • digital television

    • TV Switch Will Catch Some Off-Guard, No Matter What

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      TV Switch Will Catch Some Off-Guard, No Matter What

      Roughly half of Americans who still own analog TVs aren’t ready for February's switch to digital broadcasting, a government report concludes. Consumers are confused about what to do, and will go dark if they fail to buy a converter box, buy a digital TV or sign up for satellite or cable for the 70 million sets still using analog signals, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      FCC  • digital television  • GAO

  • May 2008

    • Digital Switch May KO Ratings

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 27, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Digital Switch May KO Ratings

      Almost 25 million US homes own at least one set that will go dark when broadcast TV switches to digital next year—which could wreak havoc on ratings, the New York Times reports. Roughly 17% of network prime-time viewers are using unprepared TVs, according to Nielsen. Secondary TVs, like those in bedrooms or kitchens, were especially vulnerable, which could hurt late-night and morning programming. More »

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      network television  • TV ratings  • digital television  • Nielsen  • TV advertising  • digital broadcasting

    • FCC to Test TV's Digital Era in N. Carolina

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 7, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      FCC to Test TV's Digital Era in N. Carolina

      Wilmington, NC, will be a test market for the switchover to all-digital television, the Wall Street Journal reports. The US as a whole is to change from analog signals by Feb. 17, but Wilmington could flip by Sept. 8 as broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commissions worry over how the process will play out. More »

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      television  • FCC  • North Carolina  • digital television  • analog networks

  • January 2008

    • LG Develops Way to Send TV to Cell Phones

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 6, 08 3:11 PM CST

      LG Develops Way to Send TV to Cell Phones

      LG has developed a new, low-cost means of wirelessly transmitting digital television signals to portable devices such as mobile phones, the Wall Street Journal reports. The new technology, called “MPH"—short for mobile-portable-handheld—requires an inexpensive augmentation to TV broadcasting equipment, and new receiver chips in future portable gadgets, allowing mobile viewing of current digital TV programming. More »

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      cell phones  • digital television  • LG

    • Feds Ease TV Switch With Coupons

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 2, 08 3:13 PM CST

      Feds Ease TV Switch With Coupons

      For the estimated 14.3 million households still getting their TV via antenna, there’s hope: The federal government yesterday began handing out $40 coupons to help buy converters ahead of the 2009 digital cutoff, the AP reports. The problem, Congress says, is that few know about the $1.5 billion coupon program—or the digital upgrade it’s supposed to facilitate. More »

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      FCC  • Government Accountability Office  • digital television  • digital broadcasting

  • December 2007

    • Half of US Owns a Digital TV

      newser  |  Engadget  |  Dec 29, 07 4:56 PM CST

      Half of US Owns a Digital TV

      Digital TVs now grace 57 million US households—more than half the country—according to the Consumer Electronics Association. For glass-half-empty types, that means much of the country still isn’t ready for 2009, when TV will be digital only, Engadget reports. But the optimistic CEA is predicting big sales in 2008. More »

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      HDTV  • digital television

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Getting the Word Out on Digital TV

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 16, 07 4:33 PM CDT

      Getting the Word Out on Digital TV

      What's on TV? Soon, it will be an unprecedented $697 million campaign to get the word out on the upcoming switch to digital broadcasting. Starting February 18, 2009, viewers without a digital set or special converter box won't be able to watch TV. The upcoming educational campaign "may be the largest volunteer effort in the history of television," says the National Association of Broadcasters chairman. More »

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      television  • digital television  • satellite TV

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