CEA Chief: DTV Transition Anxieties are Unnecessary

(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...

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DTV converter coupons start to arrive, get pictured

Darren Murph over at EndGadget wrote a short blurb about the HDTV Converter Coupons arriving, plus a photo of the coupon card,that I thought you might be interested in:

We're seeing the first reports of early appliers receiving their pair of coupons in all of their credit card-sized glory. Nothing too special here -- just a

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Success of Digital Transition Hinges on Consumer Education, CEA’s Shapiro Tells Media Institute

“We are doing well. By the end of 2007, more than 50 percent of American households owned a digital television,” Shapiro said....

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Money to be made when US TV makes the switch

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...

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DTV Transition Top of Mind for House, Senate

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...

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Dish Network Subscriber Growth Slows in Q4

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 ...

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