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Over 9 million viewers to be affected New proprietary research released today by Centris, the leading media market research firm, reveals that 9.2 million U.S. households could experience receptivity problems with digital TV signal coverage in the upcoming DTV transition on February 17, 2009. According to Centris, there are more than 17 million households currently … Read more
In the black art of video compression, the trick is to fool the human visual system into seeing things that aren’t there. All digital video is compressed. The technology that does this removes a lot of data, stripping out visual information in clever ways so it can be packed down, sent over a wire or … Read more
The FCC Wednesday adopted the satellite industry’s proposal for its carriage of local HD broadcasters, phasing in local HD channels through February 2013. The FCC did not release details of the order, which is still being finalized by staff, and some details of the carriage were left for a further proceeding. But Chairman Kevin J. … 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
TV5 offers all available CBS network HDTV programming, including the number one daytime drama The Young & The Restless, and the majority of CBS prime time programming, including favorites such as NCIS, CSI, … Read full story