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At Obama’s request, law to delay DTV transition underway
After Barack Obama asked key lawmakers last week to delay the digital TV transition, new legislation in support of the president elect could be introduced as early as this week, despite dismay from...
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Time Warner to offer HBO free for Obama TV special
UPDATE, 1/16/09: Get HBO for free on Sunday on Dish, DirecTV, FiOS, U-Verse and Time Warner UPDATE to the UPDATE, 1/16/09: Not so, says Lana Oog, a spokesperson with Cox OC. The update below refers to...
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Law to delay digital TV transition to June 2009 pending
**UPDATE, 12:35 p.m.**: AP is reporting that Senate Republicans have blocked the proposed bill to delay the the February 2009 digital transition to June. Democrats, however, say they will try again...
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Update: Get HBO for free on Sunday
As an update to a prior post about Time Warner Cable offering free HBO on Sunday for an inauguration special, several other TV services now plan to do the same thing. The HBO event, called “We Are...
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O.C. firm enhances cell-phone service at inauguration ‘tenfold’
With 2 million people expected to converge in Washington D.C. Tuesday for the inauguration, one should expect weak cell phone signals, dropped calls and unsent texts. For those trying to get in touch...
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Bill to delay digital TV transition on again
UPDATE: See new statement from Sen. Jay Rockefeller below. A compromise struck between Senate Republicans and Democrats late today could mean that the Feb. 17 deadline for digital TV will get pushed...
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Digital TV delay cost some TV channels $40,000/month
Channel 40′s Trinity Broadcasting Network was way ahead of the digital TV transition. The religious network has been broadcasting five digital channels for three years, while at the same time...
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Senate approves DTV transition delay, could be law this week
Update: Added remark from Senate bill author, Jay Rockefeller, and the National Association of Broadcasters. Updates from around the web: Barton, Stearns Ask Pelosi To Delay DTV Vote, Qualcomm Biggest...
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Digital TV delay: Off again, for now…
So, maybe this digital TV transition delay will happen on February 17 afterall. This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated a bill that would have postponed the nation’s move to digital...
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Digital TV transition delayed to June – pretty much
The long wait to switch to digital TV broadcasts will now be a bit longer after the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to postpone the switch to June 12, according to an Associated Press...
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Expired digital TV converter coupons to get second chance
With Wednesday’s approval of the “DTV Delay Act” by Congress to postpone the digital TV transition to June 12, the much maligned coupon program is getting a redo. The pending law, which President...
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New guy: No more digital TV delays, expired coupons to get 2nd chance
America will move to digital TV on June 12 and that’s final, said Gary Locke, President Obama’s nominee for head of the Department of Commerce. During his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, the...
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Ban big-screen TVs? California’s energy unit seeks efficiency
I’ve been meaning to tackle the whole big-screen TV debate but reporter Brian Joseph beat me to it. I’m reposting to this blog even though I don’t really believe it will ever happen. Joseph, our...
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Report claims 4,600 jobs lost if Calif. forces TVs to be more energy efficient
If the California Energy Commission moves forward with a proposal to require TVs meet new energy efficiency requirements, the state would lose $50 million in sales tax and retailers would have to cut...
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Time Warner’s plan to charge more for heavy Internet use inspires legislation
Noted: Remember Time Warner Cable’s plan last April to impose limits on Internet use or face overage fees? After consumers cried foul, the cable provider pulled back though it didn’t drop the idea...
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SRS Labs heads to D.C. to tell politicos sound legislation unnecessary
The folks at Santa Ana’s sound-technology company SRS Labs have discovered a way to soften loud commercials and plan to offer a device to consumers in upcoming months. It works — I’ve experienced it...
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Sales of big energy-guzzling TVs banned in California
UPDATE, 11/20: Added details about Sharp Electronic TVs. See below. The California Energy Commission today unanimously voted to force TV manufacturers to build more energy-efficient big TVs by 2011,...
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Hate paying more for cable TV? Time Warner is taking a vote
UPDATE, 12/7: Early results are in. See “400,000 consumers tell Time Warner to stop price hikes.” ——————————– Interesting new marketing campaign Time Warner Cable just launched: Roll over or Get...
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TV set-top boxes lack innovation, says FCC
Spotted: If you haven’t been impressed with the set-top box from your TV provider, neither is the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. It issued a report this week calling set-top box innovation...
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Time Warner teams up with Orange County Supes
Missed the last Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting? Time Warner Cable’s now offers scintillating coverage on demand for Southern California customers. Okay, so Time Warner’s new on-demand...
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Should the U.S. pay for everyone to have Internet? Here’s the plan
Since April 2009, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has been working on a plan to provide every U.S. resident high-speed Internet access. Today, it ships the 376-page National Broadband Plan...
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FCC wants your 2 cents on how much TV channels should cost
If ads warning that the Fox TV channel could get yanked from service made you anxious, annoyed or even thrilled, the Federal Communications Commission wants to hear from you. The agency, which...
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