- For the Record
EchoStar Adds Seven Broadcast Markets Littleton, Colo. —EchoStar Communications Corp. had a local-TV growth spurt last week, adding broadcast channels in seven cities: Baltimore; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Madison, Wisc.; Columbia, S.C.; Greensboro, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; and Albany, N.Y. EchoStar's Dish Network is charging $5.99 per month to receive a suite ......
- Two Years And Counting For HDTV Conversion
The eventual success of high-definition television rides on the country's conversion to digital TV. Last December, when Congress voted to set Feb. 17, 2009, as the hard date for turning off analog TV broadcasts and completing the switch to DTV in the United States, it set a finish line for ......
- Two Years And Counting
The eventual success of high-definition television (HDTV) rides on the country's conversion to digital TV (DTV). Last December, when Congress voted to set Feb. 17, 2009, as the hard date for turning off analog TV broadcasts and completing the switch to DTV in the U.S., it set a finish line ......
- TV stations cooperate in digital switch
SYRACUSE - The picture is getting clearer for Syracuse's digital future. WCNY-TV is aiming for an October launch of its 'digitalbroadcast service, says John Duffy, chief engineer for WCNY, The PBS affiliate has joined with WSTM and other area television stations in a co-located digital-broadcasting tower in the hills south ......
- Utah's uncable surprise
With most broadcasters still groping for a way to make any money off digital television, a Utah startup has quietly launched a mini wireless cable system using the spare DTV capacity of local TV stations. U.S. Digital Television is on the air in Salt Lake City, offering a package of ......
- HDTV Enters Next Phase: The Retailing Of Cable
NEW YORK— The digital television transition this year entered its next major marketing phase as select cable operators began selling high-definition television equipment and services through major consumer electronics retail chains. But delays in government approvals of interoperability standards and divergent terms among cable operators are leaving retailers with a ......
- HDTV Taking Off
Consumer demand for HDTVs will be reflected in the incentive market.