Many environmentalist groups such as Greenpeace and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition are advocating ways of informing the public of safe recycling options. These groups are concerned about the impending increase of electronic waste that will occur after the analog to digital transition is completed. A very large percentage of Americans who will not be able to [...]
Archive for October, 2008
CEA And Whiskey Falls Team up for a YouTube DTV Contest
In an attempt to help U.S. consumers ease into the transition from analog to digital television, The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has teamed up with Whiskey Falls to promote a special DTV contest on YouTube. Country music band Whiskey Falls created a new video, “We are America”, which explains contest details. The idea for this contest is [...]
Congress has questions for head of DTV Coupon Program
House Commerce Committee and its Telecommunications Subcommittee have sent a list (10/22/08) of questions to NTIA head Meredith Atwell Baker, in regards to the DTV converter box coupon program. In the letter, Commerce chair John Dingell (D-MI) and Telecom Subcommittee Chair Ed Markey (D-MA) asked for answers on pressing issues such as: broadcast stations or community groups applying for coupons and giving [...]
New York TV stations plan 2 minute shut-off for DTV
On Tuesday (10/28/08), New York broadcasters will hold a blackout (soft shutoff) of their analog signals to help inform consumers about the transition to digital television, as reported by broadcastingcable.com and station group ION Media Networks. The test will occur at 5:59 pm and last until 6:01 pm on October 28th, 2008. The following channels will have [...]
FCC official claims digital transition will be “messy”
Robert McDowell (one of five-members on the Federal Communications Commision) made the following comment last Tuesday (10-14-08), about the transition to DTV, The transition will be messy … but we will get through it. McDowell pointed out that broadcasters should focus advertising in their local markets on the technical needs of consumers. One such example [...]
FCC may auction off unused TV airwaves
Last Wednesday (10/15/08), the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin, proposed opening up unused portions of the television airwaves for wireless broadband services. Supporters of the plan claim that television airwaves offer an advantage over traditional cellular broadcast methods because they can ”penetrate walls”, transmit more information (bandwidth), and travel over a broader area of land. [...]
9 Million Homes Still Not Ready For Digital Conversion
In a report released last week by marketing information and audience measurement firm The Nielsen Company, currently estimates that more than 9 million homes have television sets that are still not ready for the analog-digital conversion. Another 12 million homes will have at least one TV set that will not be ready for the digital [...]
Cable Service Provider Comcast Offers “Get Ready” Plan For DTV Transition
In the light of recent consumers concern over the upcoming required Digital Conversion, Comcast has come up with new incentives under their “Get Ready” plan. Comcast is offering their services to help customers ease thru the transition. Thru this plan they are proposing that consumers do not have to worry about the hassle of switching [...]
Receiving Digital Television Signals
Consumers are discovering that the transition from analog to digital television may require a new antenna in addition to the new converter boxes. This problem is not totally inclusive to those living in rural areas but those living in dense populated cities, as well. Thanks partially to the Apply, Try and Buy programs these little glitches [...]
Consumers React To Forced Digital TV Conversion
I remember in one of the futuristic movies we once watched, a scene in which a little girl was amazed her parents were once able to watch free television. Back then we all laughed, because we could still get free television. However, consumers are now concerned that free television is becoming a thing of the past and many are not [...]
