The Evening Bridge - June 09, 2005
TOP STORY -- The Federal Communications Commission today decided to expedite
the deadline for all 24- to 36-inch televisions to be installed with digital
tuners to March 1, 2006. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said the
action will help speed the
From Skyreport E-news:
Broadcasters Push Significantly-Viewed Issues
Broadcasters recently visited the Federal Communications Commission
outlining their concerns with a number of issues tied to satellite TV's
delivery of significantly-viewed channels.
Representatives with the National
from Skyreport E-news:
Sat Radio Coming to Cell Phones
Sirius is taking its content to wireless devices.
The satellite radio company on Tuesday announced an agreement with Sprint to
offer select programming via cell phones. Some of the music channels being
evaluated by Sprint and Sirius for
from Skyreport E-news:
OUTSIDE THE BOX: USA Left Behind in Broadband
By Paul Budde, Budde Communication
In May, the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development)
published its December 2004 statistics comparing broadband penetration
between its 30 member countries. In
RCR Wireless News reports in its 6/20 edition that Motorola (which
made car radios in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, maybe longer) is returning
to the business. In fact they made the first car radio in 1930.
Its new product is called the iRadio
It will tie together cosumers' home computers and their
From South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Agents silence 2 pirate radio stations in South Florida
Two men arrested after students' broadcasts affected
By Brian Haas
Staff Writer
Posted July 2 2005
FORT LAUDERDALE ยท State agents silenced two pirate radio
stations this week and arrested two
From Sky Report (http://www.skyreport.com):
Latest Numbers from Big Dish, Starz Makes C-Band Move
With DirecTV and DISH scheduled to report financial and operational figures
for the second quarter of 2005, here is the latest information regarding
C-Band subscriber traffic according to Access
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-08-07-jennings-dies_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA
ABC News' Peter Jennings, five-decade network anchor, dies at 67
NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Jennings, the suave, Canadian-born broadcaster who
delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades,
DISH Network Wants Your Town
First they said your television sucks. Now, so does the name of your town.
(We're looking at you, Butztown, PA; Hygiene, CO; Mud Lick, KY and Crappo,
MD.) But there is hope if you live in a town that has a name like this or
worse.
It's the new promo from DISH
