One of my questions leading up to the broadcast digital TV transition was how many OTA TV watchers would make the jump to cable, telco, or satellite service. According to an article by Todd Spangler, the answer is right around 653,000. Analyst Marci Ryvicker has estimates on how that number breaks down across categories too. [...]
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The broadcast transition to digital television that finally takes place today in the US has some interesting incidental implications. If you’ve gotten through the transition itself okay, there are a few things to watch for in the aftermath. First is the dumping of old secondary TVs that have taken up space in kitchens and basements [...]
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The FCC held an open meeting yesterday to discuss updates around the upcoming broadcast digital TV transition. While the government hasn’t yet posted video of the meeting, statements from participants in the meeting are available online. Scanning through those documents, I found a few quirks that folks should be aware of on June 12th.
1. While [...]
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Most people are aware that the broadcast digital TV transition is scheduled to take place in nine days. However, being aware and doing something to make sure all your TVs still work after June 12th are two different things. Here’s a list of what you (and your neighbors, friends, and relatives) should know, as well [...]
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Independent of the broadcast digital transition set to take place on June 12th, Comcast is making the all-digital shift in about half of its markets this year. (All Motorola markets so far) In fact, the Comcast move is taking place in my own Philadelphia backyard at the moment. As part of a “marination” period, Comcast [...]
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Even as we move to an increasingly digital world, there are still analog video remnants floating around. And no, I’m not talking about the analog TVs that are about to start cluttering landfills. A lot of security cameras still operate on analog frequencies, which makes it difficult to integrate the camera feeds with delivery of [...]
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C-SPAN was created by the cable industry to cover Washington and national politics, so what better forum than The Cable Show, hosted in the nation’s capitol, to announce an upgrade to all-digital broadcasting?
Motorola has the news out today that C-SPAN will be using Motorola encoders and satellite receivers to transition from analog services to digital. [...]
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Last summer at the SCTE show in Philadelphia, Motorola showed off updates to the Digital Access Controller DAC6000, including a new GUI with features to support customized reports and new monitoring capabilities. This year at The Cable Show, Motorola will highlight a new conditional access system, the Motorola CASMR 100, designed to work with the [...]
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In the ongoing saga of the broadcast digital TV transition, the Associated Press is reporting (via EngadgetHD) that 158 more television stations are going all-digital before the final (?) June 12th deadline. Most of the stations are not big-4 network affiliates, and most are in small markets. PBS stations also make up a large portion [...]
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Leslie Ellis is a mainstay in the cable industry, known for her comprehensive guides to broadband and her “Translation Please” segments for Multichannel News. Unbeknownst to me, she started producing short video interviews as well back in January. I stumbled on one just yesterday that has Ellis interviewing Comcast COO Tony Werner on Bandwidth and [...]
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