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Michelle Bachelet as seen from a video camera speaking at a press conference

Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday.


In Brief: Digital TV gaining in Britain

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 07, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Britain's Office of Communications reported that nearly three-fourths of all Britons watch digital television.


Britain readies for digital television

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 15, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British television has begun its five-year switch from analog to digital, The Telegraph reported Sunday.


In Brief: Britain gets OK for digital switchover

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Britain's plan for digital television switchover has won international support, the Office of Communications said Friday.


Are you ready for digital TV?

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- If everything goes as planned, on Feb. 17 the long-awaited switch from analog to digital broadcasting will take place and millions of analog television sets across the nation will go black. Temple University ...


TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.


Technique enhances digital television viewing for visually-impaired

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with low vision can improve their ability to see and enjoy television with a new technique that allows them to enhance the contrast of images of people ...


A customer looks at a display of televisions in San Francisco

US teens spend more time watching TV than on computer

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

American teenagers spend most of their free time glued to their computer screens, right? Not according to a new study. They spend much more time glued to the television set.


Public TV goes digital

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 16, 2006 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Subscribers of Verizon's fiber-optic FiOS TV service will now have an option of high-definition public television.


Former American Online Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Miller addresses a gathering of subscribers

Former AOL head to run News Corp. digital

Technology / Business

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jonathan Miller, a former head of Time Warner online unit AOL, was named by News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday to oversee MySpace and other digital businesses at the media giant.


Analog TV on February 17, 2009

Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The pending mandatory switch of all U.S. televisions to digital will be messy, a federal communications official said on Tuesday, urging broadcasters to step up local efforts to educate the ...


LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop Mobile Digital TV Standard

Technology / Telecom

created May 14, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, which together lead the global digital TV market, announced today that they will propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV.


In Brief: FCC drops 'must-carry' agenda item

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 20, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Proposed rules covering "must-carry" multicasts were pulled from this week's Federal Communications Commission agenda.


Amazon launches HD movie rental, TV show sales

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it is adding high-definition video to its on-demand service, offering consumers the ability to rent movies and purchase television episodes shown in HD.


In Brief: Cup matches part of mobile TV field trials

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 09, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A mobile television system developed by STMicroelectronics will undergo field trials in Germany during the World Cup soccer tournament that begins Friday.