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Digital television (DTV) is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete (digital) signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV.

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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.


Some still having problems with digital TV conversion

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.


Web 2.0 application developed to recommend television programmes

Web 2.0 application developed to recommend television programmes

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A group of researchers from the University of Vigo, Spain, has developed a Web 2.0 application that filters the programming schedules of hundreds of television channels to recommend programmes that viewers ...


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

Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet

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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.





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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

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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

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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 ...


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

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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

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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

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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.



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