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Phillip Swann
Digital TV Switch Needs Bill Cosby
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 8:44pmMeredith Attwell Baker is the acting head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Commerce Department unit responsible for overseeing next year's transition to digital signals.
Obama Is Fuzzy On Digital TV Switch
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 17, 2008 - 7:30amLast updated: August 7, 2008 - 11:43am
Neither Sen Barack Obama or Sen John McCain seem very concerned about the coming train wreck of the digital television transition.
Over 1 Million Digital TV Coupons Used
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 8, 2008 - 8:52amThe Commerce Department says more than one million households have now used a $40 federal coupon to purchase a Digital TV converter. On February 17, 2009, all full-powered local stations must switch their analog signals to digital which means viewers will need a Digital TV, a pay TV subscription, or a digital converter box to continue watching TV.
Study: 9.2M Homes May Face Digital TV Outages
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 11, 2008 - 8:49amCentris, the research firm, says that 9.2 million U.S. households could experience Digital TV outages next year when the nation switches to digital signals.
Digital TV Converters May Be Faulty
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 7, 2008 - 8:03pmMicrotune, a digital tuner company, says Digital TV converters now available for sale may not pick up some local channel signals.
Dish Network's Wireless Win Could Nix Merger
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 21, 2008 - 7:51amLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 2:21pm
Dish Network's win in the federal wireless spectrum auction makes it unlikely it will be purchased by AT&T or perhaps even satellite rival DIRECTV.
Does Rupert Murdoch's DIRECTV Own Sen. Ted Stevens?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 12, 2006 - 7:25amLast updated: June 4, 2008 - 1:52pm
Swann follows up on an earlier report by Multichannel News noting that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, is pushing legislation that could give the Rupert Murdoch owned-DIRECTV a huge advantage over the cable TV industry. And nearly 10 percent of the senator's 2005-2006 individual campaign contributions have come from employees of companies owned by Murdoch, such as News Corp., Fox and DIRECTV.
