Tag Archives: DTV Education Initiative
Friday the 13th Meets Groundhog Day.
DTV Countdown Down For the Count
New Rules On Pulling the Analog Plug
Roadmap to a February 17 Analog Shut-down
FCC Leaves The Light On
DTV Transition Extension – The Line(s) From Vegas
DTV Transition Extension: What’s the Over/Under?
“Analog Nightlight” Update: Comments Are Due January 5
“Analog Nightlight” Service Standards Proposed
It’s Not Just a Bill – It’s the LAW!
SAFER Act Passed
DIGITAL TV TRANSITION Ford Fusion Doesn’t Crash in Final Race!!!!
On Fire, DIGITAL TV TRANSITION Ford Fusion Takes to the Airways – Literally
Still Searching for Mr. Goodwrench?
Number 38 Crashes, Leaving FCC at 0-1 on the NASCAR Circuit
L’Affaire NASCAR: The Yellow Caution Flag Comes Out
The FCC Heads For the Pit
DTV Education Initiative Form Available; Deadline Looming
703-812-0400
As reported yesterday, the rules for the DTV Education Initiative became effective on March 31, 2008. The FCC has also received final approval for the FCC Form 388 and, as of April 1, the Commission has posted the form on its webpage.
Heads up!!! Form 388 is NOT available in CDBS. Rather, it must be filed as a Report in MB Docket 07-148. That means that you will have to access the blank form on the Commission's website (at the address indicated above), print ...… Continue Reading
DTV Education Initiative Effective Dates
703-812-0453
As previously reported, the Commission adopted rules requiring broadcasters, MVPDs and telecommunications carriers to engage in a coordinated educational campaign regarding the DTV Transition. The rules were to become effective once (a) the FCC's notice had been published in the Federal Register, (b) the Office of Management and Budget had approved the new "information collection" requirements, and (c) notice of the OMB's approval had been published in the
Federal Register. Those three events have all occurred - the last occurring with the March 31 Federal Register notice of OMB's approval. That Notice
indicates that: the rules become effective March 31; ...… Continue Reading
DTV Public Outreach Outlined
By Lee Petro
703-812-0453
email
The Commission released an Order on Monday, March 3rd requiring broadcasters, MVPDs (i.e., cable,
satellite), manufacturers and wireless service providers to commence specific public outreach initiatives to educate the public on DTV Transition matters. The Commission had released proposed
rules in July, 2007, and has now taken steps to implement several of the proposed rules.
On the broadcast side, the Commission will require TV licensees to select one of three outreach programs. Each of the options includes a mix of Program Service Announcements (PSAs) and video
crawls - all ...
NAB Offers Preview of DTV Education Plan
By Ron
Whitworth
703-812-0478
email
In a letter to Chairman
Kevin Martin on Tuesday, the National Association of Broadcasters
informed the Commission of its plans to educate the public on the
February 17, 2009 hard date to complete the digital
transition.
As reported in Michael Richards' article posted August 21, the Commission is seeking public comment concerning how to best prepare the public for the transition. The NAB letter, written by NAB Joint Chairman Jack Sander, previewed the formal comments that the association will file in the proceeding ...
… Continue ReadingFCC Considers Compelled Promotion of DTV Transition
By Michael
Richards
703-812-0456
email
TV broadcasters may need to adjust their budgets
just a tad more for the upcoming DTV transition. It's
possible that they'll be having to cough up air time for
spots to inform the 10-to-15 percent of TV households without
cable or satellite service that their 30-year-old Zeniths may
show nothing but snow once D-Day
arrives.
In defense of the FCC, the Commission did not come up with this idea - or, more accurately, this inchoate bundle of concepts that might someday congeal into a coherent idea ...
Analog TV Consumer Disclosure — EFFECTIVE MAY 25
By Mitchell Lazarus Effective May 25 -- this coming Friday -- sellers of analog-only TV must display the following text on signs on or near product displays, and in offers for sale in catalogs, direct mail, websites, and emails: "CONSUMER ALERT This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, ...
703-812-0440
email