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	Roberts re-ups with Comcast through 2009
		Roberts, the son of a Comcast co-founder, has steered Comcast into becoming the biggest cable television operator in the country amid massive competition from satellite TV companies.
		Under the terms of the new deal, Roberts, who controls about a third of Comcast, will also get deferred compensation credit of $2 million, rising each year to more than $2.4 million in 2009.
		The new contract is retroactive to June 1, when his previous employment deal expired, and extends to June 30, 2009.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001010416 (255 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > Sky Television renews 5 year contract with New Zealand Cricket
		MUMBAI: Sky Television has renewed their contract by signing a new five-year deal and hereby secured exclusive rights to all domestic and international cricket coverage for another five years.
		Sky's commitment to this partnership will ensure that the New Zealand public are provided with quality cricket coverage until 2009," added Snedden.
		The cricketing agenda in 2005-6 is scheduled for New Zealand to host Zimbabwe and the West Indies, in 2006-7 Bangladesh and India, in 2007-08 Sri Lanka and England, and in 2008-09 Pakistan and Australia.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/sep/sep234.htm (255 words)

	Digital Television
		Television stations serving all markets in the United States are airing digital television programming, although they can continue providing analog programming until February 17, 2009.
		Analog television has an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, which means the screen is 4 units wide by 3 units high.
		The aspect ratio of HDTV is 16 by 9, the same as a movie theater screen.
	www.fcc.gov /cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html (1291 words)

	DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV) Tomorrow's TV Today! — FAQs - Consumer Corner
		Analog television has been the standard broadcast technology since the inception of television using magnetic waves to transmit and display pictures and sound.
		Analog broadcasting will continue until the end of the transition period, which currently is set for February 17, 2009.
		The switch from analog TV (the traditional TV system using magnetic waves to transmit and display TV pictures and sound) to digital television (the new TV system using information transmitted as "data bits" -- like a computer -- to display movie-quality pictures and sound), is referred to at the digital TV (DTV) transition.
	www.dtv.gov /consumercorner.html (2114 words)

	Digital Television
		The best guess is that half of American households will have a digital TV by 2009.
		The lack of a digital standard means incompatibility problems for computer monitors.
		DBS services are already using digital signals and taking market share from cable.
	www.bethel.edu /~socsco/ComTech/DigitalTV.html (641 words)

	Channel 4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first programme to air on the channel was the teatime game show Countdown, produced by Yorkshire Television; it is still running as of 2006 and is contracted until 2009.
		Channel 4 is also extensively viewed in the Republic of Ireland through signal overspill from Northern Ireland and it is also carried on the major urban cable networks owned by NTL and Chorus.
		In September 2004 Channel 4 spent £55m reserving space for up to 14 channels on SES Global's Astra 2D satellite before the limited amount of air space is filled, though some of this may be filled with Channel 4's existing channels when more expensive contracts with BSkyB expire in 2008.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Channel_4 (3678 words)

	The Nanny (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nanny is currently being broadcast in the United States exclusively on Lifetime Television.
		The show will air on Nick at Nite starting in February 2009.
		It starred Fran Drescher as "the nanny named Fran" (as Ann Hampton Callaway sang in the theme she wrote).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Nanny_(television) (638 words)

	Poland Colour Television Sets 2003
		The report gives an instant overview of the Polish colour television set market and covers small, medium and large TVs.
		Snapshots’ Poland Colour Television Sets 2003 report provides 2002 year-end market data, with 2003 estimates and five-year forecasts.
		The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis.
	www.marketresearch.com /researchindex/952163.html (122 words)

	Encyclopedia: 2009
		2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
		In 2009, the following bands are eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Categories:
		2006 2007 2008 - 2009 - 2010 2011 2012
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2009 (6255 words)

	Provincial Funding Scources
		Within the commitment, OMNI Television will provide $32.5 million to fund the independent production of a broad range of ethnic, third-language documentary and drama programs over a seven-year period (2009).
		Film and Television Labour Rebate Program: To encourage the development, training and hiring of Prince Edward Island production personnel, Technology PEI provides a direct refund to producers that is calculated as the lesser of: 1) 30% of the eligible PEI and deemed labor expenditures, or 2) 15% of the eligible total production costs.
		Producers who have a financially viable track record with Manitoba Film and Sound may be entitled to develop additional projects under a revolving line of credit, not to exceed $40,000 for television and $45,000 for feature films at any one time.
	www.famed.ca /provincial.html (6255 words)

	Dark Angel (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dark Angel: Before the Dawn (2002) is a prequel to the television series, taking a more detailed look at Max's past between 2009 and 2019.
		Avid fans of the show attribute the loss of ratings to a misjudgement on the part of FOX Network for airing the second season on Friday evenings instead of Tuesday evenings.
		Dark Angel (2000-2002) was a Cyberpunk science fiction television series, created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dark_Angel_television_show (1556 words)

	CA6316460.html
		Abstract: Washington — The recent establishment of the Feb. 17, 2009, hard date for the end of U.S. analog television broadcasting has created an urgent need for a cross-industry consumer education campaign to avoid chaos and confusion among consumers that still rely on over-the-air broadcast signals.
	www.twice.com /article/CA6316460.html (100 words)

	Getting to February 2009: Implementing the Digital TV Transition Benton Foundation
		Below is a quick outline of the timeline for implementing the new law and the requirements it makes on various government bodies -– and consumers -– to end analog television broadcasts in the US on February 17, 2009.
		6) A low-power television broadcast station, Class A television station, television translator station, or television booster station that is itself broadcasting exclusively in analog format; and that has not purchased a digital-to-analog conversion device prior to the date of enactment of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005.
		Background: The nations 1,600 television stations are converting from traditional analog technology to a digital television format.
	www.benton.org /index.php?q=node/1257 (1211 words)

	Senate Bill Sets Spring 2009 Demise for Analog Television
		Ending analog broadcasts, which have brought everything from "I Love Lucy" to NFL Football into living rooms for decades, will free up spectrum already set aside to improve police, firefighter and other emergency communications.
		Cable companies are expected to win government permission to convert digital signals to analog for their customers, leaving them unaffected.
		The sale of analog spectrum could provide at least $10 billion, according to an informal estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101401960.html (701 words)

	s1268.htm
		(3) TERMINATIONS OF ANALOG LICENSES AND BROADCASTING- The Commission shall take such actions as may be necessary to terminate all licenses for full-power broadcasting stations in the analog television service and to require the cessation of broadcasting by full-power stations in the analog television service by January 1, 2009.
		To expedite the transition to digital television while helping consumers to continue to use their analog televisions.
		(C) March 1, 2007, that digital television tuners be integrated into television receivers having analog tuners in the case of television sets with screen sizes between 14 inches and 24 inches.
	www.apcointl.org /government/bills/s1268.htm (2867 words)

	Television Production: World Television Standards and HDTV/DTV
		The NTSC standard was first developed for black and white (monochrome) television in 1941.
		The NTSC system of television is referred to as a 525 line, 60-field system because, as we've seen, the 30 frames consist of 60-fields.
		Even through the FCC deadline for the transition has now been effectively moved to 2009, there is still some doubt whether TV stations will be willing to shut down all their current analog channels and allow them to be reassigned to other services.
	www.cybercollege.com /tvp009.htm (1723 words)

	Encyclopedia: Dark Angel television show
		Dark Angel: Before the Dawn (2002) is a prequel to the television series, taking a more detailed look at Max's past between 2009 CE and 2019 CE.
		Dark Angel is a science fiction television series, which was first aired in October 2000 and ran for two seasons.
		Dark Angel: Skin Game (2003) immediately follows the events of "Freak Nation," the final episode of Season 2, describing the days between March and May 2021 CE.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dark-Angel-television-show (1723 words)

	Dark Angel (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dark Angel: Before the Dawn (2002) is a prequel to the television series, taking a more detailed look at Max's past between 2009 CE and
		television series, which was first aired in October
		Dark Angel: Skin Game (2003) immediately follows the events of "Freak Nation," the final episode of Season 2, describing the days between March and May 2021 CE.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dark_Angel_%28television_series%29 (1723 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - ESPN ready for Monday Night Football in 2006
		Commissioner Paul Tagliabue emphasized that the marquee television series, at least according to the league, will be the Sunday night package, for which NBC is paying $600 million a year, according to the sources.
		The NFL will continue to show all cable games on free, over-the air television in home markets.
		NBC also gets two first-round playoff games and the Super Bowl in 2009 and 2012 as part of the deal.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2040130&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233 (941 words)

	India Television Sets 2004
		Snapshots’ India Colour Television Sets 2004 report provides 2003 year-end market data, with 2004 estimates and five-year forecasts.
		India Colour Television Sets 2004 forms part of Snapshots’ Consumer Electronics industry coverage.
		The report gives an instant overview of the Indian colour television set market, and covers conventional and flat screen TVs.
	www.marketresearch.com /redirect.asp?productid=1053539&progid=3603 (184 words)

	CTV.ca - Goodale presents election-style budget- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Canadians who take advantage of tax-sheltered RRSPs are also promised a break, with a boost in contribution limits to $22,000 by 2009.
		In fact, the books are more than balanced; the federal government expects to post a $4-billion "underlying budgetary surplus" next year.
		Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale addressed media in Ottawa after delivering his budget on Wednesday.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1109185410970_14?hub=CanadaAM&subhub=PrintStory (184 words)

	Digital terrestrial television: What's next?
		Five years after the launch of pioneer DTT offers, this new digital platform is still struggling to forge itself a place in the audiovisual landscape, between analogue TV which is slowly losing ground and pay-TV offers on cable and digital satellite which are only just beginning to break even.
		Digital TV Industry Developments and Models, 2005: All Up for Grabs
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	www.marketresearch.com /researchindex/977998.html (143 words)

	TV 2 (Norway) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As is common with television (and cinema) in Norway, most foreign-language shows are subtitled in Norwegian, not dubbed (with the notable exception of children's programming).
		They have a license to broadcast national commercial television until the end of 2009 for commercial terrestrial television.
		List of programs currently being broadcast by TV 2 (Norway)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TV_2_(Norway) (147 words)

	TV Reviews: LCD, HDTV, Flat Screen & Plasma Televisions & more - CNET
		In the final step required to make the phase-out of analog TV broadcasts official, President Bush yesterday signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which contains legislation stating that on February 17, 2009, all TV broadcasters nationwide must switch off their analog broadcasts.
		The people over at the Peacock got the cold shoulder from many observers for not airing the HD version of their Summer Olympics 2004 coverage until 24 hours after the events took place.
		After that date, televisions that rely solely on analog over-the-air television--typically delivered via rabbit-ear...
	reviews.cnet.com /Televisions/2001-6475_7-0.html (424 words)

	Anime News Service - January 1 - April 25 Anime News
		Production Credits “2009 Lost Memories” is written and directed by Si-Myung Lee, who makes his debut as a full-length feature film director with the movie after working as an assistant director for Korea’s Cinema Service.
		Other notable members of the production staff are cinematographer Hyun-Chul Park, one of only a few Koreans to graduate from AFI (American Film Institute), and composer Dong-Jun Lee, known internationally as the Korean counterpart to Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
		Radio Shack has introduced a line of Initial D ZipZaps, AEG offers an Initial D trading card game, and Jada Toys is gearing up to launch collectible Initial D die-cast cars and action figures.
	www.animenewsservice.com /archives/may7.htm (9996 words)

	MatchEm Ltd / News
		Audio One Entertainment Company has decided to launch an interactive SMS contest in conjunction with the grand release of the first Korean movie in Malaysia, 2009 Lost Memories.
		Headquartered in Finland, Matchem is a leading software company creating tools and supporting software systems that enable real-time interactivity between television and mobile phones.
		At the end of the campaign, best greetings will be rewarded with prizes.
	www.matchem.com /news_37.html (204 words)

	ResourceShelf
		The legislation reauthorizes the Museum and Library Services Act to the year 2009; increases the base amount of the formula distribution to states in LSTA, sets the authorization level for library programs for FY 2004 at $232 million, and creates an evaluation process.
		They are critical components of the worldwide economy and political life, and the IC Industry as a whole is a leading indicator for the general economy, growing for four consecutive quarters with a forecasted 8.5 percent growth rate for 2003.
		At present, a total of 68 properties from 33 countries are inscribed on the Memory of the World Register, which was established in 1997 to preserve and promote documentary heritage of universal value.
	www.resourceshelf.com /archives/2003_09_01_resourceshelf_archive.html/2002_01_01_resourceshelf_archive.html (204 words)

	Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts - TV History
		With the advent of digital television and the establishment of a transition period in which both analog (NTSC) and digital signals may be broadcast by stations (currently scheduled to end on 17 February 2009), the FCC made additional channel assignments.
		It was the first television station in the state of Wisconsin, and the eleventh in the nation.
		The FCC admitted that thirteen channels might be insufficient, and that television might eventually have to be moved to the UHF portion of the spectrum.
	www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com /MilwTV.html (14038 words)

	2000s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 00s decade in its most obvious sense refers to the decade spanning from 2000 to 2009, but some consider the decade to have not truly begun in the cultural sense until the 9/11 attacks of 2001 or alternately the dot-com burst of 2000-2001.
		Viral marketing, and product placement within reality television shows and movies are some increasingly used alternatives.
		Movie executives attempted to place some of the blame on online piracy due to the advent of BitTorrent, however its effect has been disupted, as some claim that those who download these movies would not have paid to see them in the first place.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000s (4306 words)

	Digital TV Markets 2005: Table of Contents
		Digital TV Markets 2005- This report analyzes the development of digital TV in Europe and the US through to 2009.
		Datamonitor forecasts that Europe will overtake the US as the most digitally penetrated TV market during 2006, driven primarily by the terrestrial platforms.
		This report will help digital TV equipment manufacturers to understand which operators are growing strongest and who will need equipment next.
	www.market-research-report.com /datamonitor/DMTC1018.htm (1105 words)

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