Digital TV News: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Microtune Sends Letter to NTIA Raising Compliance Issues about Subsidized U.S. Digital TV Converter Box Program
Mar 26, 2008 – Through internal testing in its Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) lab, Microtune has discovered tuner-related performance failures in certain certified coupon-eligible converter boxes (CECBs) that do not contain Microtune tuners.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Channel Master Digital To Analog Converter Box Now NTIA Coupon Eligible
Mar 18, 2008 – Channel Master by PCT has announced approval by the U.S. Government's National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) of its new CM-7000 digital to analog converter box as a coupon eligible converter box.
News categories: PCT International, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune Announces Fourth Quarter and Year 2007 Financial Information
Feb 7, 2008 – Microtune's (NASDAQ: TUNE) net revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 grew by 37% to $22.8 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. Through December 31, 2007, Microtune has shipped a cumulative historical total of 81.4 million silicon TV tuner chips.
News categories: Microtune, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

Broadcom Powers RCA Digital-to-Analog Converter Box in Support of the NTIA's Digital-to-Analog TV Coupon Program
Jan 28, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that the RCA DTA800B digital-to-analog converter box utilizes a Broadcom® digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution designed specifically to facilitate the transition from analog-to-digital broadcasting.
News categories: Broadcom, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

NTIA Approves Two GE Converter Boxes as Eligible for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 22, 2008 – Jasco Products has announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the GE Smart Digital Converter Box and GE Digital Converter Box as eligible for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Jasco, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Tivax Approved by NTIA for Coupon Eligible Converter Box (CECB)
Jan 15, 2008 – Tivax's Digital TV Converter STB-T9 has obtained National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Coupon Eligible Converter Box (CECB) approval. The boxes will be available to the retailers in mid February.
News categories: Tivax, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Commerce's NTIA Certifies More Than 250 Retailers and 19 Converter Box Models for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 7, 2008 – The U. S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that more than 250 retailers, representing more than 15,000 outlets nationwide, are certified to participate in a program to aid in the transition to digital television.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

EchoStar Introduces New Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
Jan 7, 2008 – EchoStar Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS) has announced its plans to offer two new digital-to-analog converter boxes.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zenith Launches Digital-to-Analog Converter Box for Nation's Transition to All-Digital Broadcasting
Jan 6, 2008 – Supporting the final phase of the nation's transition to all-digital television broadcasting, Zenith is launching an advanced yet affordable converter box that will bring digital TV signals to analog television sets.
News categories: Zenith, Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECB), ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA