Digital TV News: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Zoran-Powered Apex Digital Converter Box Supporting Analog Pass-Through Gains NTIA Approval
Jul 11, 2008 – Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has announced that Apex Digital's SupraHD® 741 processor-powered ATSC Converter Box has been approved by the NTIA for use in the Coupon-Eligible Converter Box (CECB) program supporting U.S. digital broadcast conversion.
News categories: Zoran, Apex Digital, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Gutierrez Announces One Million Coupons Used for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
May 6, 2008 – U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez has issued a statement announcing one million coupons have been used as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune Demonstrates Support for ATSC Digital TV Broadcast at 2008 NAB Show
Apr 14, 2008 – This week Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) will demonstrate its multi-standard tuner chip deployed in certified digital television (DTV) converter boxes at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Ten Millionth Coupon Requested for TV Converter Box Program
Apr 8, 2008 – Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced over 10 million coupons have been requested since the launch of the TV Converter Box Program on January 1, 2008.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

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

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