Strong start for TV converter box program, U.S. says
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More than 1 million U.S. households have requested $40 government coupons since Tuesday to help pay for converter boxes for the coming switch to digital television, officials said on Friday.
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Sports programming is helping high-definition television become a mainstream phenomenon and a big moneymaker.
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The software maker's years-long interactive TV finally hits the milestone and the effort is gaining steam.
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Personal TV Channel system is making its debut at IFA consumer electronics show.
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NEW YORK  - Nielsen Media Research has estimated that more than 13 million U.S. households are ill-prepared for the digital TV conversion next year.
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After Feb. 17, 2009, full-power television stations will broadcast a digital signal only, meaning people who do not have a digital-ready TV and watch programs with an antenna will need a special converter box.
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The Commerce Department approved a plan Monday that would allow every U.S. household to be eligible for two $40 coupons that could be used towards the purchase of a digital-to-along converter box beginning in January 2008.
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As the owner of a 64-inch high-definition television set, Stephen Ferreira of Billerica got excited when a new satellite network called Voom started up last year, offering nearly three dozen channels of high-definition shows and movies.
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Microsoft Corp.  and cable television provider Comcast Corp.  said on Monday they would begin deploying set-top boxes powered by Microsoft software starting next week.
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The US Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would provide up to $1 billion to ensure consumers can still watch television when broadcasters switch to new, crisp digital signals.
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Americans are becoming more aware of  next year's switch-over to digital television, but many are  still confused about how they will be affected, according to a  pair of surveys released on Wednesday.
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REDMOND, Washington  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  and cable television provider Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O said on  Monday they would begin deploying set-top boxes powered by  Microsoft software starting next week.
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Televisions big enough to cover living-room walls and postage stamp-sized hard drives for playing movies on mobile phones were among the gadgets unveiled as the year's big U.S. electronics show kicked off on Wednesday.
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Eight large retailers, including Best Buy and Wal-Mart, say they'll sell converters that will let the owners of analog televisions keep their TVs after the United States switches to digital broadcasting in 2009.
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Viewers could receive rewards for watching TV as Sky makes its set-top boxes compatible with smartcards.
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EchoStar Holding Corp., the set-top box maker that sells the Slingbox, introduced a digital-analog TV converter that U.S. consumers can get for free and use to view watch older sets after the country moves to all-digital broadcasting in February 2009.
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TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna? But it's pretty clear which business interests stand to gain.