GRANT
RULES UNDER STUDY, but initial reaction generally positive.
Many predict a robust pool of applicants for $4 billion first round.
BROADBAND
MAPPING APPLICATIONS will require confidentiality, matching
fund requirements.
BEHAVIORAL
TARGETING PRINCIPLES offered by IAB, others, with in-ad
notice and equal treatment for ISPs, browsers.
TELECOM
AND MEDIA NONPROFITS largely find tight fundraising environment
despite recent policy wins.
STRAINED
FAIRPOINT ANGLES to restructure debt from Verizon acquisition. State
regulators eye situation warily.
TELECOM
NOTES: N.Y. asks for 700 MHz waiver ... Sprint Nextel reports
800 MHz rebanding progress ... AWS subscriber numbers climbing.
FCC
BROADBAND PLAN key topic at Genachowski’s first meeting as
chairman. Time is short, officials concede.
DTV
TRANSITION PRAISE all around at FCC meeting. Some problems remain
as Media Bureau sorts through reception issues.
ECHOSTAR
GRANTED STAY for $103 million contempt order. Tivo, Dish
likely to settle, analysts say.
DIGITAL
TRANSITION IN EUROPE seen as prime opportunity for subscriber
growth for satellite companies, experts say.
MEDIA
NOTES: Most comments seek FCC Arbitron PPM probe ... Higher power can’t always fix DTV issues ... Rogers adds 1/3 more
HD channels ... Viacom can ‘weather’ recession, S&P
says.
AGENCIES: Class
action suit alleges privacy threats from
EHR plan.
COURTS: Judge throws out conviction in MySpace suicide case ...
Spammers must turn over $3.7 million ... MySpace not responsible
for offline assaults, Calif. court affirms.
STATES: Overstock.com brings back Calif. affiliates after governor’s
veto. Hawaii vetoes similar bill ... Ticketmaster promises Illinois
to shut down misleading TicketsNow affiliate sites, pay penalty.
DTV
TRANSITION PRAISE all around at FCC meeting. Some problems remain
as Media Bureau sorts through reception issues.
ECHOSTAR
GRANTED STAY for $103 million contempt order. TiVo, Dish
likely to settle, analysts say.
FCC
BROADBAND PLAN key topic at Genachowski’s first meeting
as agency chairman. Time is short, officials concede.
NINTENDO’S
DOMINANCE CONTINUES in U.K., latest videogame hardware installed-base
data shows.
COPYRIGHT: Still
no U.S. availability of easy ‘PID’ access
to Digital Copy on DVDs, Sony DADC says.
DISPLAYS: Panasonic
develops 85W plasma panel with 1080p for digital signage, home
theater applications.
COMPANIES: Silicon
Image cuts 30 jobs, plans to slash 50 more by year-end.
COURTS: GoVideo
brand licensee Soyo liquidates, listing more than $10 million in
liabilities.
INDUSTRY
NOTES: High-tech and high-ticket TVs go on sale in Europe from Philips
and B&O as scheduled.
