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Switching channels in a DTV world

The FCC warns of complacency in the face of digital TV while high-tech companies hope to help broadcasters make the connection to the brave new TV world.

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The FCC warns of complacency in the face of digital TV while high-tech companies hope to help broadcasters make the connection to the brave new TV world.

"We need to get beyond the chicken-and
-egg dilemma."

- Howard Stringer, Sony of America CEO

 
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Intel, NBC try digital TV venture
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