However, this was put off by the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, under which full-power broadcasting of analog television in the United States was set to have ceased after February 17, 2009. This was further delayed to June 12, 2009, after the passage of the DTV Delay Act on February 4, 2009.

Bringing more than 25 years of experience to advise clients on media, technology, and copyright law before Congress and federal agencies. Act that ended analog TV broadcasting, auctioned some reclaimed spectrum for mobile broadband, and allocated remainder for public safety use.

In American television in 2005, notable events included television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.

On November 1, 2005, DirecTV made its foray with its first original series, CD US, on Freeview. [31] In December 2005, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission imposed a $5.3 million penalty on DirecTV for its violations of federal telemarketing regulations. It was the largest civil penalty the FTC had ever announced in a case enforcing any consumer ...

2008年4月30日 · The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, requires all full-power television stations in the United States to cease analog broadcasting by February 17, 2009, known as the digital television (DTV) transition.

DTV STAFF DISCUSSION DRAFT OF THE DTV TRANSITION ACT OF 2005 THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 11:40 a.m., in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Fred Upton (chairman ...

2005: Aastha International December. Channel # Network Notes 74: Bravo HD+: rebranded Universal HD 358: CNNfn/CNN International: removed (due to channel shutdown) 424: ... DirecTV Cinema HD: removed 213: MLB Network: launched SD/HD 214: MLB Network Alternate: added 249: Comedy Central HD 379: RFD-TV: moved to 345 384: PBS Satellite Service:

2005年2月1日 · While already widely publicized, it bears repeating that network affiliates in the top 100 markets are required to build out their full DTV facilities by July 1, 2005, and that all operating DTV stations must implement PSIP technology by Feb. 1, 2005.

2023年7月31日 · Under legislation passed by Congress – the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 – over-the-air broadcast television stations are required to turn off their analog channels on February 17, 2009, and continue broadcasting exclusively in the digital format.

2005年12月7日 · WASHINGTON: Finally, after several years of consumer hesitancy on making the leap to HDTV, and the ensuing flat sales of flat-screens and other DTV products, 2005 is shaping up to be perhaps a seminal year for the digital transition.