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Digital TV shift may be delayed
The Swampby Frank James Don't get rid of those old analog televisions yet. The national transition to digital television was supposed to occur next month on Feb. 17. But some key members of Congress and the Obama presidential transition may engineer......Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Parliament, Consumers, Upper House, Henry Waxman
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Questions and answers on the switch to all-digital television
QWho's affected by the digital TV transition? AThe impact is on people who use a roof-top or rabbit-ears antenna to watch TV. Their TVs must have a built-in digital tuner or a digital-to-analog converter box to show the new broadcasts. People with...Tags: Television Industry
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Some workers may not take layoffs in stride
Friday's employment report is expected to show Americans losing their jobs by the hundreds of thousands, and no doubt many of those folks will hear the usual good advice about handling their termination: Dust off that resume. Get busy networking. Brush...Tags: Massachusetts, Justice System, Prosecution, Laws, Court Administration
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Delay switch to all-digital TV, Obama asks Congress
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Moving to avert a TV blackout that could strike millions of U.S. households, President-elect Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television. The government-mandated...Tags: Texas, Electrical Appliance, Safety of Citizens, Joe Barton, National Government
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A room with a view
In or out? It's an issue in many households: whether to keep the big TV front and center or hide it behind cabinet doors. And it's a matter that some consumers may now be considering. Although many sectors of the furnishings industry are depressed,...Tags: Sales, Television, Ethan Allen, Family, Electronics
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Magazine publisher Meredith cuts 250 jobs
Magazine publisher and marketing company Meredith Corp. will eliminate 250 jobs, or about 7 percent of its work force, as the recession cuts into advertising revenue at its magazines and television stations. About 100 of the eliminated jobs are in Des...Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Meredith Corporation, Magazines, Newspaper and Magazine, Marketing
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A handy way to watch local TV
Sentinel Staff WriterBy the end of the year, consumers in Central Florida and across the nation may be able to tune in to live local news, sporting events and other programming on their cell phones, computers, portable DVD players and other devices. The plan announced...Tags: Pennsylvania, Electrical Appliance, National Government, DVD Players, Electronics
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Flat TVs, flat sales
The Associated PressTV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets, even in a weak economy. The manufacturers are fighting an unhappy trend....Tags: Sony Corp., Consumers, Environmental Politics, Sales, Amazon.com Inc.
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A delay in transition to digital TV best call for seniors, the poor
Blame whom you want, but too many Americans — South Floridians included — are not ready for the digital television transition. That reality prompted president-elect Barack Obama and the Consumers Union, a leading consumers' rights group,...Tags: Television, George Bush, National Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Consumers
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Obama: Americans aren't ready to lose old TV signals
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready. In a letter to...Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Consumers, Trade Policy, Electrical Appliance, Satellite and Cable Service
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Company news
NCC CLASSES TO TRAIN THOSE SEEKING CASINO JOBS The Hospitality Career Institute at Northampton Community College is offering a three-week course that will teach operations and explore job opportunities within the casino industry. Topics include event...Tags: Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Montgomery County (Maryland), National Government, Computer Sciences, Corporate Officers
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Police Blotter
The scam : We've Got Your Back reader Marisa had an unfortunate report. She was victim of an apparent magazine scam and wanted to share the story so others would learn. How it works: Marisa wrote that she was approached at home April 19 by a young man...Tags: Sales, Newspaper and Magazine
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