September 2007

HONG KONG'S BROADBAND IS HOW FAST?
[SOURCE: WebProNews, AUTHOR: Jason Lee Miller]
In case you're still convinced there's a true open market in broadband space and the handful of companies running it are sufficient competition for each other, consider this: in Hong Kong, you can get a fiber-to-the-home connection 20 times faster than Verizon's FiOS connection for about the same price.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/09/26/hong-kongs-broadband-is-how...

GOP REGULATORS DEFEND WORK ON DTV
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]

NAB DEBUTS DTV-TRANSITION PSA
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The National Association of Broadcasters Wednesday unveiled its first national digital-TV-transition public-service announcement. That came in conjunction with a Federal Communications Commission-sponsored forum on the DTV transition. The spot was delivered to stations last week as part of a broad education effort that includes a speakers’ bureau and a traveling road show.

JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP BUYS KPSE PALM SPRINGS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Michael Malone]
Journal Broadcast Group entered into an agreement to purchase MyNetworkTV outlet KPSE Palm Springs (CA) from Mirage Media. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition would create a duopoly for Journal, which owns NBC affiliate KMIR.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6483688.html?rssid=193