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Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday's DTV Transition
If you're still clueless about Friday's DTV transition, then I'm not sure what's wrong with you. Get a converter box, subscribe to cable, call 1-888-CALL-FCC, stare blankly at that analog nightlight, but don't say we didn't warn you.
For those of us who have read a newspaper in the past year, Thursday was a flurry of last-minute reports, statements, and predictions about tomorrow's big switch from analog to digital signals. Here's the run-down.
GOP Reps Calls Shenanigans on Delay
Not everyone is excited about June 12. Reps. Joe Barton of Texas and Cliff Stearns of Florida - both of whom opposed the delay from Feb. 17 to June 12 - penned a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps that suggested the delay was simply a waste of taxpayer money.
The stimulus package allocated $650 million for the converter box program, $90 million of which could be used for outreach purposes.
According to NTIA data, Commerce has $250 million to cover 6.2 million converter box coupons. "If that is so, why was it necessary to delay the transition and allocate another $650 million in the stimulus package for DTV?" the congressmen wrote.
Meanwhile, of the 3.6 million coupons redeemed with stimulus funds, 900,000 of them were from unprepared households, the letter said.
"Doing the math, $650 million in stimulus funds to reach 900,000 unprepared homes comes to more than $700 per unprepared household for a $50 device. Does that sound like a sensible expenditure of taxpayer dollars?" they wrote.
The congressmen also asked for detailed information on how Commerce and the FCC spent the money allocated by the stimulus package.
For those of us who have read a newspaper in the past year, Thursday was a flurry of last-minute reports, statements, and predictions about tomorrow's big switch from analog to digital signals. Here's the run-down.
GOP Reps Calls Shenanigans on Delay
Not everyone is excited about June 12. Reps. Joe Barton of Texas and Cliff Stearns of Florida - both of whom opposed the delay from Feb. 17 to June 12 - penned a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps that suggested the delay was simply a waste of taxpayer money.
The stimulus package allocated $650 million for the converter box program, $90 million of which could be used for outreach purposes.
According to NTIA data, Commerce has $250 million to cover 6.2 million converter box coupons. "If that is so, why was it necessary to delay the transition and allocate another $650 million in the stimulus package for DTV?" the congressmen wrote.
Meanwhile, of the 3.6 million coupons redeemed with stimulus funds, 900,000 of them were from unprepared households, the letter said.
"Doing the math, $650 million in stimulus funds to reach 900,000 unprepared homes comes to more than $700 per unprepared household for a $50 device. Does that sound like a sensible expenditure of taxpayer dollars?" they wrote.
The congressmen also asked for detailed information on how Commerce and the FCC spent the money allocated by the stimulus package.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Two Days Before DTV Transition
Two days out from the June 12 digital TV transition, about 2.5 percent of U.S. households are completely unready for the switch, according to the latest data from Nielsen.
About 2.8 million households have not taken steps to prepare for the switch from analog to digital TV signals. Homes with younger people, African Americans, and Hispanics are most likely to be unprepared. The elderly, meanwhile, are ready to go.
"Since February, when the U.S. government postponed the transition for three months, the number of households that are completely unready has been cut in half - from 5.8 million to 2.8 million homes," Sara Erichson with Nielsen said in a blog post. "Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-day life of most people, we expect that the most of the remaining unready homes will take the necessary steps to get ready once the stations make the final switch to digital transmission."
This latest data is a slight improvement from stats published on May 28, which said 2.7 percent of households were clueless about the transition. When Congress decided to push the switch from Feb. 17 to June 12, unreadiness was at 6 percent.
Almost 1,000 stations will switch to digital signals on Friday. Most of those switches - nearly 500 - will occur between 6pm and midnight. Other stations have opted to switch between midnight and 6am, 6am and noon, and noon and 6pm, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
About 2.8 million households have not taken steps to prepare for the switch from analog to digital TV signals. Homes with younger people, African Americans, and Hispanics are most likely to be unprepared. The elderly, meanwhile, are ready to go.
"Since February, when the U.S. government postponed the transition for three months, the number of households that are completely unready has been cut in half - from 5.8 million to 2.8 million homes," Sara Erichson with Nielsen said in a blog post. "Given the importance that television plays in the day-to-day life of most people, we expect that the most of the remaining unready homes will take the necessary steps to get ready once the stations make the final switch to digital transmission."
This latest data is a slight improvement from stats published on May 28, which said 2.7 percent of households were clueless about the transition. When Congress decided to push the switch from Feb. 17 to June 12, unreadiness was at 6 percent.
Almost 1,000 stations will switch to digital signals on Friday. Most of those switches - nearly 500 - will occur between 6pm and midnight. Other stations have opted to switch between midnight and 6am, 6am and noon, and noon and 6pm, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Bruno Movie Trailer And Review
Watch The Theatrical Trailer Here
Synopsis:
A gay, Austrian TV reporter worms his way into style hot spots.
Bruno also known as Brüno Untitled (Sacha Baron Cohen Project) will be released on July 10th, 2009
User Comments
Author: dinerj00 from United Kingdom
now I was one of the lucky few that had the opportunity to see this film 2 months before it was Scheldeuled for an American release date. Now let me tell you fans of Borat, this is exactly what you have been waiting for.
From Sawded start to Sawded finish this is one of the funniest films ever to grace the screens of not only America but the world as well. I don't Want to put any spoilers in this assessment but let me tell you this reaches a new low, on the screens of America. Certainy not for the faint of heart, or the faint of will, but Bruno will have you looking at the world through a new perspective.
Tske everything you have ever found funny and times it by ten. Will Ferrell eat your heart out and leave the world and die. this will challenge everything you have previously laughed at.
I hope you enjoy this film as much as I have Jewpacalypse now 9/10 xxx
Harry Potter 6 Trailer
Watch The Theatrical Trailer Here
Synopsis:
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simmering with jealousy but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Harry Potter 6 Will be released on July 15, 2009
Harry Potter 6 Will be released on July 15, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Twilight Saga, New Moon Trailer
Watch The Theatrical Trailer Here
Synopsis:
Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Chaske Spencer
The movie will be released on November 20th, 2009
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