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		<title>Cable&#8217;s Latest Attempt to Elminate Local Channel Carriage</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2009/12/12/cables-latest-attempt-to-elminate-local-channel-carriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new article in Broadcasting &#38; Cable highlights the American Cable Association&#8217;s attempt to sway the FCC via a December 11th letter by the ACA President Matt Polka (in addition to the regular lobbying of cable-related issues through their PAC) to eliminate &#8220;Must Carry&#8221; rules so that they can &#8220;offer Internet speeds as fast as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The DTV Delay Debacle.  Just cut the cord already&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2009/02/06/the-dtv-delay-debacle-just-cut-the-cord-already/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently our congress has passed legislation to delay the DTV transition/analog shut-off yet again &#8211; this time to June 12th of 2009.  For those that aren&#8217;t already aware this makes the 2nd time the date has been put off.  The original date (created in 1997) for this to happen was December 31st, 2006, but in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The PlayOn Beta.  Bridging Internet Video To My TV.</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/10/07/the-playon-beta-bridging-internet-video-to-my-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/10/07/the-playon-beta-bridging-internet-video-to-my-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago I was selected to download MediaMall&#8216;s PlayOn Media Server and try their beta version of software that bridges content from several Internet video provider sites to a TV.  In reality it requires a few more components along with the software to make it work, such as a PC to run the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Mobile DTV.  Goodbye HDTV.</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/08/24/hello-mobile-dtv-goodbye-hdtv/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/08/24/hello-mobile-dtv-goodbye-hdtv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analog Transition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of what some liberal arts students or free-love hippies may tell you, you don&#8217;t get something for nothing.  Or, better yet, as the redoubtable Robert Heinlein coined, &#8220;TANSTAAFL&#8221; (There ain&#8217;t no such thing as a free lunch).  This simple truth frames the cold, hard realities about to face broadcasters after the current mobile DTV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another DTV Converter box goes under my microscope.  OK, my glasses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/08/01/another-dtv-converter-box-goes-under-my-microscope-ok-my-glasses/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/08/01/another-dtv-converter-box-goes-under-my-microscope-ok-my-glasses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analog Transition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago I had some time to review the capabilities of an Insignia CECB (coupon eligible converter box) and found that it was quite capable for its intended purpose. However, it lacked a few features and I discovered a matrix that showed one converter box with the most features of any CECB and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Horrible Tops In &#8216;TV Shows&#8217; On iTunes.  Only It&#8217;s Not A TV Show&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/07/21/dr-horrible-tops-in-tv-shows-on-itunes-only-its-not-a-tv-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=53</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As broadcasters continue to face eroding audiences, lousy programming, declining ratings, a lackluster fall line-up and pending changes in FCC rules regarding &#8216;localism&#8216;; here comes another punch in the gut. Joss Whedon of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly and the Serenity movie fame created a three part mini-musical (!) video netcast called &#8220;Dr. Horrible&#8221; that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will The Popcorn Hour NMT Replace My XBMC?</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/06/13/will-the-popcorn-hour-nmt-replace-my-xbmc/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/06/13/will-the-popcorn-hour-nmt-replace-my-xbmc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not yet.  And after the latest debacle with the June 18th firmware, maybe not ever.  My old, original xbox softmodded to run XBMC is still more polished and faster than this little guy, despite the glowing reviews I read which led me to purchase the Popcorn Hour NMT in the first place. As everyone knows, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Broadcasters Can&#8217;t Catch A Break.  Mostly Their Fault.</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/26/local-broadcasters-cant-catch-a-break-mostly-their-fault/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/26/local-broadcasters-cant-catch-a-break-mostly-their-fault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A writer&#8217;s strike, shitty programming and the Internet. Oh my! Viewer&#8217;s are leaving appointment television by the droves and broadcasters are scrambling to do something, anything to keep them firmly planted on the couch during prime time. I&#8217;ve covered the topic of declining viewers in the past, but the trend in hemorrhaging viewership of major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Competition for Cable &amp; Satellite?  Says Who?  Sezmi.</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/25/competition-for-cable-satellite-says-who-sezmi/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/25/competition-for-cable-satellite-says-who-sezmi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 22:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analog Transition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seantorbett.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sezmi is a startup out of Belmont, California that hopes to win subscribers from cable and satellite providers by providing a cheaper, on-demand and real-time television viewing service for a select selection of the more popular broadcast and &#8220;cable&#8221; channels. This new company is born from the ashes and founders of the defunct USDTV service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAB 2008 In Review.</title>
		<link>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/04/nab-2008-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://seantorbett.com/2008/05/04/nab-2008-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 22:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analog Transition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s NAB had a bit more energy among television broadcasters than the NAB show last year and almost all of it was around the mobile DTV plans and testing currently going on. Despite the interest in mobile DTV and the NAB claiming ~105,000 registered attendees, the North and Central halls were only mildly busy. [...]]]></description>
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