2008 CABLE SHOW: McSlarrow Sees Successful DTV Transition

NEW ORLEANS—When the cable industry holds its 2009 convention in Washington, D.C., TV stations' transition to digital will be over and cable operators will have played a key role in the success of that effort, National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow said Sunday.

"I am confident our industry will have played a key role in its success…not simply because we stepped up to help with a $200 million consumer education campaign…but because we are working constructively with broadcasters, government agencies and other stakeholders to ensure its success," McSlarrow said in a keynote address at his industry's annual convention.

All full-power TV stations must turn off their analog signals on Feb. 17, 2009. Cable homes with analog TV sets not connected to the pay-TV service need to take action to prevent those sets from going dark.


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