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FCC Fines Retailers for Selling Analog TVs
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they imposed fines on retailers
such as Wal-Mart and Sears along with two television suppliers
for violating curbs on selling TVs that will not work easily
after next year's transition to digital television. The Federal
Communications Commission said the fines against Wal-Mart Stores
Inc, Sears Holdings Corp , Target Corp and eight other companies
were for violating rules designed to prevent consumers from
unknowingly buying TVs that cannot receive digital signals when
broadcasters make the switch on February 17, 2009. The actions
included a fine of $992,000 against Wal-Mart; about $1.1 million
against Sears; $712,000 against Circuit City Stores; $296,000
against Target and $280,000 against Best Buy Co, the FCC said.
FCC rules require retailers to have a label on or near television
sets for sale that are unable to get over-the-air digital signals
without an additional converter box. Wal-Mart said the fines
were for past violations and all the products it currently sells
comply with FCC regulations. "... we have already voluntarily
invested millions of dollars in new technology, training, new
product and consumer education for the FCC's DTV transition
program," Wal-Mart said in a statement. Target said it had taken
steps to inform customers about the transition from analog to
digital, including brochures and staff training. It said it
would review the FCC's findings and take the appropriate action.
Representatives of the other companies could not immediately be
reached for comment.
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Record heat wave hits So. Calif.
Temperatures soared into the 90s in Southern California this
weekend, setting records around the region. The National Weather
Service reported a high of 96 degrees at Los Angeles International
Airport Sunday, 6 degrees above a previous record set in 1947.
Record highs of 95 degrees were set on the UCLA campus and in
Camarillo, while the high at the Santa Monica Pier was a balmier
86 degrees, shattering the previous daily high for April 13 --
78 degrees in 1993. Many area residents tried to beat the heat
by heading for the beach. Even at the water's edge, the mercury
sometimes topped 90 degrees, with Imperial Beach hitting 95
degrees Saturday, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. The ocean
was still on the frigid side at 60 degrees. San Diego brought
in extra lifeguards because of the unusual crowds for April.
The NWS predicted cooler weather, with temperatures in the 80s
Monday and in the 70s later in the week.
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Blockbuster to further Blu-ray, PS3 promotion in stores
Blockbuster Inc. this week said that it will further promotion
of Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format by offering Blu-ray movies for
rent and sale in all U.S. stores. As part of the initiative,
Blockbuster will install Blu-ray kiosks in each store to be
outfitted with a 42-inch high-definition TV and a Playstation
3 to play Blu-ray disc content. Additionally, Blockbuster is
offering online customers a preference to receive all movie
rental in high-def format. "Blockbuster was the first national
retailer to accurately recognize and react to consumers'
preference for this format when we added Blu-ray discs to a
large percentage of our stores last summer," said David Podeschi,
Blockbuster Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Distribution
and Logistics. "Now, with this national rollout, we believe
Blockbuster is perfectly positioned to drive consumer adoption
of this next generation DVD format and to become the customer's
headquarters when it comes to renting or buying Blu-ray movies,
whether in-store or online." Toshiba in Feb. said it would exit
the HD DVD business by Mar. following announcements from Best
Buy, Netflix Inc., and Wal-Mart that they would back Sony Corp.'s
Blu-ray over HD DVD. Retailers this month began to replace former
HD DVD shelf space with Blu-ray products. Wal-Mart stores this
month began taking down displays for Toshiba's HD DVD player and
replacing them with new displays for Sony's entry-level Blu-ray
player. Meanwhile, Best Buy stores have begun to devote former
HD DVD shelf space to Blu-ray disc titles as the obsolete format
is cleared from retail. Retailers have begun to offer promotions
to spur Blu-ray growth and clear HD DVD inventory.
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