(14 April 2008 6:00 pm)

MUMBAI: The Nab Show in Las Vegas has announced a series of sessions and panels focusing on the upcoming transition to digital television.

A joint session, titled The Buck Stops Here! DTV Transition Best Practices, which took place today, was one of the highlights in the Nab Show’s extensive schedule of DTV-related discussions on topics ranging from consumer education to technology requirements to regulatory compliance.

In the joint session, co-hosted by the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) and Nab, DTV experts addressed critical issues facing broadcast stations, including consumer education, tower work, equipment purchases, FCC approvals, and co-ordination with cable and satellite companies that remains unresolved.

It was a town hall-style forum moderated by former FCC chairman Richard Wiley and David Donovan, president of MSTV. TelevisionWeek also presented awards recognising stations that have made significant strides in educating consumers about DTV.

Additional DTV sessions include:

* Coming in 2009: Mobile DTV from the Broadcast Television Industry
* DTV Audio in a File-Based World
* DTV Broadcasting for Mobile and Handheld
* DTV Transition: Partnership Opportunities for Cable Operators and Broadcasters
* How Tomorrow’s TV Might Look Like... Differences and Progress
* Mobile TV: Opportunity at 100 MPH!
* Show Me the Money... Business Models and ROI
* Taming DTV Loudness and Consistency Issues - A Discussion of Strategies to Improve the Listener Experience
* Television Music Licensing in the Digital World
* The DTV Transition: Turning the Corner
* The Future of Digital Media in Television, Film, Newspapers, Magazines, and Advertising