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Japan's Nikon to Cease Production of Most Film Cameras

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2006 - 3:58am.
Tokyo - Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon announced on Thursday that it plans to essentially end production of its film cameras and instead focus on digital camera technology, following the lead of competitors including Canon and Kodak. The company will soon produce only two film-based cameras, and also plans to halt production of most of its traditional film camera lenses. Nikon spokesman Akira Abe told The New York Times that film cameras accounted for just 3% of sales at Nikon's camera division in its last fiscal year, down 16% from the previous year, while digital cameras now generate 75% of sales.
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U.K. Regulator Ofcom Calls for End of Analog TV by 2012

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2004 - 4:36am.
London -- Ofcom, the U.K. media and communications watchdog, announced on Tuesday that the switchover to digital TV could happen in some areas of the country as soon as 2007. What's more, Ofcom said that all U.K. broadcasters would have to stop sending analog signals by 2012. The government said the reasoning behind its efforts to make the U.K. the first country in the world with a digital-only TV network was twofold: It wants to free up more of the broadcast spectrum and spur new technologies that will lead to more channels and interactive features, and clearer signals. To date, about one out of every two British households owns a digital TV, meaning that as many as 90 million devices will have to be switched over to digital by Dec. 31, 2012. The regulator has asked for responses to Tuesday's proposal by Oct. 25. U.S. broadcasters face a legal mandate to switch to digital by Dec. 31, 2006, but this directive hinges on 85% of consumers having purchased digital televisions capable of receiving digital signals.
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