7/1/2009
CEA URGES CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO HALT “GREEN DAM” SOFTWARE MANDATE
Arlington, Va., July 1, 2009 – Today, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said China will delay the mandatory installation of the “Green Dam-Youth Escort” software on new computers. This software will allow the Chinese government to bar computers from searching certain Internet sites. The following statement can be attributed to CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro.
6/30/2009
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION TARGETS ONE OF THE STATE’S ONLY ECONOMIC BRIGHT SPOTS, SAYS...
Following Los Angeles Times reporting that Californians are “upgrading their TVs because they're spending more time at home during the economic downturn,” the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today released new data showing that shipments of new flat-panel TVs in the U.S. are up 27 percent over the same period in 2008. More than 1.4 million TVs have been sold in California alone through the first six months of 2009.
6/29/2009
CEA APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN REMOTE DVR CASE
The United States Supreme Court today denied the petition for a writ of certiorari upholding the legality of Cablevision’s remote digital video recorder (DVR). The technology is functionally identical to a home DVR, and allows viewers to record programs on a remote system within Cablevision’s offices. The following statement can be attributed to CEA President and CEO, Gary Shapiro.
6/26/2009
CEA APPLAUDS CONFIRMATION OF LARRY STRICKLING TO NTIA AND MIGNON CLYBURN NOMINATION TO FC...
The Senate has confirmed Larry Strickling to be the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The President has announced the nomination of Mignon Clyburn to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
6/25/2009
CEA STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF MEREDITH ATTWELL BAKER TO FULL FCC TERM
President Barack Obama today announced that he will nominate Meredith Attwell Baker to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®:
6/23/2009
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HOLDS STEADY IN JUNE, ACCORDING TO CEA-CNET INDEXES
Consumer confidence in the overall economy held steady in June, according to the latest data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and CNET. The CEA-CNET Indexes also show that consumer confidence in technology and consumer electronics (CE) continues to improve.
6/23/2009
CEA HONORED FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY HELPFUL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® was honored today at the National Press Club by Commuter Connections, a program of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Because of the outstanding program offered to CEA employees, CEA won the Connections Employer Recognition Award for Incentives.
