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Tri-Vision stepping up production of the V-gis v-chip
Tri-Vision International Ltd
TVL
Shares issued 48,577,396
1999-05-05 close $1.7
Wednesday May 5 1999
An anonymous director reports
Tri-Vision International's V-gis v-chip technology is the only v-chip technology,
available to TV manufacturers, that is able to automatically reconfigure in the field.
This unique feature will provide parents and legislators with the peace of mind that
any planned changes to the United States TV ratings systems would not render
new TVs obsolete.
The globally acclaimed V-gis v-chip technology provides parents with an easy to
use means of controlling the quality and content of television programming entering
the home by blocking selected television programs based on content. This means
that television shows can be selected based on prescribed ratings as well as
varying levels of violence, sexual content, language and dialogue.
On March 12, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission approved the TV
Parental Guidelines, the television program ratings system designed specifically for
the v-chip, and adopted the technical requirements for v-chip blocking. In its
ruling, the FCC (Canadian Shareowners Association) strongly recommended that
TV manufacturers provide for alternative ratings systems. Specifically, the FCC
stated that although it is not mandating that TV receiver manufacturers provide for
alternative rating systems, it encourages manufacturers to design TV receivers to
provide for additional rating systems to the extent practical. The FCC believes that
manufacturers will be driven by the marketplace to meet any consumer demands
to accommodate additional rating systems.
A three-year moratorium on changes to the U.S. ratings systems expires as early
as July 2000.
With heightened public awareness of the urgent need to get a tool such as the
v-chip in the hands of parents, Telewire Supply is increasing its efforts to make
Tri-Vision's V-gis(TM) v-chip set-top product line available to cable operators
throughout the United States.
Telewire Supply, ANTEC's nationwide full-line supplier of broadband HFC
products, is the largest in the U.S. offering customers a wide selection of brands
from a broad range of manufacturers. Its customers include TeleCommunications,
Inc., an operating unit of AT&T, Time-Warner, Cox Communications, Comcast
and Media One.
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