DTV News for 12-12-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 12-12-2005
384 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

To Subsidize or Not To Subsidize, That Was Almost The Question
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... ize_or.php

Much Ado About Multicasting [Paid Subscription Required]
Broadcasters Getting New Nets Off Ground
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... op+Stories

Survey Finds Half HDTV Owners Kinda Fuzzy
A telephone survey conducted by Scientific-Atlanta finds 49 percent of HDTV owners either aren't receiving HD channels or aren't set up to watch them.
(Designtechnica News)
http://news.designtechnica.com/article9024.html

The (mis-)uptake of HDTV
(Ars Technica)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051209-5724.html

HDTV for dummies?
A new study finds that half of the HD set owners surveyed had no way to receive any HD programming.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 1211/#hdtv

Survey says: Consumers still confused about HDTV
Nearly half of HDTV owners are not watching high-definition television programming, according to a survey of more than 500 U.S. HDTV owners commissioned by Scientific-Atlanta (S-A).
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6290348.html


Toward digital TV
(Boston, MA Globe)
http://www.boston.com/business/technolo ... iness+News

A high definition for digital TV investors
TV viewers alert! HDTV is coming (but not soon).
(Madison, WI Capital Times)
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/ind ... ntid=64512

HDTV scores big on game day
Sundays Won't Be The Same For One Viewer
(San Jose, CA Mercury News)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/mer ... rning_buzz

Holiday guide to buying your high-tech TV
(Wall Street Journal via Fort Lauderdale, FL Sun-Sentinel / Madison, WI State Journal)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/lo ... -headlines
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/ind ... 55&ntpid=1

New TVs put consumer to test
Before you go into the showroom, get a good idea of what you want and need
(Kansas City, MO Star)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 370731.htm

It's time to get ready for TV's digital, high-definition age
(Louisville, KY Courier-Journal)
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbc ... 0/FEATURES

The next step in TV
(Charleston, SC Post Courier)
http://www.charleston.net/stories/?news ... ion=garden

Clearing the picture
Let's talk about the types of digital TVs.
(Myrtle Beach, SC Sun News)
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/my ... 381878.htm

HDTV prices are dropping
As always, there are some catches
(Biloxi, MS Sun Herald)
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunhera ... 381297.htm

Big TVs topping many Christmas lists
(United Press International / RedOrbit)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?S ... 4243-3616r
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology

Matching the Wide Screen With Clear Thinking
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/10/busin ... btZw5ki5GQ

So what's on TV?
(Asia News Network)
http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_templ ... s_id=49502

High Definition Unclear
Lured by the promise of crystal clear movies, sports and other programming, US households are replacing their old TV sets with high definition models. But there is still some confusion among consumers.
(eMarketer)
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003728


In the Black
(Ultimate AV)
http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/thomasnorton/

New LCD model challenges plasmas for HDTV domination
(Hartford, CT Courant via Chicago, IL Tribune)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 3509.story

Dell W3201C
While we'd like to see its price drop a bit, the Dell W3201C's impressive feature set and solid image quality definitely set it apart from the budget pack.
(CNET)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_W3201C/450 ... ml?tag=nav

Hitachi 42HDT52 Plasma Television [Joel Brinkley]
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/flatp ... 05hitachi/


New 1080p DVD Player From Marantz
Marantz flagship DV9600 is loaded with features including 1080p output.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/ ... ntzdv9600/

Upstart aims to bring HD camcorders to the masses
(ZDNet News via TMCNet)
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/dec/1220407.htm

Low-cost HD recording for the home gets closer
Two new LSI Logic chips for ATSC-compliant HDTV DVD recording systems may ultimately help motivate consumers to take the HD plunge.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /?r=1&#lsi

Xbox + HDTV = realistic visuals, convincing action
(St. Paul, MN Pioneer Press)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincitie ... 370257.htm

Sigma Designs to Work on Full-Featured Blu-ray Player with Pioneer
New Player Utilizes Sigma's Industry-Leading SMP8630 Family of Media Processors
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051212/20051212005018.html?.v=1


Linear Acoustic Offers Seminars on HD Transition
Partnered with Omneon and Miranda to present meetings in Montreal
(Broadcast Newsroom / HD Issues)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=36161
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=36161

Panasonic Unveils P2 HD Camcorder
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3522

NTC Touts Expanded HD Deployments
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3541

WNYW-TV adds HD newsgathering from overhead
SKYFOX is equipped with the Cineflex HiDef HD camera system and multiple band microwave abilities.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 51207/?r=1&#

Prime Image Unveils HD Version of Time Tailor
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3528

Prime Image releases HD/SD video time management
The new Time Tailor HD/SD reduces program run time through a patented time reduction process.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... primeimage

Entravision selects Harris for digital transmitters
The new Harris transmitters will allow 17 Entravision stations to transmit digital terrestrial programming at the maximum power allocated to each by the FCC.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... ntravision

Point.360 Deploys First Commercially Available Global HD Satellite Transmission Service for Spot and Syndicated Program Distribution - Eliminating Time and Distance Barriers
(PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 049&EDATE=


Telco David Takes on Goliaths
California-Based Pioneer in Video Delivery Achieves 20% Penetration
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9024


Zoran Driving Convergence in the Home; Unveils Innovative Platform Designs for DVD Recorders With Integrated Digital TV Support
Zoran Provides All Digital Processing Functions for Combo DVD Recorders for Analog and Digital TVs in U.S. and European Markets
(PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 055&EDATE=

Philips tunes in U.S. market with mobile TV device
Philips Semiconductors is rolling out a TV-on-mobile device with a tuner and demodulator that complies with the DVB-H spec and is specifically designed for use in a U.S. frequency band.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =174916844

Philips launches DVB-H chip at US market
(Register)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/12/philips_dvb-h/


Crossroads Television System, Hamilton, Ontario. APPROVED [Canada]
Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the transitional digital television undertaking CITS-DT Hamilton, to 30 January 2007.
(Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decis ... 05-589.htm

Bell ExpressVu Offers Consumers the Most HD Programming in Canada [Canada]
Bell Canada today announced the addition of more High Definition (HD) sports programming offering consumers the most HD content currently available in Canada.
(Broadcaster Magazine)
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/arti ... 05&btac=no

Rogers Cable Adds More Sports in High Definition [Canada]
Rogers Cable Communications Inc. announced today that it has added 3 new HD channels to its Super Sports Pak to provide its HD customers with more HD sports content, with the addition of NCAA games in High Definition (HD), as well as HD NHL games to its NHL(R) Centre Ice and Super Sports Pak offering.
(Broadcaster Magazine)
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/arti ... e=12092005

What do I need to watch High Definition programming? [Canada]
(Digital Home Canada)
http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/index. ... &Itemid=34

Let taxpayers fund digital TV switchover says peer [UK]
(Edinburgh Evening News)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=2381792005

Viewers 'should not fund digital' [UK]
Licence fee payers should not foot the bill for the switchover to digital TV, the House of Lords has heard.
(BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4513980.stm

Lord Fowler repeats BBC switchover call [UK]
Lord Fowler, chairman of the House of Lords committee that examined the future funding and regulation of the BBC, has again called on the Government to fund the cost of digital switchover via general taxation and not the BBC licence fee.
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... 93&id=1351

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