DTV News for 8-18-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 8-18-2006
914 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

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NCTA requests waiver on upcoming integration ban
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has formally requested an extension on an upcoming mandate that would prohibit cable operators from deploying digital set-tops with embedded security as of July 1, 2007.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6363595.html

NAB, MSTV and Networks Support FCC DTV Signal Measurement Plan
The NAB, along with ABC, CBS and NBC affiliate associations and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) have filed comments in the FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on measurement standards for digital signal strength testing for the purpose of determining whether a household is served by local DTV stations under the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act (SHVERA).
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1369


This Week in HD
HD programming for Aug. 17-23: "Battleground: Art of War," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Prison Break."
(TVWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=240

'Star Wars' Going HD on Cinemax
The "Star Wars" universe is about to make the jump to high-definition. Cinemax has made a deal with Lucasfilm to offer all six "Star Wars" movies in HD for the first time.
(TVWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10567
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=237

DISH Network(TM) Expands High Definition Programming Lineup to 30 Channels
Food Network HD Now Available to DISH Network Customers
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / eCoustics.com)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060817/20060817005699.html?.v=1
http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/ ... 59877.html

Q&A: Clint Stinchcomb
Discovery HD Theater's New Chief Discusses Future
(TVWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=239


Bridging the HD Gap
Why Fewer Than Half of HDTV Owners Actually Watch HD
(TVWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=238

Many consumers clueless about HDTV
Survey after survey indicates that a lot of people who are shelling out big bucks for one of those cool new HDTVs are pretty clueless about what they are buying.
(Daytona Beach, FL News-Journal)
http://blogs.news-journalonline.com/tec ... _hdtv.html

Hitachi's fall HD Plasma Lineup
With the fall television season and the NFL football season fast approaching, readers are flocking to the Digital Forums in search of the perfect high definition televisions for their family or living room.
(Digital Home Canada)
http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/content/view/1487/60/

CNET previews the Panasonic TH-PH9UK series, the company's 2006 line of industrial plasma HDTVs.
The Panasonic TH-PH9UK consists of three plasma monitors: the 50-inch TH-50PH9UK, the 42-inch TH-42PH9UK, and the 37-inch TH-37PH9UK.
(CNET via ZDNet)
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Panasonic_ ... 26734.html

CNET previews the Westinghouse LVM-42w2, a 42-inch 1080p flat-panel LCD HDTV.
The Westinghouse LVM-42w2 is a 42-inch 1080p flat-panel LCD HDTV. It has a native resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels, a.k.a. 1080p, which means it should be able to display every detail of 1080i and 1080p HDTV sources.
(CNET via ZDNet)
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Westinghou ... 41467.html


LCD TV market looking up, says analyst
Stabilizing liquid crystal display (LCD) panel prices will help fuel an improved market for suppliers of components used in LCD TVs starting late in the third quarter, according to a research note by Wedbush Morgan Securities.
(EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle. ... =192201777


Will consumers tune in to a tiny TV in their hand?
Wireless carriers, broadcasters, handset manufacturers and content producers are betting that TV and video will become the next great mobile hotbed.
(USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2 ... htm?csp=34

American mobile TV sector 'faces consolidation'
The emerging mobile television market in the US is likely to undergo consolidation as it struggles to support the number of businesses involved, claims research from Park Associates.
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1873


Macquarie group towers in readiness for digital TV [Australia]
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group says it is well placed to pursue acquisitions, and its businesses are well positioned in the lead-up to the switch to digital television transmission.
(Melbourne Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/ ... 56200.html