DTV News for 4-3-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 6:38 am

DTV News for 4-3-2003   
 1,368 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 I'm off to the National Association of Broadcasters Convention for a week. The next update will likely be over the weekend and updates next week will vary with my conference meeting schedule and hotel connectivity.  
 
 Destination Digital TV - April 2003 [PDF File]  
(National Association of Broadcasters) 
<a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/DDTV/0403.pdf">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...V/0403.pdf</a> 
 
 HDTV is redefining how cable systems attract customers  
 Seven out of 10 TV-watching households get their programming from cable. Rick McKinstry's home in New Albany, Ind., is not one of them.  
(USA Today / Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-04-03-hdtv_x.htm">www.usatoday.com/life/tel...hdtv_x.htm</a> 
<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030403/tc_usatoday/5028976">story.news.yahoo.com/news...ay/5028976</a> 
 
 DTV tradeoffs  
 In the case of digital television, the best the consumer can hope for are reasonable tradeoffs-not complete solutions.  
(CED magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/ced/2003/0403/04cic.htm">www.cedmagazine.com/ced/2.../04cic.htm</a> 
 
 Tech-Note #115 [PDF File]  
(Tech-Notes) 
<a href="http://www.tech-notes.tv/Archive/tech_notes_115.pdf">www.tech-notes.tv/Archive...es_115.pdf</a> 
 
 DISH to Broadcast NBA Telecasts in HD  
(Videography) 
<a href="http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_6628.shtml">www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_6628.shtml</a> 
 
 USA Network to Broadcast First HDTV Program  
 Debuts HD Transmission with Live Coverage of the Masters Golf Tournament  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_usa_hdmasters.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...asters.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_usa_hdmasters.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...asters.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_usa_hdmasters.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04...asters.htm</a> 
 
 Masters is HDTV tee off for USA  
(Hollywood Reporter) 
<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1855872">www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=1855872</a> 
 
 USA Network Introduces High-Definition Television for the First Time Ever With Live Coverage of the Masters(R) April 10-11, 4 PM ET/1 PM PT  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-02-2003/0001919052&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...052&EDATE=</a> 
 
 USA tees off HD Masters coverage [Paid Subscription Required]  
 USA Network plans to offer its early round coverage of the Masters pro-golf tournament in high-definition.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=116433&display=breakingNews">www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews</a> 
 
 DTV Heavyweights Sponsor "DTV Drafthouse"  
 ATSC, CEA, NAB Partnership Showcases Latest Broadcast Digital Television Content and Technologies at NAB2003 Convention  
(Consumer Electronics Association) 
<a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10184">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10184</a> 
 
 DTV Heavyweights Sponsor "DTV Drafthouse" {PDF File]  
(ATSC Press Releases) 
<a href="http://www.atsc.org/news_information/press/2003/dtv_drafthouse_sponsors.pdf">www.atsc.org/news_informa...onsors.pdf</a> 
 
 DTV Bill Expected Soon  
 Broadcast flag action could come fast  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_dtv_bill.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...bill.shtml</a> 
 
 Broadcasters Forge the IT Path at NAB  
 Buyers keep an eye on new tools for the digital migration  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_nab_update.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...date.shtml</a> 
 
 Grammys win big with 5.1  
 CBS brings the music in Surround Sound  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_grammys.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...mmys.shtml</a> 
 
 The Growing Gulf Between High- and Low-Res Audio  
 The state of audio is getting curiouser and curiouser, as Alice might have said. I feel more than a little schizophrenic about it these days, and it's been increasingly on my mind.  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Inside-Audio/f_dm_inside_audio-04-07-03.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...7-03.shtml</a> 
 
 TV RF at NAB2003  
 This month I'll describe some of the new products and technology trends I'll be investigating at NAB2003.  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/On-RF/f_dl_rf_technology-04.07.03.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...7.03.shtml</a> 
 
 NAB Tech 2003  
 What you need to know before you go  
(Broadcast Newsroom) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/03_mar/features/nab2003_techpreview.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...review.htm</a> 
 
 Sigma Designs to Showcase Video Endpoint Silicon and HDTV Products at NAB 2003  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_sigma_hdstb.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com..._hdstb.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_sigma_hdstb.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2..._hdstb.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_sigma_hdstb.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04..._hdstb.htm</a> 
 
 Funai Set-top Box Features Advanced Reception, On Display at NAB  
 ATI's NXT 2002 Technology Inside  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_funai_ati_nab.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...ti_nab.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_funai_ati_nab.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...ti_nab.htm</a> 
 
 JVC, LSI Logic Work Together for HDTV Encoding  
(AsiaBizTech Japan) 
<a href="http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/239972">neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/l...ews/239972</a> 
 
 List of widescreen TVs [Australia]  
 (updated 3 April 2003)  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/products.html">www.widescreentv.info/products.html</a> 
 
 Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia]  
 (updated 3 April 2003)  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/program.html">www.widescreentv.info/program.html</a> 
 
 Digital Television and Current Analog TV Reception - Guides for Viewers [Australia]  
 (updated 2 April)  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=24">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=24</a> 
 
 Freeview: how the numbers add up [UK]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/latest/latest_freeview_growth.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/latest/lat...growth.htm</a> 
 
 Matsushita, Sony, Others to Study Specs for Interactive Services on Digital TV [Japan]  
(AsiaBizTech Japan) 
<a href="http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/239969">neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/l...ews/239969</a>