DTV News for 10-28-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:52 am

DTV News for 10-28-2003   
 1,160 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - October 26, 2003  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=218">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=218</a> 
 
 FCC Outlines Reasons for DTV Extension Decisions  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=215">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=215</a> 
 
 Is DTV the Last Chance for Terrestrial TV?  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=217">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=217</a> 
 
 
 Plotline; Where Studio And Tech Execs Disagree  
 'We're humble about it. We don't know anything. We just need something that's implementable,' Fox's Wheeler says.  
(Information Week) 
<a href="http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15600224">www.informationweek.com/s...D=15600224</a> 
 
 FCC nears vote on TV 'broadcast flag'  
 Federal regulators are expected to vote this week on new copy-protection rules for television programming, and a stream of last-minute lobbying is pouring into Washington, D.C., on the issue.  
(CNET News.com / ZDNet) 
<a href="http://rss.com.com/2100-1028_3-5097927.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news">rss.com.com/2100-1028_3-5...&subj=news</a> 
<a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5097927.html">zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5097927.html</a> 
 
 NAB's Ex Parte Letter Regarding FCC Adoption of Broadcast Flag Technology [PDF File]  
(National Association of Broadcasters) 
<a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Filings/EOFbcastflagexp102703.pdf">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...102703.pdf</a> 
 
 ABC Affils Oppose News Exemption for Flag [Paid Subscription Required]  
 ABC affiliates have joined their NBC and CBS counterparts in pleading with the FCC not to exempt news and public-affairs programming from the broadcast-flag regime.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA331837&display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a> 
 
 Senator raises flag [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]  
 At least one senator is pressuring the FCC to open up its decision-making process on the copyright-protection regime known as the broadcast flag, saying the commission should vote on the issue in an open meeting.  
(Hollywood Reporter) 
<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2011627">www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=2011627</a> 
 
 
 CEA Forum Focuses On Q4 Sales, HDTV Concerns  
 CARLSBAD, CALIF.- Holiday sales forecasts, consumer confusion about HDTV, and what to do about slumping audio sales (see p. 10) were just some of the subjects discussed at the annual Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Industry Forum, held earlier this month at the La Costa Resort, here.  
(This Week in Consumer Electronics) 
<a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA331655&display=sectionStory&verticalid=320&industry=News&pubdate=10/27/2003&STT=000&industryid=1090">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...tryid=1090</a> 
 
 Voom High-Def Satellite Service Hits Sears Floors  
 NEW YORK- Rainbow DBS, the satellite TV arm of major cable TV MSO Cablevision Systems, formally launched here its national HDTV-centric satellite service called Voom.  
(This Week in Consumer Electronics) 
<a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA331659&display=sectionStory&verticalid=320&industry=News&pubdate=10/27/2003&STT=000&industryid=1090">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...tryid=1090</a> 
 
 RCN launches HD in San Francisco  
 RCN Corp. has launched high-definition television service to customers in San Francisco. The overbuilder has launched HDTV in Boston, Manhattan, Washington D.C., Lehigh Valley (Pa.), Queens and Philadelphia.  
(CED magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/1003/cedaily031027.htm#6">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...1027.htm#6</a> 
 
 
 The Hospital prescribes HD  
 The Hospital, a production studio in the heart of Covent Garden, is out to prove that broadcasters and commercial producers are ready to adopt hi-def.  
(Broadcast Engineering) 
<a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_hospital_prescribes_hd/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a> 
 
 Opportunistic data  
 Reasons why broadcasters need to think of DTV as an opportunistic way to rebuild their business.  
(Broadcast Engineering) 
<a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_opportunistic_data/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a> 
 
 Encoding closed captions for digital television  
 Given the transition to digital TV and the regulatory pressure to produce new programming with digital closed captions based on the EIA-708B standard, producers and broadcasters should be seriously thinking how they are planning to make the necessary preparations for this move.  
(Broadcast Engineering) 
<a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_encoding_closed_captions/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a> 
 
 PBS Station KLCS Maximizes Use of DTV Bandwidth With Omneon SPECTRUM Systems  
 Integration of Omneon Servers Facilitates Delivery of Streaming Learning Channels and Near-Video-on-Demand to One Million Students and Teachers in LA Public Schools  
(Broadcast Newsroom) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/10_oct/news/cw_omneon_edustation.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...tation.htm</a> 
 
 KLCS Goes With Omneon For DTV  
(Digital Television) 
<a href="http://www.digitaltelevision.com/2003/october/news1027_5.shtml">www.digitaltelevision.com...27_5.shtml</a> 
 
 DTV Facility To Open In Spanish Harlem  
(Digital Television) 
<a href="http://www.digitaltelevision.com/2003/october/news1027_1.shtml">www.digitaltelevision.com...27_1.shtml</a> 
 
 Inscriber and Bannister Lake Provide Simultaneous Real-Time SD and HD Graphics to Rogers Sportsnet  
(Digital Post Production) 
<a href="http://www.digitalpostproduction.com/2003/10_oct/news/cw_inscriber_hdsd.htm">www.digitalpostproduction...r_hdsd.htm</a> 
 
 
 MAXX Introduces 5050T HD Plasma Display  
(Widescreen Review) 
<a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=10&Day=27&-recid=40981&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...981&-find=</a> 
 
 MAXX Introduces The 4260 Plasma Display  
(Widescreen Review) 
<a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=10&Day=27&-recid=40982&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...982&-find=</a> 
 
 MAXX Introduces 1400HD 16:9 High- Definition LCoS Projector  
(Widescreen Review) 
<a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=10&Day=27&-recid=40980&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...980&-find=</a> 
 
 Philips Unveils Next-Generation Single- Panel LCoS Solution  
(Widescreen Review) 
<a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=10&Day=27&-recid=40979&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...979&-find=</a> 
 
 Philips ups microdisplay resolution  
 Single-panel LCoS panel targeted for HDTV market  
(Electronic Buyers News) 
<a href="http://www.ebnonline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15500591">www.ebnonline.com/showArt...D=15500591</a> 
 
 LG.Philips LCD Demonstrates Its Broad Portfolio of TFT-LCDs At FPD International 2003  
 Company's 26-Inch Wide LCD to Debut at Exhibition  
(PR Newswire via NewsAlert) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp5YMubWbmZaWCdm4mte&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a> 
 
 Samsung Elec, Sony In KRW2Tln JV Deal To Produce LCDs  
(Dow Jones Business News via Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/031028/0112000048_3.html">biz.yahoo.com/djus/031028...048_3.html</a> 
 
 
 Antenna systems for UK DTT  
 Learn how engineers designed a DTT network in short amount of time.  
(Broadcast Engineering) 
<a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_antenna_systems_uk/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a> 
 
 Digital TV Will Come to Phones in Europe Too  
 Nokia is the first European manufacturer to publicly announce they will integrate digital TV into next generation handsets.  
(The Feature) 
<a href="http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=100167">www.thefeature.com/articl...eid=100167</a> 
 
 Pushing digital TV, China to end to end analog broadcasts in 2 yrs: Report [China]  
(Associated Press via Hindustan Times) 
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_434049,00030001.htm">www.hindustantimes.com/ne...030001.htm</a> 
 
 Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia]  
 (updated 27 October 2003)  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/program.html">www.widescreentv.info/program.html</a>