DTV News for 11-18-2002

[Lee Wood]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 11-18-2002 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,504 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Fees Slammed [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A group of TV-set manufacturers is launching a new attack on the government's digital-tuner requirement by asserting that Zenith Electronics Corp. is charging exorbitant fees for rights to use crucial DTV patents. Because of the government's failure to account for intellectual-property costs, the manufacturers say the FCC's projected price reductions on DTV sets are overly optimistic and retail...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA259582&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Top+of+the+Week&pubdate=11/18/2002&STT=000&industryid=1024">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1024</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> How the Networks Are Taming the HD Bandwidth Hog [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Broadcasters have always loved satellites, but they love leaner satellite budgets even more. And that's why the rollout of HDTV programming, in all its bandwidth- hog glory, is providing a challenge. Edward Caleca, senior vice president of PBS technology and operations, says that PBS has sliced and diced its satellite transponders more aggressively to manage HDTV.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA259567&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Technology&pubdate=11/18/2002&STT=000&industryid=1030">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1030</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NFL Films Puts HD in Playbook [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NFL Films still shoots 99% of its game material on 16mm film, but gains being made by high-definition TV in the company's new Mt. Laurel, N.J., headquarters, make clear that HD will eventually come off the bench and receive significant playing time. NFL Films began work on its new facility about five years ago, when it found itself out of space.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA259587&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Technology&pubdate=11/18/2002&STT=000&industryid=1030">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1030</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Out of Tune with HD Opportunity [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> What's the least-used electronic device in your home? No, not that antique Pong video-game console you keep meaning to sell on eBay. Not even the calculator/ backscratcher with built-in digital timer