DTV News for 1-9-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 7:43 am

DTV News for 1-9-2003   
 1,452 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 Oscars to Go Hi-Def  
(MediaWeek) 
<a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1790068">www.mediaweek.com/mediawe...id=1790068</a> 
 
 Oscarcast in HDTV on ABC  
(Electronic Media) 
<a href="http://www.emonline.com/news/web010803.html#oscarcast">www.emonline.com/news/web...#oscarcast</a> 
 
 HDTV cost weighing on WXEL  
(Fort Pierce, FL Tribune) 
<a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/tv_radio/article/0,1651,TCP_1083_1660306,00.html">www.tcpalm.com/tcp/tv_rad...06,00.html</a> 
 
 Can government speed up digital technology?  
(Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer) 
<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1042109593153540.xml">www.cleveland.com/living/...153540.xml</a> 
 
 Twang's Tuesday Tidbits (Mark's Memo supplement) 2003 January 7  
(Digital Television) 
<a href="http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm01996.html">www.digitaltelevision.com...01996.html</a> 
 
 Motorola, Pioneer to team on POD-based hi-def TVs  
(CED Magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/0301/cedaily030108.htm#2">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0108.htm#2</a> 
 
 NCTA: Cable offers HD in more than 90 U.S. markets  
(CED Magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/0301/cedaily030108.htm#4">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0108.htm#4</a> 
 
 CES 2003 Day One  
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater) 
<a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?1471">www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1471</a> 
 
 2003 CES Kicks Off Amid Tech Doldrums  
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/030108/tech1_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/ibd/030108/tech1_1.html</a> 
 
 Panasonic Pins Future To SD, DTV and Recordable DVD  
(This Week in Consumer Electronics) 
<a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=110789&display=breakingNews">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews</a> 
 
 Thomson Innovations Deliver Family Peace of Mind With RCA Alert Guard, Expanded Range of Digital High- Definition Television Receivers, and First mp3 Filling Station for Digital Music  
(Business Wire / Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010803/230082408&ticker=TMS">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...ticker=TMS</a> 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030108/82408_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/bw/030108/82408_1.html</a> 
 
 Expanded Agreement Between Microsoft, Thomson Opens Door to Range Of Complementary Digital Television and Personal Computer Products  
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-09-2003/0001868661&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...661&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030109/sfth045_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0301...045_1.html</a> 
 
 Sony's New Products For 2003 Put The User in Charge  
 Company Focused on A 'World About U'  
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030108/nyw154_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0301...154_1.html</a> 
 
 LG.Philips LCD Demonstrates Latest TFT-LCD Advancements at CES 2003  
(Business Wire via EE Times) 
<a href="http://www.eet.com/pressreleases/bizwire/26651">www.eet.com/pressreleases/bizwire/26651</a> 
 
 Zenith To Unveil More Than 40 New Digital Products At CES  
 Digital Products Comprise 90 Percent Of 2003 Line; Top-Tier Player in Flat-Panel Displays Expands Leadership in HDTV , Introduces Innovative Digital Recording and Display Technologies  
(PR Newswire / Digital Broadcasting) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-08-2003/0001868236&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...236&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={342974B1-F6DD-4DA0-AC3C-87B89B8EADA8}&Bucket=Current+Headlines">www.digitalbroadcasting.c...+Headlines</a> 
 
 Samsung Electronics Introduces World's Largest TFT LCD Television  
 Product Unveiled For First Time For The US Market at iCES 2003  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230092043">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230092043</a> 
 
 Samsung Selects Oak Technology's TeraLogic 8xx Chipset for Its Family of HDTV Receivers  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-08-2003/0001867996&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...996&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Sampo America Grows Award-Winning, Affordable Plasma Display Product Line with Launch of 50-Inch Plasma Display  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090137">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230090137</a> 
 
 Sampo America Announces Expansion of High-Definition LCD Display Product Family  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090130">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230090130</a> 
 
 Sampo America Launches Consumer and Commercial Plasma Display Product Lines  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090120">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230090120</a> 
 
 Hitachi Introduces 50-Inch Plasma Television At 2003 CES  
 Larger Screen Size, New VirtualHD Circuitry Bolsters Critically Acclaimed Plasma Line  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090136&ticker=HIT">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...ticker=HIT</a> 
 
 Hitachi Expands Digital Projection Television Line  
 New Series Highlights 46-Inch Widescreen Table Top Model  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090127&ticker=HIT">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...ticker=HIT</a> 
 
 ViewSonic Introduces Comprehensive Line of High Resolution LCD TV Offerings  
 LCD TVs Deliver a Variety of Options and Styles Starting at $499  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230092076">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230092076</a> 
 
 Optoma Introduces New HD2 DLP Rear Projection TVs -- Winners of CES 2003 Innovations Award  
 RD50 and RD65 Deliver Bright, Crisp Images and Wider Viewing Angles in a Slim Package  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010803/230080240">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230080240</a> 
 
 Optoma Breaks $5,000 Price Barrier for High Resolution Home Theater Projectors  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010803/230080241">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230080241</a> 
 
 DISH Network Wins Best of Show Award For Innovative High Definition Television DishPVR 921 Satellite Receiver at Consumer Electronics Show  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090049&ticker=DISH">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...icker=DISH</a> 
 
 XtremeSpectrum Demonstrates Industry's First Wireless Broadcast of Multiple HDTV Streams  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090065">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230090065</a> 
 
 BenQ Exhibits New Line-Up of Digital Lifestyle Devices  
(Internet Wire) 
<a href="http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/release_html_b1?release_id=49981">www1.internetwire.com/iwi...e_id=49981</a> 
 
 Silicon Image Showcases HDMI Products From JVC, Meridian, Panasonic And Samsung  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-09-2003/0001868926&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...926&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Oak Technology Offers Cougar-G9(TM) Reference Design to Speed Delivery of Digital TV Products  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-08-2003/0001867997&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...997&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Pixelworks New Digital TV Reference Designs Slash Time to Market for World's Leading Consumer Electronics Manufacturers  
(Business Wire via NewsAlert) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpH0b0bKbytaXotm&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a> 
 
 Industry's First HDTV Decoder Chips With MPEG -4 Launched by Sigma Designs  
 New decoder family with unique features for next generation digital TV already adopted by e-BOX, National Semiconductor and Toshiba  
(Business Wire / Digital Broadcasting) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010803/230080129&ticker=SIGM">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...icker=SIGM</a> 
<a href="http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={9C010F76-65E1-47C7-B935-113E84BAAE40}&Bucket=Current+Headlines">www.digitalbroadcasting.c...+Headlines</a> 
 
 HDTV UpConverter Maximizes Consumer Investment in HDTV Televisions  
 ADS Tech Launches HDTV UpConverter That Delivers HDTV, Progressive-Scan Content from Any Video Source  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010803/230080108">www.businesswire.com/cgi-.../230080108</a> 
 
 FOCUS Enhancements Demos Digital Home Theater Solution at CES  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230092126&ticker=FCSE">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...icker=FCSE</a> 
 
 FOCUS Enhancements Showcases New CenterStage CS-HD at CES  
 The CenterStage Family of Video Processors Provides Home Theater Enthusiasts With Best-of-Class Video Processing  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230092081&ticker=FCSE">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...icker=FCSE</a> 
 
 InFocus to Supply Thomson with Microdisplay Engine Technology  
 Largest Global DLP Engine Manufacturer is Supplier for Thomson's RCA Scenium Rear Projection HDTV  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.010903/230090153&ticker=INFS&ticker=IFC.O">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...cker=IFC.O</a> 
 
 Sharp Upbeat on Global LCD, Chip Outlook  
(Reuters) 
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=2016285">www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=2016285</a> 
 
 ABA seeking digital TV datacasting trialists [Australia]  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?URLFile=News__Australian_News/ABA_seeking_digital_TV_datacasting_trialists.html&rootFolderID=News&title=News">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?...title=News</a> 
 
 Europe affirms commitment to MHP [Germany]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/world/-europe_mhp_affirm.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/news/world...affirm.htm</a>