DTV News for 4-23-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 7:39 am

DTV News for 4-23-2003   
 1,348 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 Summary of DTV Applications Filed  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvsum.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvsum.html</a> 
 
 Top 10 Markets' DTV Status  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat.html</a> 
 
 Top 11-30 Markets' DTV Status  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat11.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/file...tat11.html</a> 
 
 Breakdown Chart of DTV On-The-Air Stations  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonairsum.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/file...irsum.html</a> 
 
 DTV Stations Presently On-The-Air  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonair.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonair.html</a> 
 
 Digital Television (DTV) Stations with Active Special Temporary Authorities (STAs) to Operate  
 As of April 16, 2003  
(Federal Communications Commission) 
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstas.html">www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstas.html</a> 
 
 Full Power Broadcasts, Promotion of Digital Broadcast Programming and Plug-And-Play Cable ...  
 Increased Set Sales and Declining Prices Mark Strong DTV Equipment Rollout First Quarter 2003 DTV Product Sales Rise 86%  
(Consumer Electronics Association) 
<a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10200">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10200</a> 
 
 Executive Summary, NAB Comments on FCC's Rules & Policies for DTV transition [PDF File]  
(National Association of Broadcasters) 
<a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Filings/DTVPubIntExSum.pdf">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...tExSum.pdf</a> 
 
 NAB: Have mercy during DTV rollouts [Paid Subscription Required]  
 Broadcasters are urging more lenient treatment for TV stations as they try to comply with the digital-TV rollout.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=117735&display=breakingNews">www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews</a> 
 
 NCTA Files Comments with FCC Regarding Digital Television Transition Second Periodic Review  
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association) 
<a href="http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=357&showArticles=ok">www.ncta.com/press/press....rticles=ok</a> [Press Release] 
<a href="http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/03-15Comments_042103.pdf">www.ncta.com/pdf_files/03...042103.pdf</a> [Comments] [PDF File] 
 
 Cable, NAB at Odds on DTV Simulcasting [Paid Subscription Required]  
 TV stations across the country should be required to use their digital spectrum to simulcast programming airing on their analog signals, the NCTA said Tuesday.  
(Multichannel News) 
<a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=117738&display=breakingNews">www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews</a> 
 
 Need for Provider, System Complicates Access to HDTV  
(Orange County, CA Register via NewsAlert) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpQs:qaict0mTseruvI1wsuvxrvjt&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a> 
 
 Vendors Ready to Support E-VSB  
 Additions to standard promise robust HDTV, better coverage  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_vendors_ready.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...eady.shtml</a> 
 
 Comcast adds local HDTV broadcast  
(Nashville, TN City Paper) 
<a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=10&screen=news&news_id=22229">www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=22229</a> 
 
 Comcast sets May 1 'soft launch' for HD in Sacramento  
(Sacramento, CA Bee via CED Magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/0403/cedaily030422.htm#3">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0422.htm#3</a> 
 
 Keeping MultiChannel Audio Under Control  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/audio_notes/f_tc_keeping.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...ping.shtml</a> 
 
 NTSC Takes on All Comers  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Masked-Engineer/f_mo_NTSC_takes.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...akes.shtml</a> 
 
 Episodic TV Shines to 24p  
 New season brings more of new look  
(TV Technology) 
<a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_episodic_TV.shtml">www.tvtechnology.com/feat...c_TV.shtml</a> 
 
 Discreet Reports Significant Acceleration in HDTV Production Over Last 12 Months  
 Discreet's Top 20 HD Clients Worldwide Have Produced Over a Thousand Hours of Prime Time HDTV Content Since Last NAB  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20030422005507&headlineSearchConfigBO=1051009200000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%209999%20187189200000%20dtv%252C%2Bhdtv%252C%2Batsc%252C%2Bdvb%20%20%20false%20false%201051070654000%201051045488000%20en%20&newsLang=en&beanID=2133606841&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a> 
 
 Discreet Reports Significant Acceleration in HDTV Production Over Last 12 Months  
 Discreet's Top 20 HD Clients Worldwide Have Produced Over a Thousand Hours of Prime Time HDTV Content Since Last NAB  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buayer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_discreet_horntoot.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...rntoot.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_discreet_horntoot.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...rntoot.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04_apr/news/cw_discreet_horntoot.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/04...rntoot.htm</a> 
 
 'Datacasting' tries to make a comeback on the cheap  
(C-Net News.com) 
<a href="http://news.com.com/2009-1025-997927.html">news.com.com/2009-1025-997927.html</a> 
 
 NEC unveils multitasking set-top chip  
 The all-in-one uPD61171 chip can perform digital decoding and compression tasks, and power devices that record to a DVD or hard disk  
(ZDNet UK) 
<a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2133702,00.html">news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,...02,00.html</a> 
 
 Digital TV set-top box sales surge [Korea]  
(Korea Herald) 
<a href="http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/04/23/200304230012.asp">www.koreaherald.co.kr/SIT...230012.asp</a> 
 
 Japan issues DTT licences [Japan]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/world/-japanese_dtt.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/news/world...se_dtt.htm</a> 
 
 Norway rethinks DTT financing [Norway]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/world/-norway_rethink.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/news/world...ethink.htm</a> 
 
 Familiarity makes viewers Go Digital [UK]  
 Report on the key findings from Go Digital project  
(Independent Television Commission) 
<a href="http://www.itc.org.uk/latest_news/press_releases/release.asp?release_id=695">www.itc.org.uk/latest_new...ase_id=695</a> 
 
 Zero viewers for BBC Three shows [UK]  
(This is London) 
<a href="http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/4467184?source=EveningStandard">www.thisislondon.com/news...ngStandard</a>