DTV News for 6-11-2003
1,199 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Masses Slow to Say ‘I Want My Digital TV’
(New York Newsday)
www.newsday.com/business/...ness-print
And the Best Picture is... HDTV
Lower prices and more programs mean it's time to check out these supersharp sets.
(Money Magazine via CNN.com)
money.cnn.com/2003/06/09/.../index.htm
Let us now praise HDTV
(Kansas City, MO Star)
www.kansascity.com/mld/ka...056143.htm
Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2003 June 10
(Digital Television)
www.digitaltelevision.com...02023.html
HD heats up [Paid Subscription Required]
Cable programmers may not have nailed down the right distribution and production model for high-definition yet, but increasingly, consumers are getting the picture.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews
DTV returns to FCC priority list [Paid Subscription Required]
With the broadcast-ownership review completed, the digital-TV transition returns to the top of the FCC's media agenda.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews
HDTV Panel Frets Over FCC Delay [Paid Subscription Required]
Chicago -- A potential delay in a crucial FCC decision could ground cable-ready TV sets for the 2004 holiday shopping season.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews
Legislator warns FCC on digital TV
WASHINGTON--A key legislator in the House of Representatives warned Tuesday that copy protection used in the transition from analog to digital television broadcasts must protect Americans' "fair use" rights.
(C-Net News.com)
news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1015469.html
Media chiefs express fears of digital piracy
Media moguls urge solutions to online piracy
(Boston, MA Globe)
www.boston.com/dailyglobe...acy+.shtml
Cable, Media Companies Seek Stronger Copyright Protection
(MediaWeek)
www.mediaweek.com/mediawe...id=1909424
Cable Sets Guides to Prevent Piracy
(Newsday via CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#3
FCC's Powell warns to keep customer in mind as HDTV services grow
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch)
www.stltoday.com/stltoday...adline=FCC
FCC Chairman Says Digital Television Transition Is Taking Longer than Expected
(New York Newsday via NewsAlert)
www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-
Powell prods cable execs to hasten digital [Paid Subscription Required for Full Story]
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=1909926
FCC Chief Urges Cable to Solve Own Problems
(Reuters)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=2908510
TV Industry Puts Focus on HDTV; Programming Becomes a Vital Issue
(Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution via NewsAlert)
www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-
NCTA Panel Discussion on HDTV
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web061003.html#ncta
Media Rivals Backslap At Cable Conference
'I Can't Imagine Being a Competitor' Says Mel Karmazin
(Ad Age)
www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=38023
Ops: HDTV Will Boost the Bundle [Paid Subscription Required]
Chicago -- Operators are more bullish than ever on the way bundling multiple services -- with HDTV now part of the package -- ties a subscriber to their core cable product.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews
Concurrent, TV Guide show off HD VOD guide
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#6
Xtend extends bandwidth for HDTV
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#8
New Scientific-Atlanta High-Definition Set-Top to be Available Directly To Consumers Through Local Retailers
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley Biz Ink)
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...612&EDATE=
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+09:18+AM
Motorola, Pace unveil all-digital plans
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#2
CableLabs supports integrated DTVs
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...#cablelabs
Vidikron's New Projectors
Vision Models 40/40ET, 20/20ET launched at Home Entertainment Expo
(Home Theater Magazine)
hometheatermag.com/shownews.cgi?326
HE 20003—Day One
Runco ships projector; Vidikron launches new HD projectors; Hsu Research debuts "Ventriloquist" speaker system.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1564
HE 2003—Day Two
Sony's amazing SXRD, acoustically transparent Permascreen from France, new products from Outlaw and Wilson Benesch.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1566
HE 2003—Day Three
Electrostatics prove their worth in HT demo; new flat panels from Sharp, Sony, Samsung; and hide-it-all home theater furniture.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1567
Sony's new super-clear 36-inch TV costs $11,000
New brand part of effort to restore 'cool' Image
(Reuters via CNN.com)
www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/pte...index.html
Samsung to Invest $16.75 Billion in Flat Screens
Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it would invest $16.75 billion in new plants to make flat-screen displays for computers and big- screen televisions, a move expected to squeeze prices and margins in the sector.
(Reuters)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=2910110
Digital doldrums [Australia]
When it comes to digital TV, the big picture looks decidedly blurry
(Melbourne, Australia Herald Sun)
www.heraldsun.news.com.au...69,00.html
Freeview taken up by over 100,000 homes a month [UK]
(Europemedia.net)
www.europemedia.net/shown...leID=16668
Freeview racks up 800,000 sales [UK]
The BBC said it has sold more than 800,000 digital TV adaptors for its Freeview service, brought in to replace the defunct ITV Digital at the end of October last year.
(Netimperative)
www.netimperative.com/cmn...0000053627
DTG publishes Guidelines for the use of Benchmarked Aerials [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
www.dtg.org.uk/dtg/dtg_ne...erials.htm
1,199 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Masses Slow to Say ‘I Want My Digital TV’
(New York Newsday)
www.newsday.com/business/...ness-print
And the Best Picture is... HDTV
Lower prices and more programs mean it's time to check out these supersharp sets.
(Money Magazine via CNN.com)
money.cnn.com/2003/06/09/.../index.htm
Let us now praise HDTV
(Kansas City, MO Star)
www.kansascity.com/mld/ka...056143.htm
Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2003 June 10
(Digital Television)
www.digitaltelevision.com...02023.html
HD heats up [Paid Subscription Required]
Cable programmers may not have nailed down the right distribution and production model for high-definition yet, but increasingly, consumers are getting the picture.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews
DTV returns to FCC priority list [Paid Subscription Required]
With the broadcast-ownership review completed, the digital-TV transition returns to the top of the FCC's media agenda.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews
HDTV Panel Frets Over FCC Delay [Paid Subscription Required]
Chicago -- A potential delay in a crucial FCC decision could ground cable-ready TV sets for the 2004 holiday shopping season.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews
Legislator warns FCC on digital TV
WASHINGTON--A key legislator in the House of Representatives warned Tuesday that copy protection used in the transition from analog to digital television broadcasts must protect Americans' "fair use" rights.
(C-Net News.com)
news.com.com/2100-1028_3-1015469.html
Media chiefs express fears of digital piracy
Media moguls urge solutions to online piracy
(Boston, MA Globe)
www.boston.com/dailyglobe...acy+.shtml
Cable, Media Companies Seek Stronger Copyright Protection
(MediaWeek)
www.mediaweek.com/mediawe...id=1909424
Cable Sets Guides to Prevent Piracy
(Newsday via CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#3
FCC's Powell warns to keep customer in mind as HDTV services grow
(St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch)
www.stltoday.com/stltoday...adline=FCC
FCC Chairman Says Digital Television Transition Is Taking Longer than Expected
(New York Newsday via NewsAlert)
www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-
Powell prods cable execs to hasten digital [Paid Subscription Required for Full Story]
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=1909926
FCC Chief Urges Cable to Solve Own Problems
(Reuters)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=2908510
TV Industry Puts Focus on HDTV; Programming Becomes a Vital Issue
(Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution via NewsAlert)
www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-
NCTA Panel Discussion on HDTV
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news/web061003.html#ncta
Media Rivals Backslap At Cable Conference
'I Can't Imagine Being a Competitor' Says Mel Karmazin
(Ad Age)
www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=38023
Ops: HDTV Will Boost the Bundle [Paid Subscription Required]
Chicago -- Operators are more bullish than ever on the way bundling multiple services -- with HDTV now part of the package -- ties a subscriber to their core cable product.
(Multichannel News)
www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews
Concurrent, TV Guide show off HD VOD guide
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#6
Xtend extends bandwidth for HDTV
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#8
New Scientific-Atlanta High-Definition Set-Top to be Available Directly To Consumers Through Local Retailers
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley Biz Ink)
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...612&EDATE=
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+09:18+AM
Motorola, Pace unveil all-digital plans
(CED Magazine)
www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0610.htm#2
CableLabs supports integrated DTVs
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...#cablelabs
Vidikron's New Projectors
Vision Models 40/40ET, 20/20ET launched at Home Entertainment Expo
(Home Theater Magazine)
hometheatermag.com/shownews.cgi?326
HE 20003—Day One
Runco ships projector; Vidikron launches new HD projectors; Hsu Research debuts "Ventriloquist" speaker system.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1564
HE 2003—Day Two
Sony's amazing SXRD, acoustically transparent Permascreen from France, new products from Outlaw and Wilson Benesch.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1566
HE 2003—Day Three
Electrostatics prove their worth in HT demo; new flat panels from Sharp, Sony, Samsung; and hide-it-all home theater furniture.
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)
www.guidetohometheater.co...s.cgi?1567
Sony's new super-clear 36-inch TV costs $11,000
New brand part of effort to restore 'cool' Image
(Reuters via CNN.com)
www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/pte...index.html
Samsung to Invest $16.75 Billion in Flat Screens
Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it would invest $16.75 billion in new plants to make flat-screen displays for computers and big- screen televisions, a move expected to squeeze prices and margins in the sector.
(Reuters)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=2910110
Digital doldrums [Australia]
When it comes to digital TV, the big picture looks decidedly blurry
(Melbourne, Australia Herald Sun)
www.heraldsun.news.com.au...69,00.html
Freeview taken up by over 100,000 homes a month [UK]
(Europemedia.net)
www.europemedia.net/shown...leID=16668
Freeview racks up 800,000 sales [UK]
The BBC said it has sold more than 800,000 digital TV adaptors for its Freeview service, brought in to replace the defunct ITV Digital at the end of October last year.
(Netimperative)
www.netimperative.com/cmn...0000053627
DTG publishes Guidelines for the use of Benchmarked Aerials [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
www.dtg.org.uk/dtg/dtg_ne...erials.htm
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