DTV News for 10-17-2003
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:56 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 10-17-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,171 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Destination Digital TV [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/DDTV/1003.pdf">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...V/1003.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,060 Broadcast Stations On Air With Digital Signals </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 24 New Stations Sign On Over 99% of U.S. TV Households in Markets Where DTV Is Transmitted </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Releases/4703.htm">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...s/4703.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,060 DTV Stations On Air </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1489">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1489</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Warns TV Stations to Launch DTV Operation </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it is warning NBC-owned WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I., and six other commercial television stations that they could lose their digital TV construction permits if they don't launch DTV operations soon. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Television Week)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news/web101603.html#fcc">www.tvweek.com/news/web101603.html#fcc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Extends DTV Deadlines, Again </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1484">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1484</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Puts DTV Stragglers in Penalty Box [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The FCC Thursday admonished seven stations for failing to get digital signals up and running and for insufficiently justifying those failures. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA329804&display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Transition Moving Forward </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> FCC Says More Than 80% of Commercial DTV Stations Are On the Air. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission / HDTV Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-240048A1.doc">hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0048A1.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [MS Word File]<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-240048A1.pdf">hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0048A1.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [PDF File]<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ilovehdtv.com/hdtvmagazine/n101603b.pdf">www.ilovehdtv.com/hdtvmag...01603b.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [PDF File]<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ken Ferree: The 'Johnny Appleseed' of DTV? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1487">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1487</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Zenith To Sponsor CBS And UPN HDTV Primetime Programming </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><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=16&-recid=40964&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...964&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA Survey Says: Consumers Want HDTV, Whatever That Is </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1493">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1493</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Nominations Open for 'DTV Academy' Awards </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1503">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1503</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rules would require recorders to encrypt TV shows </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2003-10-16-fccflag_x.htm">www.usatoday.com/money/me...flag_x.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Thinking of recording digital TV? New rules proposed </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Washington Post via Houston Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/tech/2161177">www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssis...ch/2161177</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Stop the MPAA's Broadcast Flag! </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2801">action.eff.org/action/ind...&item=2801</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rainbow DBS HD Service Launched </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York - Rainbow DBS, the satellite TV arm of major cable TV MSO Cablevision Systems, formally launched its national HDTV-centric satellite service called Voom. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=127651&display=breakingNews">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rainbow bird will build high-def nest </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> High-definition programming has found its media champion in Chuck Dolan, whose Rainbow DBS satellite service, dubbed Voom, will offer 21 HD channels to subscribers, more than any other satellite distributor or cable operator. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/1003/cedaily031016.htm#1">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...1016.htm#1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV service is immediate hit for Charter </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Charter Communications Inc. apparently has tapped a deep pocket of pent-up demand for high-definition television service in St. Louis. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/1003/cedaily031016.htm#5">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...1016.htm#5</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Comcast offers HDTV in region </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Vancouver, WA Columbian)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.columbian.com/10162003/business/81979.html">www.columbian.com/1016200...81979.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Motorola to Build TVs Again </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1499">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1499</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Motorola dials into digital TV market </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(China Daily)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/14/content_273003.htm">www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en...273003.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Samsung, Sony Eye Flat Screen TV Joint Venture </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it was positively considering a joint venture with Japan's Sony Corp to make LCD (liquid crystal display) screens for televisions </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3634323">www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=3634323</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> LCD TV manufacturing spending surge offers questionable returns </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(DigiTimes)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article4.asp?datePublish=2003/10/17&pages=PR&seq=202">www.digitimes.com/NewsSho...PR&seq=202</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ask Matt </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Q: HDTV seems to be the next big thing. If so, what are some names of the companies that make the parts for these TVs, and do you agree it could be a good investment? </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(USA Today)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/columnist/mattkrantz/2003-10-16-ask-matt_x.htm">www.usatoday.com/tech/tec...matt_x.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fall 2003 TV Season Goes Hi-Def with Avid|DS HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Avid Technology, Inc. announced that leading Hollywood postproduction facilities are using Avid|DS HD systems to finish more than 20 fall-season TV programs in high definition. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Videography)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_12341.shtml">www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_12341.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Moseley Develops DTV, COFDM Microwave Systems </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1497">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1497</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Switch-over: is is necessary? [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/uknews/-whittingdale.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/news/uknew...ngdale.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> List of widescreen TVs [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 17 October 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/products.html">www.widescreentv.info/products.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,171 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Destination Digital TV [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/DDTV/1003.pdf">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...V/1003.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,060 Broadcast Stations On Air With Digital Signals </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 24 New Stations Sign On Over 99% of U.S. TV Households in Markets Where DTV Is Transmitted </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Releases/4703.htm">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...s/4703.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,060 DTV Stations On Air </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1489">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1489</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Warns TV Stations to Launch DTV Operation </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it is warning NBC-owned WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I., and six other commercial television stations that they could lose their digital TV construction permits if they don't launch DTV operations soon. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Television Week)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news/web101603.html#fcc">www.tvweek.com/news/web101603.html#fcc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Extends DTV Deadlines, Again </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1484">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1484</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Puts DTV Stragglers in Penalty Box [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The FCC Thursday admonished seven stations for failing to get digital signals up and running and for insufficiently justifying those failures. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA329804&display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Transition Moving Forward </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> FCC Says More Than 80% of Commercial DTV Stations Are On the Air. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Federal Communications Commission / HDTV Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-240048A1.doc">hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0048A1.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [MS Word File]<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-240048A1.pdf">hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_p...0048A1.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [PDF File]<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ilovehdtv.com/hdtvmagazine/n101603b.pdf">www.ilovehdtv.com/hdtvmag...01603b.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> [PDF File]<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ken Ferree: The 'Johnny Appleseed' of DTV? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1487">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1487</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Zenith To Sponsor CBS And UPN HDTV Primetime Programming </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><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=16&-recid=40964&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...964&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEA Survey Says: Consumers Want HDTV, Whatever That Is </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1493">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1493</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Nominations Open for 'DTV Academy' Awards </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1503">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1503</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rules would require recorders to encrypt TV shows </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(USA Today)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2003-10-16-fccflag_x.htm">www.usatoday.com/money/me...flag_x.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Thinking of recording digital TV? New rules proposed </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Washington Post via Houston Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/tech/2161177">www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssis...ch/2161177</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Stop the MPAA's Broadcast Flag! </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2801">action.eff.org/action/ind...&item=2801</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rainbow DBS HD Service Launched </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York - Rainbow DBS, the satellite TV arm of major cable TV MSO Cablevision Systems, formally launched its national HDTV-centric satellite service called Voom. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=127651&display=breakingNews">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Rainbow bird will build high-def nest </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> High-definition programming has found its media champion in Chuck Dolan, whose Rainbow DBS satellite service, dubbed Voom, will offer 21 HD channels to subscribers, more than any other satellite distributor or cable operator. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/1003/cedaily031016.htm#1">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...1016.htm#1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV service is immediate hit for Charter </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Charter Communications Inc. apparently has tapped a deep pocket of pent-up demand for high-definition television service in St. Louis. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/1003/cedaily031016.htm#5">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...1016.htm#5</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Comcast offers HDTV in region </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Vancouver, WA Columbian)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.columbian.com/10162003/business/81979.html">www.columbian.com/1016200...81979.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Motorola to Build TVs Again </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1499">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1499</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Motorola dials into digital TV market </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(China Daily)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/14/content_273003.htm">www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en...273003.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Samsung, Sony Eye Flat Screen TV Joint Venture </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it was positively considering a joint venture with Japan's Sony Corp to make LCD (liquid crystal display) screens for televisions </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3634323">www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=3634323</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> LCD TV manufacturing spending surge offers questionable returns </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(DigiTimes)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article4.asp?datePublish=2003/10/17&pages=PR&seq=202">www.digitimes.com/NewsSho...PR&seq=202</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ask Matt </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Q: HDTV seems to be the next big thing. If so, what are some names of the companies that make the parts for these TVs, and do you agree it could be a good investment? </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(USA Today)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/columnist/mattkrantz/2003-10-16-ask-matt_x.htm">www.usatoday.com/tech/tec...matt_x.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Fall 2003 TV Season Goes Hi-Def with Avid|DS HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Avid Technology, Inc. announced that leading Hollywood postproduction facilities are using Avid|DS HD systems to finish more than 20 fall-season TV programs in high definition. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Videography)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Moseley Develops DTV, COFDM Microwave Systems </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Switch-over: is is necessary? [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> List of widescreen TVs [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 17 October 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
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