DTV News for 12-22-2003
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:18 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 12-22-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,105 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Comcast Makes Deal for CBS Multicasting [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In renewing its deal to distribute the cable channels from MTV Networks, No. 1 MSO Comcast also agreed to carry the digital multicast signals of sibling Viacom divisions CBS and UPN. The wide-ranging deal ensures that whatever multicast and high-definition programming CBS and UPN owned-and-operated stations launch will be carried to Comcast subscribers in their respective markets.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA359684?verticalid=311&industry=Top+of+the+Week&industryid=1024&pubdate=12/22/2003">www.broadcastingcable.com...12/22/2003</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV makers crack down on swapping </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Signal-encrypting 'flag' makes 'Napsterization' of digital broadcasts difficult; critics question viability </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Pleasanton, CA Tri-Valley Herald)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10676~1846449,00.html">www.trivalleyherald.com/S...49,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> There's finally something to see on popular Christmas purchases </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Pundits have said it so many times that it has become a cliche: "High- definition TV is the biggest change in television since the color picture tube." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Muskegon, MI Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-3/10720161546441.xml">www.mlive.com/news/muchro...546441.xml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Industry Roundup </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New LCoS chips from Intel, a high-def LCD projector from Panasonic, sweetheart deals for Viacom, Comcast, NBC and Vivendi. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/122203roundup/">www.guidetohometheater.co...03roundup/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable Put VOD, HD, DVR in the 2003 Mix </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New Services Herald the Hi-Def, Digital Revolution </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/technology/122203cable.html">www.tvweek.com/technology...cable.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA Says 2003 Was Year of Continued Progress in Digital TV Transition and Broadband Deployment </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={9D334A63-0D99-47DE-B42C-7AD4A4D5642A}&Bucket=Current+Headlines">www.digitalbroadcasting.c...+Headlines</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Key Digital Systems Receives Three Innovations 2004 Design & Engineering Awards at 2004 International CES </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=NEWS_VIEW_POPUP_TYPE&newsId=20031222005072&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view_popup">home.businesswire.com/por...view_popup</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New LCD-TV Brands, Rear-Projection Advances To Top CES Trends </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> LAS VEGAS
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,105 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Comcast Makes Deal for CBS Multicasting [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In renewing its deal to distribute the cable channels from MTV Networks, No. 1 MSO Comcast also agreed to carry the digital multicast signals of sibling Viacom divisions CBS and UPN. The wide-ranging deal ensures that whatever multicast and high-definition programming CBS and UPN owned-and-operated stations launch will be carried to Comcast subscribers in their respective markets.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA359684?verticalid=311&industry=Top+of+the+Week&industryid=1024&pubdate=12/22/2003">www.broadcastingcable.com...12/22/2003</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV makers crack down on swapping </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Signal-encrypting 'flag' makes 'Napsterization' of digital broadcasts difficult; critics question viability </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Pleasanton, CA Tri-Valley Herald)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10676~1846449,00.html">www.trivalleyherald.com/S...49,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> There's finally something to see on popular Christmas purchases </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Pundits have said it so many times that it has become a cliche: "High- definition TV is the biggest change in television since the color picture tube." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Muskegon, MI Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-3/10720161546441.xml">www.mlive.com/news/muchro...546441.xml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Industry Roundup </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New LCoS chips from Intel, a high-def LCD projector from Panasonic, sweetheart deals for Viacom, Comcast, NBC and Vivendi. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/122203roundup/">www.guidetohometheater.co...03roundup/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable Put VOD, HD, DVR in the 2003 Mix </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New Services Herald the Hi-Def, Digital Revolution </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TelevisionWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvweek.com/technology/122203cable.html">www.tvweek.com/technology...cable.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NCTA Says 2003 Was Year of Continued Progress in Digital TV Transition and Broadband Deployment </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.digitalbroadcasting.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={9D334A63-0D99-47DE-B42C-7AD4A4D5642A}&Bucket=Current+Headlines">www.digitalbroadcasting.c...+Headlines</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Key Digital Systems Receives Three Innovations 2004 Design & Engineering Awards at 2004 International CES </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=NEWS_VIEW_POPUP_TYPE&newsId=20031222005072&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view_popup">home.businesswire.com/por...view_popup</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New LCD-TV Brands, Rear-Projection Advances To Top CES Trends </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> LAS VEGAS