DTV News for 2-27-2004
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 6:59 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 2-27-2004 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,038 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV: Cable or Satellite? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DIRECTV and Echostar may be losing new high-def owners to cable TV -- and for good reason. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TV Predictions)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Power Players </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> "Vertical integration" isn't something you hear often from people who make movies. But entrepreneurs Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner drop it freely and with good reason. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Variety via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040223/va_sp_ev/power_players_1">story.news.yahoo.com/news..._players_1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> VOOM'S Leadership Position In HD Content Widens With the Addition of HBO and Cinemax </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> VOOM Lineup Now Includes over 30 HD Channels and More than 70 SD Channels Eight Turner Networks Added Including CNN, TNT, TBS, CNNfn and Boomerang </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via Silicon Valley BizInk)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/02-26-2004/0002117591&EDATE=THU+Feb+26+2004,+12:06+PM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+12:06+PM</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom Adds HBO, Cinemax [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Voom has added four HDTV feeds from HBO and Cinemax. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA386453?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Chyron Introduces Powerful, Real-Time High Definition HDTV Graphics Products </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040227005063&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TCL eyes HDTV [China] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Guangdong-based TCL Corp. will invest 500 million yuan (US$60 million) to high definition TV, the first investment the group announced after its share offering of A shares earlier this year, today's Beijing Times reported. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(China People's Daily)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/27/eng20040227_136030.shtml">english.peopledaily.com.c...6030.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TCL eyes HDTV [China] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Shanghai Daily via Xinhuanet / EastDay)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-02/27/content_1335202.htm">news.xinhuanet.com/englis...335202.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/1190/class000100001/hwz183270.htm">english.eastday.com/epubl...183270.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 27 February 2004) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/program.html">www.widescreentv.info/program.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,038 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV: Cable or Satellite? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DIRECTV and Echostar may be losing new high-def owners to cable TV -- and for good reason. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TV Predictions)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdtv022604.html">www.tvpredictions.com/hdtv022604.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Power Players </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> "Vertical integration" isn't something you hear often from people who make movies. But entrepreneurs Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner drop it freely and with good reason. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Variety via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040223/va_sp_ev/power_players_1">story.news.yahoo.com/news..._players_1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> VOOM'S Leadership Position In HD Content Widens With the Addition of HBO and Cinemax </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> VOOM Lineup Now Includes over 30 HD Channels and More than 70 SD Channels Eight Turner Networks Added Including CNN, TNT, TBS, CNNfn and Boomerang </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire via Silicon Valley BizInk)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/02-26-2004/0002117591&EDATE=THU+Feb+26+2004,+12:06+PM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+12:06+PM</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Voom Adds HBO, Cinemax [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Voom has added four HDTV feeds from HBO and Cinemax. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA386453?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Chyron Introduces Powerful, Real-Time High Definition HDTV Graphics Products </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040227005063&newsLang=en&beanID=944193898&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TCL eyes HDTV [China] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Guangdong-based TCL Corp. will invest 500 million yuan (US$60 million) to high definition TV, the first investment the group announced after its share offering of A shares earlier this year, today's Beijing Times reported. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(China People's Daily)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/27/eng20040227_136030.shtml">english.peopledaily.com.c...6030.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TCL eyes HDTV [China] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Shanghai Daily via Xinhuanet / EastDay)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-02/27/content_1335202.htm">news.xinhuanet.com/englis...335202.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/1190/class000100001/hwz183270.htm">english.eastday.com/epubl...183270.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 27 February 2004) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/program.html">www.widescreentv.info/program.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
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