DTV News for 5-23-2005
587 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Draft on House DTV bill could come this week
New legislation provides the latest example that Congress is serious about getting broadcasters off the analog spectrum as soon as possible.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20050522/#
Talks on bipartisan House digital TV bill stall
(Reuters / Washington, DC Post)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...onCoverage
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...taltv_dc_1
www.washingtonpost.com/wp...01358.html
Democrats withdraw support for Barton bill
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=892
Draft seeks '08 date [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
Congressional aides are putting the final touches on a "discussion draft" of legislation that would force broadcasters to shut off their analog signals by the end of 2008, congressional and industry sources said.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000929674
DTV Draft Bill Sets 2008 Date [Paid Subscription Required]
The government would reclaim TV stations' old analog channels Dec. 31, 2008, according to draft legislation that House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton plans to unveil Monday. At press time, it did not appear that multicasting must-carry for broadcasters was part of that draft, nor was there a subsidy to help convert analog sets to digital..
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News
NAB Unveils Text for DTV Transition Ad
The National Association of Broadcasters on Friday released the copy for an advertisement the association plans to run in Capitol Hill newspapers next week urging lawmakers to proceed cautiously on a plan to force broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7869
CEA Welcomes DTV Staff Draft
Digital Television Transition Act of 2005 Sets Framework to Plan for Completion of DTV Transition
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050520/205563.html?.v=1
USDTV: No Meals, No Leg Room, But Cheap
(CableWorld)
www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw...sdtvno.htm
Stevens to hold Senate hearings on retransmission consent
The proposed must-carry requirement benefits broadcasters but raises questions about cable operators' obligation to carry multiple program streams.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...2/#stevens
Lawmakers Urge Phased-In Translator Deadline
(TV Technology)
www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2965
Consumer electronics, broadcast industries must manage change
In a speech before the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Association for Maximum Service Television president David Donovan said if free television service is to remain viable, the consumer electronics and broadcast industries must develop a process to manage improvements.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20050520/#
Fritts lays out priorities for successful DTV transition
Speaking at the annual membership meeting of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, NAB president and CEO Edward Fritts pointed to four priorities to bring the transition to an end.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20/#Fritts
KESQ-DT is on the air!
(KESQ-TV Palm Desert, CA)
www.kesq.com/Global/story...v=9ptCa6tO
Programming trails HDTV sales
(Dallas Morning News via Contra Costa, CA Times)
www.contracostatimes.com/...710693.htm
Newsroom Successfully Fields HD Complaint
(TV Technology)
www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2974
DIRECTV 8 Satellite Will Strengthen Service to DIRECTV Customers
Successful Launch of New Loral-Built Satellite Will Add More Muscle to the DIRECTV Satellite Fleet and Capacity to Support Local Digital/HD Expansion
(Business Wire / Red Nova)
home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view
www.rednova.com/news/disp...ce=r_space
The Multipath to Clarity
Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience
(Scientific American)
www.sciam.com/article.cfm...414B7FFE9F
Video revolution turns to HDTV
(Nashville, TN City Paper)
www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=41638
Samsung SP-H700AE DLP Projector
(Ultimate AV)
www.guidetohometheater.co...05samsung/
Samsung OLED 40-inch HDTV Announced
SAMSUNG Electronics Develops World's First 40-inch a-Si-based OLED for Ultra-slim, Ultra-sharp Large TVs
(eCoustics.com)
news.ecoustics.com/bbs/me...37867.html
World premiere: 40" OLED TV [Samsung]
(Akihabara News)
www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_9619.html
Toshiba announces 19 new flatpanel TVs
(Engadget)
www.engadget.com/entry/1234000670044119/
Toshiba’s first three 1080p DLP rear projection TVs
(Engadget)
www.engadget.com/entry/1234000003043993/
Toshiba 52HM94 52-inch HDTV Review
(DV Hardware)
www.dvhardware.net/review/10037
SBE announces 8-VSB Specialist Certification Exam
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has added another Specialist Certification program for those interested in the 8-VSB modulation scheme.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50522/#sbe
SBE to offer specialist certification in 8-VSB
The society identified 8-VSB for an SBE specialist certification because of the ongoing progress in digital television.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50520/#SBE
Seminar to offer practical training in PSIP, MPEG compliance
The "PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice" series of seminars offers practical fundamentals and hands-on sessions.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...0/#Seminar
Miranda Wins Four Awards for HD-Bridge DEC
Prominent industry publications honor HDV to HD-SDI interface
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)
www.broadcastnewsroom.com...p?id=32585
www.dtvprofessional.com/a...p?id=32585
www.hdtvbuyer.com/article...p?id=32585
PESA's Cheetah Router Delivered for Mobile TV Group's Newest HD Mobile Production Truck
(Digital Television)
digitaltelevision.com/art..._933.shtml
Pesa's Cheetah router used in Mobile TV Group truck
Mobile Television Group's new HD production truck has been outfitted with two Pesa routing switchers.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...2/#Cheetah
National Mobile Television debuts latest HD truck
HD10 features a complement of Canon
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50522/#nmt
Going Sky-Def [Paid Subscription Required]
KABC adds HD helicopter
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...Technology
Plasma display industry recovers as demand soars
(EE Times)
www.eet.com/news/latest/s...=163105934
Euro final in HD
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...htm#eurofi
Purnell rules out digital subsidy [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...193&id=894
Group to consider South Africa's switchover [South Africa]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=893
TVB Expects Digital Broadcast Approval In Mid Yr [Hong Kong]
(Dow Jones via Yahoo News)
au.biz.yahoo.com/050521/18/4hg6.html
Widescreen/HD Program Schedule [Australia]
(Updated 20 May 2005)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.widescreentv.com.au/program.html
Digital TV passes exciting tenth subscriber milestone [Australia]
(Darlinghurst NSW Chaser)
www.chaser.com.au/show_st...=349&ED=44
587 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Draft on House DTV bill could come this week
New legislation provides the latest example that Congress is serious about getting broadcasters off the analog spectrum as soon as possible.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20050522/#
Talks on bipartisan House digital TV bill stall
(Reuters / Washington, DC Post)
www.reuters.com/newsArtic...onCoverage
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...taltv_dc_1
www.washingtonpost.com/wp...01358.html
Democrats withdraw support for Barton bill
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=892
Draft seeks '08 date [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
Congressional aides are putting the final touches on a "discussion draft" of legislation that would force broadcasters to shut off their analog signals by the end of 2008, congressional and industry sources said.
(Hollywood Reporter)
www.hollywoodreporter.com...1000929674
DTV Draft Bill Sets 2008 Date [Paid Subscription Required]
The government would reclaim TV stations' old analog channels Dec. 31, 2008, according to draft legislation that House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton plans to unveil Monday. At press time, it did not appear that multicasting must-carry for broadcasters was part of that draft, nor was there a subsidy to help convert analog sets to digital..
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News
NAB Unveils Text for DTV Transition Ad
The National Association of Broadcasters on Friday released the copy for an advertisement the association plans to run in Capitol Hill newspapers next week urging lawmakers to proceed cautiously on a plan to force broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV.
(TelevisionWeek)
www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7869
CEA Welcomes DTV Staff Draft
Digital Television Transition Act of 2005 Sets Framework to Plan for Completion of DTV Transition
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view
biz.yahoo.com/bw/050520/205563.html?.v=1
USDTV: No Meals, No Leg Room, But Cheap
(CableWorld)
www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw...sdtvno.htm
Stevens to hold Senate hearings on retransmission consent
The proposed must-carry requirement benefits broadcasters but raises questions about cable operators' obligation to carry multiple program streams.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...2/#stevens
Lawmakers Urge Phased-In Translator Deadline
(TV Technology)
www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2965
Consumer electronics, broadcast industries must manage change
In a speech before the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Association for Maximum Service Television president David Donovan said if free television service is to remain viable, the consumer electronics and broadcast industries must develop a process to manage improvements.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20050520/#
Fritts lays out priorities for successful DTV transition
Speaking at the annual membership meeting of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, NAB president and CEO Edward Fritts pointed to four priorities to bring the transition to an end.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...20/#Fritts
KESQ-DT is on the air!
(KESQ-TV Palm Desert, CA)
www.kesq.com/Global/story...v=9ptCa6tO
Programming trails HDTV sales
(Dallas Morning News via Contra Costa, CA Times)
www.contracostatimes.com/...710693.htm
Newsroom Successfully Fields HD Complaint
(TV Technology)
www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=2974
DIRECTV 8 Satellite Will Strengthen Service to DIRECTV Customers
Successful Launch of New Loral-Built Satellite Will Add More Muscle to the DIRECTV Satellite Fleet and Capacity to Support Local Digital/HD Expansion
(Business Wire / Red Nova)
home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view
www.rednova.com/news/disp...ce=r_space
The Multipath to Clarity
Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience
(Scientific American)
www.sciam.com/article.cfm...414B7FFE9F
Video revolution turns to HDTV
(Nashville, TN City Paper)
www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=41638
Samsung SP-H700AE DLP Projector
(Ultimate AV)
www.guidetohometheater.co...05samsung/
Samsung OLED 40-inch HDTV Announced
SAMSUNG Electronics Develops World's First 40-inch a-Si-based OLED for Ultra-slim, Ultra-sharp Large TVs
(eCoustics.com)
news.ecoustics.com/bbs/me...37867.html
World premiere: 40" OLED TV [Samsung]
(Akihabara News)
www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_9619.html
Toshiba announces 19 new flatpanel TVs
(Engadget)
www.engadget.com/entry/1234000670044119/
Toshiba’s first three 1080p DLP rear projection TVs
(Engadget)
www.engadget.com/entry/1234000003043993/
Toshiba 52HM94 52-inch HDTV Review
(DV Hardware)
www.dvhardware.net/review/10037
SBE announces 8-VSB Specialist Certification Exam
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has added another Specialist Certification program for those interested in the 8-VSB modulation scheme.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50522/#sbe
SBE to offer specialist certification in 8-VSB
The society identified 8-VSB for an SBE specialist certification because of the ongoing progress in digital television.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50520/#SBE
Seminar to offer practical training in PSIP, MPEG compliance
The "PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice" series of seminars offers practical fundamentals and hands-on sessions.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...0/#Seminar
Miranda Wins Four Awards for HD-Bridge DEC
Prominent industry publications honor HDV to HD-SDI interface
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)
www.broadcastnewsroom.com...p?id=32585
www.dtvprofessional.com/a...p?id=32585
www.hdtvbuyer.com/article...p?id=32585
PESA's Cheetah Router Delivered for Mobile TV Group's Newest HD Mobile Production Truck
(Digital Television)
digitaltelevision.com/art..._933.shtml
Pesa's Cheetah router used in Mobile TV Group truck
Mobile Television Group's new HD production truck has been outfitted with two Pesa routing switchers.
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...2/#Cheetah
National Mobile Television debuts latest HD truck
HD10 features a complement of Canon
(Broadcast Engineering)
broadcastengineering.com/...50522/#nmt
Going Sky-Def [Paid Subscription Required]
KABC adds HD helicopter
(Broadcasting & Cable)
www.broadcastingcable.com...Technology
Plasma display industry recovers as demand soars
(EE Times)
www.eet.com/news/latest/s...=163105934
Euro final in HD
(Advanced Television)
www.advanced-television.c...htm#eurofi
Purnell rules out digital subsidy [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...193&id=894
Group to consider South Africa's switchover [South Africa]
(Digital TV Group)
griffin.dtg.org.uk/news/n...s=0&id=893
TVB Expects Digital Broadcast Approval In Mid Yr [Hong Kong]
(Dow Jones via Yahoo News)
au.biz.yahoo.com/050521/18/4hg6.html
Widescreen/HD Program Schedule [Australia]
(Updated 20 May 2005)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
www.widescreentv.com.au/program.html
Digital TV passes exciting tenth subscriber milestone [Australia]
(Darlinghurst NSW Chaser)
www.chaser.com.au/show_st...=349&ED=44
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