DTV News for 9-1-2005
486 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Broadcasters Set Must-Carry Push
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001052046
NAB Launches Multicast Assault
The NAB has started a massive push for Congress to mandate cable carriage of multicast broadcast streams.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6253087.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP
Free Political Spots in Play in Multicast Wrangling
Legislation requiring cable TV operators to carry all of the free TV signals that broadcasters multicast on their new digital TV channels could clear the way for an agreement under which broadcasters would provide free air time for political candidates.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8440
Broadcasters Mass for DTV Carriage Push [Paid Subscription Required]
The NAB is flying in almost a hundred broadcasters Sept. 8 to lobby members of the House and Senate Commerce Committee for multicast must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6253000?display=Breaking+News
B'casters lobby [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
Broadcasters are beginning a last-ditch effort to persuade lawmakers to force cable operators to carry their digital signal whether they transmit high-definition TV or series of discrete programming streams.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001052854
NAB Urges Passage of Pro-Consumer Multicast DTV Mandate
Station Survey, Financial Study Show Viewers Would Receive More Local TV Choice
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/Releases/083105_DTVNewsConference.htm
Golden trying to buy up land
City seeks property where proposed TV tower would be built
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4045897,00.html
DivX and HDFEST Partner for First DivX HD Film Festival
Screenings to take place in cutting edge High-Definition DivX format
(HD Issues)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=34402&afterinter=true
Prairie Public TV Gets Iced, Makes Ice Cream
ND broadcaster jumpstarts DTV after freak storm devastates transmission facilities
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_prairie_public_tv.shtml
ATSC Updates DTV Standards
The ATSC has published revisions of several key standards--including A/52, the Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3); A/53, the Digital Television Standard; and A/110, the Synchronization Standard for Distributed Transmission.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/atsc/f_jerry_whitaker.shtml
Samsung and Discovery start global HDTV alliance
(Reuters via Yahoo News)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050901/3/26m2y.html
Discovery Goes HD in Germany and Austria [Paid Subscription Required]
Discovery Networks International will launch its first international 24-hour HD network this November in Germany and Austria.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6252917?display=Breaking+News
Pats come into focus on HDTV
(Worcester, MA Telegram & Gazette)
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/COLUMN08/509010809/1009/SPORTS
Digital TV FAQ: More screen for less green
Prices of jumbo-screen digital televisions are finally getting into a range that will allow buyers to put one in the living room without cashing in on the kids' college funds.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/Digital+TV+FAQ+More+screen+for+less+green/2100-1041_3-5845193.html?part=rss&tag=5845193&subj=news
Consumer Confusion Hampers Cable's HDTV Sales Drive
Research Says Many HDTV Buyers Wrongly Believe They Already Have HD Service
(Cable Digital News)
http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/sep05/sep05-3.html
Some HDTVs lack a tuner for high-definition signals
(Baltimore, MD Sun)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.himowitz01sep01,1,6258271.column?track=rss
Taiwan market: Optoma adds new DLP projector to production line
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2005/08/31&pages=A7&seq=41
Panasonic Reprices PDP Lines
Indianapolis — Panasonic announced just prior to CEDIA Expo new pricing on select PX50, PX500 and ONYX-family plasma TV sets.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6253005?display=Breaking+News
Panasonic Cuts Plasma TV Prices by Average of $500
(Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ahmaA4WGi_A4&refer=japan
Panasonic slashes plasma TV prices
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170102336
Media Made Easy HDTV System
Media Made Easy today announced their next generation media center offering, Media Made Easy HDTV System, featuring the Windows XPMCE.
(Media Center PC News)
http://www.mediacenterpcworld.com/news/506
Format wars [DVD]
(Guardian Weekly)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1559840,00.html
Toshiba may delay HD DVD player launch into 2006
(Reuters)
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-09-01T073358Z_01_DIT126312_RTRIDST_0_TECH-JAPAN-TOSHIBA-COL.XML
Who Needs HDV?
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/inside-production/f_inside_production.2005.09.07.shtml
A Sharp-Shooting Camcorder
Sony's HC1 high-definition camera makes editing and viewing a challenge, but the crisp footage it generates is worth the trouble
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc2005091_9470_tc081.htm
Omneon Spectrum Media Server Now Supports HDV
Omneon Video Networks announced that its Omneon Spectrum media server system now supports the emerging HDV format.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13582.shtml
It's An Analog Life
The beauty of digital is in the eye of the beholder
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/digital-journal/n_digital_journal-09.07.05.shtml
Harmonic Introduces Powerful Multi-Codec, Multi-Format, Real-Time High Definition Encoder
DiviCom(R) MV 3500 Brings Advanced Capabilities and End-to-End Interoperability Required for Emerging HDTV Applications
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050831/315269.html?.v=1
EBU Likes Progressive Scan HDTV [Europe]
Europeans hope to avoid format debate
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Tech-Corner/f_EBU_likes_progressive.shtml
High Definition TV starts slowly, makers hopeful [Europe]
(Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-09-01T103134Z_01_DIT137907_RTRIDST_0_TECH-TELEVISION-HIGHDEFINITION-DC.XML
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9532231§ion=news&src=rss/uk/technologyNews
IFA 2005: A Display Of Exciting Innovations [Europe]
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://au.biz.yahoo.com/050901/17/8ccd.html
Experience Home Cinema with Epson [Europe]
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050831005351&newsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050831/315351.html?.v=1
Premiere sees 500,000 HDTV subscribers by 2008 [Germany]
(Reuters)
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9526935§ion=news&src=rss/uk/internetNews
486 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
Broadcasters Set Must-Carry Push
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001052046
NAB Launches Multicast Assault
The NAB has started a massive push for Congress to mandate cable carriage of multicast broadcast streams.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6253087.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP
Free Political Spots in Play in Multicast Wrangling
Legislation requiring cable TV operators to carry all of the free TV signals that broadcasters multicast on their new digital TV channels could clear the way for an agreement under which broadcasters would provide free air time for political candidates.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8440
Broadcasters Mass for DTV Carriage Push [Paid Subscription Required]
The NAB is flying in almost a hundred broadcasters Sept. 8 to lobby members of the House and Senate Commerce Committee for multicast must-carry.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6253000?display=Breaking+News
B'casters lobby [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story]
Broadcasters are beginning a last-ditch effort to persuade lawmakers to force cable operators to carry their digital signal whether they transmit high-definition TV or series of discrete programming streams.
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001052854
NAB Urges Passage of Pro-Consumer Multicast DTV Mandate
Station Survey, Financial Study Show Viewers Would Receive More Local TV Choice
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/Releases/083105_DTVNewsConference.htm
Golden trying to buy up land
City seeks property where proposed TV tower would be built
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4045897,00.html
DivX and HDFEST Partner for First DivX HD Film Festival
Screenings to take place in cutting edge High-Definition DivX format
(HD Issues)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=34402&afterinter=true
Prairie Public TV Gets Iced, Makes Ice Cream
ND broadcaster jumpstarts DTV after freak storm devastates transmission facilities
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/n_prairie_public_tv.shtml
ATSC Updates DTV Standards
The ATSC has published revisions of several key standards--including A/52, the Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3); A/53, the Digital Television Standard; and A/110, the Synchronization Standard for Distributed Transmission.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/atsc/f_jerry_whitaker.shtml
Samsung and Discovery start global HDTV alliance
(Reuters via Yahoo News)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050901/3/26m2y.html
Discovery Goes HD in Germany and Austria [Paid Subscription Required]
Discovery Networks International will launch its first international 24-hour HD network this November in Germany and Austria.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6252917?display=Breaking+News
Pats come into focus on HDTV
(Worcester, MA Telegram & Gazette)
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/COLUMN08/509010809/1009/SPORTS
Digital TV FAQ: More screen for less green
Prices of jumbo-screen digital televisions are finally getting into a range that will allow buyers to put one in the living room without cashing in on the kids' college funds.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/Digital+TV+FAQ+More+screen+for+less+green/2100-1041_3-5845193.html?part=rss&tag=5845193&subj=news
Consumer Confusion Hampers Cable's HDTV Sales Drive
Research Says Many HDTV Buyers Wrongly Believe They Already Have HD Service
(Cable Digital News)
http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/sep05/sep05-3.html
Some HDTVs lack a tuner for high-definition signals
(Baltimore, MD Sun)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.himowitz01sep01,1,6258271.column?track=rss
Taiwan market: Optoma adds new DLP projector to production line
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2005/08/31&pages=A7&seq=41
Panasonic Reprices PDP Lines
Indianapolis — Panasonic announced just prior to CEDIA Expo new pricing on select PX50, PX500 and ONYX-family plasma TV sets.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6253005?display=Breaking+News
Panasonic Cuts Plasma TV Prices by Average of $500
(Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ahmaA4WGi_A4&refer=japan
Panasonic slashes plasma TV prices
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170102336
Media Made Easy HDTV System
Media Made Easy today announced their next generation media center offering, Media Made Easy HDTV System, featuring the Windows XPMCE.
(Media Center PC News)
http://www.mediacenterpcworld.com/news/506
Format wars [DVD]
(Guardian Weekly)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1559840,00.html
Toshiba may delay HD DVD player launch into 2006
(Reuters)
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-09-01T073358Z_01_DIT126312_RTRIDST_0_TECH-JAPAN-TOSHIBA-COL.XML
Who Needs HDV?
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/inside-production/f_inside_production.2005.09.07.shtml
A Sharp-Shooting Camcorder
Sony's HC1 high-definition camera makes editing and viewing a challenge, but the crisp footage it generates is worth the trouble
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc2005091_9470_tc081.htm
Omneon Spectrum Media Server Now Supports HDV
Omneon Video Networks announced that its Omneon Spectrum media server system now supports the emerging HDV format.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13582.shtml
It's An Analog Life
The beauty of digital is in the eye of the beholder
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/digital-journal/n_digital_journal-09.07.05.shtml
Harmonic Introduces Powerful Multi-Codec, Multi-Format, Real-Time High Definition Encoder
DiviCom(R) MV 3500 Brings Advanced Capabilities and End-to-End Interoperability Required for Emerging HDTV Applications
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050831/315269.html?.v=1
EBU Likes Progressive Scan HDTV [Europe]
Europeans hope to avoid format debate
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Tech-Corner/f_EBU_likes_progressive.shtml
High Definition TV starts slowly, makers hopeful [Europe]
(Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-09-01T103134Z_01_DIT137907_RTRIDST_0_TECH-TELEVISION-HIGHDEFINITION-DC.XML
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9532231§ion=news&src=rss/uk/technologyNews
IFA 2005: A Display Of Exciting Innovations [Europe]
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://au.biz.yahoo.com/050901/17/8ccd.html
Experience Home Cinema with Epson [Europe]
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050831005351&newsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050831/315351.html?.v=1
Premiere sees 500,000 HDTV subscribers by 2008 [Germany]
(Reuters)
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9526935§ion=news&src=rss/uk/internetNews
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