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DTV News for 9-1-2005

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:42 am
by Lee Wood
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 ... 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/CA6 ... erral=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/articl ... aking+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/te ... 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/Re ... erence.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/l ... 97,00.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/viewar ... inter=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/ne ... c_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/at ... aker.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/articl ... aking+News

Pats come into focus on HDTV
(Worcester, MA Telegram & Gazette)
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a ... 009/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 ... &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/ba ... ?track=rss


Taiwan market: Optoma adds new DLP projector to production line
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Artic ... =A7&seq=41

Panasonic Reprices PDP Lines
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