DTV News for 10-7-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-7-2005
450 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Digital TV Coalition Urges Members to Resolve Issues of Multicast Must Carry, Compensation, and Consumer Education
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051006/dcth066.html?.v=18

Noncoms Plan Four New DTV Channels [Paid Subscription Required]
With cable carriage for its DTV multicast signals locked up, the Association of Public Television Stations said Thursday it will take the wraps off plans for four new DTV networks Oct. 12 that will be carried on noncommercial stations.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Q&A: Steve Lindsley, U.S. Digital Television
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index. ... ew=TRUE#QA

Major TV broadcasters agree to fund USDTV expansion
Fox Television Stations, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, LIN TV, Morgan-Murphy Stations and Telcom DTV invest in USDTV.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 007/#Major

Librarians Make Noise on Flag Issue [Paid Subscription Required]
Librarians and other fair-use advocates have written key congressmen to ask for a hearing on the so-called "broadcast flag."
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

MetroCast, Viacom in HD Retrans Flap
MetroCast Cablevision subscribers want to see their beloved Red Sox games in HDTV.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

WABC Fights To Save Ch. 7 [Paid Subscription Required]
ABC's flagship WABC-TV New York is still hoping to get channel 7 when it has to give up its analog spectrum and go all-digital. For the time being, however, it has elected ch. 45 as its primary digital channel, just in case.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Switch to Digital TV Will Help Police, Fire Communications
(WISH-TV Indianapolis, IN)
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3948287


HDNet Sets Fall Lineup [Paid Subscription Required]
HDNet announced its new fall programming lineup.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News


Thomson and LG Electronics Partner with Broadcasters to Develop Terrestrial Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
(Television Broadcast)
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles ... 1074.shtml

MSTV, NAB select Thomson, LG to develop converter box prototypes
Jointly funded by MSTV and NAB with development support from Thomson and LG Electronics, these prototypes will serve as blueprints for future products from manufacturers.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20051007/#


HDTV Expected To Dominate TV Sales
(TechWeb News / InternetWeek)
http://www.techweb.com/wire/hardware/171203763
http://www.internetweek.com/showArticle ... =171203783

JupiterResearch Forecasts HDTV Sales in the U.S. Will Grow Dramatically Over the Next Five Years, Constituting 70% of All TV Sales by 2010
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051006/65463.html?.v=1

HDTV Sales Growth Expected
JupiterResearch Forecasts HDTV Sales in the U.S. Will Grow Dramatically Over the Next Five Years, Constituting 70% of All TV Sales by 2010
(eCoustics.com)
http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/ ... 66310.html

HDTV Sales To See Big Increase, Says Report [Paid Subscription Required]
JupiterResearch is the latest market research firm to peer into its crystal ball to glimpse the future of high-definition television. The company predicts that HDTV sets will comprise 70% of all U.S. television sales by 2010. Last year, HD sets made up 21% of sales.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

HDTVs high on holiday shopping list, says AvantGo
Two new surveys show strong interest in high definition televisions among consumers.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 1007/#HDTV

Matsushita, Sharp battling in TV display technologies at electronics show
(Associated Press via San Diego, CA Union-Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/comp ... attle.html

Optoma plans to launch 1080p projectors in 2Q06 priced up to 40% lower than current models
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20051007AA054.html

Panasonic Ships BT-LH1700W 17