DTV News for 12-14-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 12-14-2005
382 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Big Apple Getting HD Update [Paid Subscription Required]
Members of the consumer electronics, cable, programming and IT industries are coming to New York Wednesday to provide an update on the HD AV Network Alliance.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News


Gray, CBS Ink Digital Channel Deal
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1001659518

CBS, Gray Ink Deal for Digital Channel
CBS and Gray Television announced Tuesday that they have signed a new affiliation agreement for the digital channel of WSWG-TV, which serves portions of southwest Georgia and is included in the Albany, Ga. television market -- the 147th largest in the country.
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9042

SureWest Adds TNT in HD to Its Launch of HDTV Over IP
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 140&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051213/sftu081.html?.v=38

SureWest Lines Up HDTV
(Lightreading.com)
http://www.lightreading.com/document.as ... vl=wire1_5


It's showtime for HDTV
(Burlington, VT Free Press)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps ... 009&theme=

Now may be a good time to buy that big-screen, shoppers find
(WFTS-TV Tampa, FL)
http://www.abcactionnews.com/stories/20 ... hdtv.shtml

Maybe the CRT Isn't Quite Dead Yet
You may be hearing about the demise of the venerable CRT, which has been the display device used in most of the TV sets we have watched since television became a commercial reality.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Te ... andy.shtml

Top Consumer Electronics Companies Launch Plasma Display Coalition
Promotes Plasma TV's Outstanding Image Quality and Consumer Benefits
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 217&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051213/nytu120.html?.v=35

Plasma TV makers form coalition
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =175001807

32-inch LCD HDTV showdown
(ZDNet)
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6482_ ... 928-1.html

Syntax-Brillian Begins Shipping Its 65-Inch 1080p LCoS(TM) HDTV/Media Center Server Display
Latest Platform will be Offered Nationally Through Network of Professional A/V and Custom Home Theater Dealers
(Business Wire via Yahoo News / TMCNet)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051213/20051213005359.html?.v=1
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-syntax-b ... 221447.htm

PC Magazine Names Syntax-Brillian's 6501m 720p Gen II LCoS(TM) HDTV Product of the Year
"... it has the potential to be the perfect home theater centerpiece."
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / TMCNet)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051213/20051213005367.html?.v=1
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/dec/1221446.htm


Japan HD DVD Launch Delayed
Tokyo