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2002 (17)

2002 · News Release
CBS Television announced a partnership with Zenith Electronics and Samsung Electronics America to broadcast all 18 primetime comedies and dramas in HDTV during…
2002 · Newsletter
The Consumer Electronics Association filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on October 11, 2002, challenging the FCC's mandate requiring …
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Editorial
Attorney Jim Burger responds to Dale Cripps's editorial on copy protection in the digital age, arguing that DTV and digital recorders represent an opportunity …
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Editorial
Dale Cripps argues that retail HDTV demonstrations are indispensable to the transition from standard to high-definition television, as consumers cannot grasp t…
2002 · Newsletter
HDTV Magazine Tips List contributors debate whether current HDTV displays marketed as 1080i actually deliver true 1920x1080 resolution, with industry technicia…
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Interview
Panasonic Vice President of Digital Technologies Andrew Nelkin discusses the company's signing of the CableLabs PHILA agreement enabling plug-and-play cable-re…
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Editorial
Dale Cripps examines the enormous challenges facing the U.S. HDTV transition, comparing it to RCA's 1926 radio network launch and warning that the difficulty o…
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Interview
CBS Vice President Martin Franks discusses the growing HDTV programming landscape and the logistical, financial, and technological hurdles preventing full HD s…
2002 · News Release
The FCC adopted a phased mandate requiring DTV tuners in nearly all new TV sets by July 2007, starting with larger screens in 2004. The plan also extends tuner…
2002 · Newsletter
The FCC adopted a phase-in plan requiring digital TV tuners on nearly all new television sets by 2007, while major studios began weighing in on competing high-…
Daniel Frankel · 2002 · Technical
Major Hollywood studios convened the Hollywood Advisory Council in July 2002 to discuss a high-definition DVD format, with Warner Home Video leading the push f…
Dale Cripps · 2002 · Newsletter
Dale Cripps argues that poor retail demonstrations are the last major bottleneck blocking widespread HDTV adoption, contending that no amount of digital featur…
Dale Cripps · August 31, 2002 · Newsletter
The HDTV Newsletter's daily programming guide for Sunday, August 31, 2002 lists that evening's high-definition broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, Discovery Cha…
September 7, 2002 · News Release
CBS Operations notified HDTV affiliates that a college football game airing between US Open Tennis matches on September 7, 2002 would be broadcast in HDTV. The…
Dale Cripps · September 25, 2002 · Editorial
The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a legislative hearing on September 25, 2002 to address the stalled DTV transition, featuring…
October 1, 2002 · Newsletter
HDTV Magazine's programming guide for Tuesday, October 1, 2002 lists prime-time HDTV broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB, including season premieres an…
October 3, 2002 · Newsletter
This HDTV Magazine schedule listing covers HD programming available on Thursday, October 3, 2002, across ABC, CBS, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, and HDNet. Fea…