HDTV Origins

Before high-definition television was a household word, a small group of engineers, journalists, and policy advocates fought to make it real. This archive preserves the original HDTV Newsletter and early HDTV Magazine content from 1994–2003 — editorials, technical analyses, FCC filings, and industry interviews documenting one of the most consequential technology transitions in television history.

1,049 catalogued documents · 1994–2003

Editorials 117

Sony's Masahiko Morizono 1987 Montreux Keynote: Technological Trends in Broadcasting and Signal Processing Masahiko Morizono 1987
Sony R&D chief Masahiko Morizono delivered a keynote at the 1987 Montreux International Television Symposium forecasting the shift from analog to digital broad…
The Theater in the Home: A 1989 Vision of HDTV's Promise and Global Standards Battle Dale Cripps 1989
Written in 1989, Dale Cripps envisions HDTV delivering full theatrical quality to home viewers, arguing it surpasses even color television as the most signific…
The HDTV Review Volume I, Issue I: Inaugural Fall 1989 Edition — Articles, Perspectives, and Transition Strategies Barbara J. Cannon 1989
The inaugural Fall 1989 issue of The HDTV Review assembled leading engineers, consultants, and broadcasters to examine HDTV's development, transition strategie…
HDTV: An Historical Perspective — Tracing Six Stages of High-Definition Television Development from 1884 to 1987 Dr. Corey P. Carbonara 1990
Written in 1990 by Dr. Corey P. Carbonara, this article traces the technological evolution of high-definition television across six major stages, from Nipkow's…
William Schreiber on TV Display Appearance and Temporal Aliasing: MIT ATRP Research Findings William F. Schreiber 1990
MIT professor William Schreiber summarizes key findings from the Advanced Television Research Program, including audience studies showing picture size mattered…
An Address to Japan in 1990: Dale Cripps on Hi-Vision's Path to Acceptance Through Industrial Commerce Dale Cripps 1990
In a 1990 address, HDTV Newsletter president Dale Cripps argued that Hi-Vision (Japan's HDTV standard) would achieve market acceptance fastest by targeting ind…
Francis Ford Coppola on HDTV and the Dream of All-Electronic Cinema Francis Ford Coppola 1991
At the 1991 NAB Convention, Francis Ford Coppola recounted his 1975 vision of an all-electronic cinema future, sparked by using Sony Betamax on location during…
HDTV History with Joe Flaherty: A World of Change (1991) J.A. Flaherty 1991
CBS technology pioneer Joseph Flaherty surveys the global state of HDTV in 1991, examining production standards, program distribution, and the critical lack of…
An Open Letter to the Technical Community: Defending 8-VSB and the ATSC Standard Dale Cripps 1993
Dale Cripps challenges the broadcast engineering community to fix 8-VSB's shortcomings rather than abandon the ATSC standard, arguing that replacing it would r…
The Origins of the ATV/HDTV Movement: From NHK's 1969 Strategy to America's Broadcast Response Dale Cripps 1994
Written in 1994 for Broadcast Engineering Magazine, Dale Cripps traces the HDTV/ATV movement from its origins in NHK's competitive strategy in 1969 through Jap…
Who Will Launch HDTV? The Case for a Coordinated Industry Strategy Before the 1996 FCC Standard Dale Cripps 1994
Dale Cripps argues that broadcasters, cable, and networks lack the will to voluntarily launch HDTV services ahead of the 1996 FCC standard, leaving the industr…
HDTV and Digital TV Limp to the Starting Line: A Critical Analysis of Spectrum Policy and Industry Failures Bill Frezza 1994
A skeptical analysis from Network Computing argues that the U.S. digital television transition is plagued by political contradictions, industry self-interest, …
Choosing an American Digital HDTV Terrestrial Broadcasting System Robert Hopkins 1994
Robert Hopkins, Senior IEEE Member, traces the six-year FCC process to establish a U.S. digital HDTV terrestrial broadcasting standard, from the 1987 spectrum …
Technology and the Future of Broadcasting: Dr. Joseph Flaherty on HDTV's Historical Parallels J.A. Flaherty 1994
CBS's Dr. Joseph Flaherty draws striking parallels between early 20th-century skepticism toward television and contemporary resistance to digital HDTV, citing …
HDTV FAQ: NTSC, PAL, and Broadcast Standards Explained by Dale E. Cripps Dale Cripps 1994
Dale E. Cripps answers foundational questions about NTSC, PAL, and SECAM broadcast standards, explaining their technical specifications and inherent limitation…
The Next Generation of Television: Why HDTV Is Certain to Be a Valuable Asset Dale Cripps 1994
Publisher Dale Cripps traces the historical arc from Edison's phonograph through radio, black-and-white TV, and color television to argue that HDTV represents …
Standards Instability and Consumer Confidence: Japan's MUSE Crisis and the Case for a Global HDTV Standard Dale Cripps 1994
A 1994 statement by Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications director questioning the MUSE analog HDTV standard sent shockwaves through Japanese manufa…
No Signal, No Takers: The Leadership Crisis Threatening HDTV's Commercial Launch Dale Cripps 1994
Publisher Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's commercial success depends on visionary leadership capable of aligning governments, manufacturers, broadcasters, and c…
HDTV's Promise for Education, Business, and Medical Imaging Dale Cripps 1994
An early editorial argues that HDTV's superior resolution and engagement potential make it uniquely suited to transform education, small business marketing, an…
HDTV as a Visual Communication Revolution: Business, Investment, and the Future of Information Dale Cripps 1994
This editorial argues that HDTV will transform business communication by enabling high-resolution audio-visual presentations to replace traditional documents a…
A Glimpse at the Big Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Future Promise of HDTV Dale Cripps 1994
Dale Cripps traces HDTV's journey from NHK's 1969 research origins through its celebrated promise and subsequent marginalization by competing technologies, pol…
HDTV as Cultural Vision: How High-Definition Television Expands Human Expression Beyond Standard TV's Limits Dale Cripps 1994
This editorial argues that standard television has filtered out visual subtlety and degraded cultural values by forcing artists to work within its technical li…
The Vision for HDTV: A New Medium Defining a Higher Standard of Living Dale Cripps 1994
This editorial argues that HDTV represents far more than an entertainment upgrade — it is a transformative medium delivering five times the visual information …
Now Is the Time for HDTV: A Call to Action at the Dawn of Commercialization Dale Cripps 1995
Editor Dale Cripps argues that 1995 marks the critical moment for HDTV to move from development into initial commercialization, urging advocates to hold firm a…
HDTV Politics As Usual: Time to Get the Public Involved in the Digital Transition? Dale Cripps 1995
This 1995 editorial analyzes the competing political and commercial motivations behind HDTV adoption in the US, Japan, and Europe, arguing that broadcasters em…
Where Are We In The HDTV Movement? Dale Cripps' 1995 Vision for Global HDTV Networks Dale Cripps 1995
Written in 1995, HDTV Newsletter president Dale Cripps argues that the all-digital standard television movement was temporarily overshadowing HDTV ambitions, b…
Robert Wright's 1995 NBC HDTV Commitment: 'I Don't Think We Have a Business Unless We Have the Best Picture' Dale Cripps 1995
In April 1995, NBC president Robert Wright announced the network would begin broadcasting digital HDTV programs by 1997, marking a pivotal moment in the commer…
HDTV Electronic Cinema: A New Dawn for Digital Projection and Mass Audiences Dale Cripps 1995
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's greatest near-term opportunity lies not in the home but in electronic cinema, where digital projectors can serve audiences of 30…
HDTV: No Signal, No Takers — A Situation Made for Leadership Dale Cripps 1995
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's commercial launch requires visionary leadership comparable to David Sarnoff's role in launching broadcast television, warning th…
Daily HD Programming Guide Dale Cripps 1995
This page does not contain a daily HD programming guide; it features a 1995 editorial by Dale E. Cripps on the future of the global HDTV movement, written for …
Shared-Risk Satellite Pioneer Proposed to Lead Global HDTV Transition Dale Cripps 1996
Dale Cripps argues that cost-driven compromises in the DTV transition risk alienating consumers and dooming the shift to digital. He proposes a shared-risk, sa…
If HDTV Is Not Worth the Wooing: The Case for Hollywood and Electronic Cinema to Lead the Movement (1996) Dale Cripps 1996
Publisher Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's commercialization has stalled due to fragmented standards, absent economic incentives for broadcasters, and a lack of …
Do Not Adjust Your Set: The HDTV Standard Battle Between Broadcasters and the Computer Industry Dale Cripps 1996
In November 1996, FCC Chairman Reed Hundt had yet to act on the ATSC DTV standard submitted months earlier, as broadcasters and computer companies clashed over…
DTV on the Way: A Historical Perspective on HDTV Development by CBS's Dr. J.A. Flaherty J.A. Flaherty 1996
CBS Senior Vice President of Technology Dr. J.A. Flaherty traces the origins of modern HDTV from NHK's 1970 research through the formation of the FCC's Advisor…
HDTV Coming Together, Part Two: Who Will Drive the Digital Transition? Dale Cripps 1996
Dale Cripps examines the competing interests of broadcasters, manufacturers, and consumers in the HDTV transition, arguing that SDTV alone may not compel consu…
Why Citizens Should Support a Federal Digital Television Standard: The Case for HDTV Adoption Dale Cripps 1996
This document argues that the FCC must accept the ATSC digital television standard to preserve free over-the-air broadcasting and enable the massive investment…
Clinton Administration Softens Support for Full ATSC Standard as FCC Decision Nears Dale Cripps 1996
The Clinton administration, through Commerce Department official Larry Irving, urged the FCC to adopt only essential elements of the digital TV standard rather…
HDTV 101: Launching HDTV Requires Collective Industry Vision, Not FCC Mandates Dale Cripps 1996
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV cannot be forced into existence by FCC mandate alone, as broadcasters lack financial incentive and no major communications company…
HDTV: A New Dawn — The Case for Electronic Theater and the Future of High-Definition Dale Cripps 1997
Publisher Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's greatest near-term opportunity lies not in the home but in large-venue electronic theaters, where live events can be s…
HDTV 101: The Challenge of Launching HDTV in America — Programming, Politics, and Industry Coordination Dale Cripps 1997
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV cannot succeed without a coordinated industry-wide launch involving manufacturers, programmers, signal providers, and the public. …
CBS DTV/HDTV Rollout: How, Why, and When — Dr. Flaherty's 1998 Affiliate Engineers Breakfast Address J.A. Flaherty 1998
CBS Senior Vice President of Technology Dr. J.A. Flaherty outlined the network's commitment to launching a primetime 1080i HDTV schedule in Fall 1998, arguing …
HDTV and Front Projection Systems: Specs and Compatibility Guide for Home Theater Buyers Greg Rogers 1998
As HDTV broadcasting approached its anticipated 1998 launch, front projection systems emerged as the ideal display technology for high-definition content, offe…
How Is HDTV Launched Best? The Case for Upscale Market Entry Over Mass-Market Introduction Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps argues that launching HDTV through terrestrial broadcasting and mass-market retail is fundamentally flawed, given the technology's high cost and li…
DVB vs. ATSC: Why Global DVB Standards Are Leaving the U.S. in an Incompatible Enclave Dale Cripps 1998
As DVB-S, DVB-C, and DVB-T services expand across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia, the U.S. ATSC standard increasingly resembles an isolated encla…
DTV/HDTV Standards: The Route to World Communications — Dr. J.A. Flaherty's Moscow Address J.A. Flaherty 1998
CBS Senior Vice President of Technology Dr. J.A. Flaherty delivered this paper to the HAT Symposium in Moscow in November 1998, arguing that digital HDTV repre…
Starting the HDTV Business: Solving the Confusion and Launching HDTV Around the World Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps argues that cost-focused compromises in the DTV transition risk alienating consumers by sacrificing picture quality. He proposes a shared-risk sate…
Confusion, Setbacks, and a Way Out: The Troubled Path to HDTV Standards Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps traces how a pivotal 1990 FCC meeting under Chairman Al Sikes set HDTV on a simulcast, all-digital path, only for the standard to be eclipsed by co…
In Favor of 1080i: The Last Word on the 1080i vs. 720p Format Debate Unnamed Correspondent 1998
An anonymous expert makes the technical case for 1080i over 720p and 480p formats, comparing pixel counts, pixels-per-second rates, and motion rendition across…
What Business Is This Anyway? Not One Size Fits All — HDTV Market Segmentation Editorial Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps argues that television markets will inevitably stratify by quality and price point, just as the hotel and audio industries have, making a one-size-…
A Response To A Reporter: Dale Cripps Answers Fundamental Questions About HDTV's Future Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps responds to a News & Observer business editor's questions about whether HDTV is a lasting technology or a passing standard, explaining that ATSC's …
Digital Downside In UK: Consumer Watchdog Warns of High Costs and Poor Quality Programming Dale Cripps 1998
The UK's National Consumer Council warns that digital television could deliver hundreds of channels of repeats and old films rather than original programming, …
COFDM vs. 8-VSB Series: William Schreiber on Indoor Antenna Reception William F. Schreiber 1999
MIT electrical engineering professor William Schreiber argues that because the average home has nearly three TV sets but only one cable box, well over half of …
HDTV Comes to Chicago (or so I hear) Al Domescik 1999
A Chicago broadcast engineer visited a Michigan Avenue electronics store on July 15, 1999, to witness the city's first over-the-air HDTV broadcast by the local…
8-VSB: Can It Be Fixed? Broadcasters Weigh COFDM Alternative Amid Reception Failures Dale Cripps 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group president David Smith challenged the industry to fix 8-VSB or replace it after Baltimore demonstrations revealed serious indoor recept…
The Economic Case for Switching US DTV from 8VSB to COFDM: A $20 Billion Analysis Dermot Nolan 1999
A 1999 economic analysis by TBS Telecommunications argues that switching US DTV from ATSC/8VSB to COFDM would save approximately $20 billion when accounting fo…
HBO Abandons 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio for HDTV Broadcasts: A Call to Action Ken Fowler 1999
HBO reversed its policy of broadcasting 2.35:1 films in their original aspect ratio, opting instead to pan-and-scan all widescreen content to 1.85:1 following …
Let the Marketplace Decide: Craig Birkmaier's Case for Flexible DTV Standards in 1999 Craig Birkmaier 1999
Craig Birkmaier argues that the FCC should rescind its mandate requiring broadcasters to implement the ATSC 8-VSB standard and instead allow market-driven sele…
Mark Schubin Reviews Digital Cinema Screening of 'An Ideal Husband' Using Hughes/JVC ILA Projection Mark Schubin 1999
Mark Schubin attended a digital screening of Miramax's 'An Ideal Husband' at New York's Clearview Chelsea Cinemas, comparing Hughes/JVC ILA projection favorabl…
Forbes Op-Ed: How Broadcasters Exploited HDTV Spectrum Policy and Abandoned High Definition Thomas W. Hazlett 1999
American Enterprise Institute scholar Thomas Hazlett argues that the FCC's 13-year investment in HDTV spectrum allocation was a failed industrial policy, with …
8-VSB vs. COFDM: Can the DTV Transmission Standard Be Fixed? Dale Cripps 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group president David Smith challenged the industry to fix or replace 8-VSB after Baltimore demonstrations revealed poor indoor reception pe…
Electronic Cinema Debut: Star Wars Phantom Menace Digital Premiere at Four U.S. Theaters Larry Bend 1999
On June 18, 1999, George Lucas's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace became the first major digital cinema release, screening at four U.S. theaters using Hughes/JVC …
The Great DTV Antenna Bill: Comparing 8VSB, COFDM, and DBS Consumer Access Costs Dermot Nolan 1999
A 1999 analysis by TBS's Dermot Nolan calculates that the total 8VSB DTV antenna bill for non-cabled U.S. television sets would reach approximately $14 billion…
HDTV as a Religious War: The Interlace vs. Progressive Scanning Battle Over the ATSC DTV Standard Dale Cripps 1999
A fierce dispute between the broadcast and computer industries over the ATSC DTV standard centers on whether interlace scanning formats should be included alon…
How 16:9 Became the HDTV Aspect Ratio Standard: Dr. Kerns Powers and the SMPTE Decision Dale Cripps 1999
Dr. Kerns Powers of Sarnoff explains how the 16:9 aspect ratio was selected for HDTV through a geometric analysis of common aspect ratios normalized to equal a…
HDTV Needs a New Start: Dale Cripps Calls for a Dedicated HDTV Cooperative Business Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps argues that cable and satellite providers are too focused on protecting existing revenue streams to successfully pioneer HDTV, and proposes a new f…
Quality Is Job Number One: The Case for HDTV in a Market-Driven Era Dale Cripps 1999
Editor Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's launch requires coordinated commitment from both manufacturers and broadcasters, warning that half-hearted adoption risks…
HDTV's Rocky First Year: Reception Failures, Cable Disputes, and Slow Adoption Neil Gross 1999
One year after the launch of digital HDTV broadcasts in the U.S., fewer than 50,000 sets have been sold, cable carriage remains unresolved, and Sinclair Broadc…
Australian DVB-T HDTV Implementation: Receiver Standards, COFDM, and Lessons for the U.S. Colin Wright 1999
Australian broadcast engineer Colin Wright outlines Australia's DVB-T HDTV rollout, including a national receiver standard covering set-top boxes and integrate…
HD VISION Shoots Drag Boat Racing Documentary 'Thunder On The Brazos' in HDTV Dale Cripps 1999
HD VISION president Randall P. Dark led a crew to Waco, Texas over the Fourth of July weekend to shoot a 30-minute HDTV documentary on drag boat racing using t…
ATSC Task Force on 8-VSB vs. COFDM: Background on the Modulation Standards Debate Dale Cripps 1999
The newly formed ATSC Task Force marks the first acknowledgment by 8-VSB proponents of concerns raised by Sinclair's Baltimore tests, which showed 8-VSB receiv…
Something To Consider: Lessons from Japan's MUSE HDTV Experiment for the U.S. Market Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps draws on firsthand observations from Japan's analog MUSE HDTV launch to argue that the U.S. must avoid repeating Japan's mistakes by recognizing HD…
Refreshing The Vision: HDTV as Social Good and Personal Metaphor Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV represents more than a technical upgrade, drawing on his own partial vision loss as a metaphor for the limitations NTSC imposes on…
A European Perspective on Sinclair's FCC Initiative and the 8VSB vs. COFDM Debate Dale Cripps 1999
An anonymous European HDTV industry veteran argues that COFDM is a superior modulation scheme to 8VSB and that the FCC and ATSC process took too long, leaving …
The Vision Thing: HDTV Needs Stalwart Leadership to Succeed Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV, despite its technical brilliance, risks failing to reach American homes without bold, far-sighted leadership capable of uniting g…
Stonehenge Is the Right Idea Now: Dale Cripps Pitches International HD Cooperative Network Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps advocates for 'Stonehenge,' a proposed international for-profit cross-industry cooperative premium HDTV network requiring unprecedented collaborati…
Succeeding or Failing, It's Our Choice — HDTV's Future Depends on Programming Vision Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's success hinges not on technical upgrades but on bold, world-class programming that captures a global audience. Without that crea…
What About Cable HD? HDTV Coming Together Dale Cripps 2000
Dale Cripps argues that cable operators remain largely indifferent to HDTV rollout, with satellite serving as the more reliable national delivery path. He call…
High Definition Production Quo Vadis: Address to the Canadian Satellite Users Association Conference J.A. Flaherty 2000
CBS Senior Vice President J.A. Flaherty argues that 1080/1920 HDTV represents the inevitable pinnacle of broadcast quality, tracing television's resolution his…
Starting Out The Zeroes Martin Jacklin 2000
Martin Jacklin argues that digital convergence of televisions, computers, and telephones is an unstoppable supertrend driven by consumer personalization and co…
H/DTV's Health And Wealth: How To Make The Market For HDTV Hot - Part Two, The Real Issue Is Cost Dale Cripps 2000
Dale E. Cripps argues that cost, not technical shortcomings or industry politics, is the fundamental barrier to HDTV market adoption. While blame circulates am…
Swedish Digital Terrestrial TV Launch a Big Failure Dale Cripps 2000
Sweden's digital terrestrial television service, launched in April 1999, attracted only 500 subscribers after seven months, prompting regulators at RTTV to thr…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: The Fall of the ATSC Regime Dermot Nolan 2000
A leaked ATSC RF Group report reveals that the 8-VSB transmission standard cannot meet broadcasters' minimum requirements and is incapable of supporting mobile…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: Has the Time Come for Reconciliation? Dale Cripps 2000
Editor Dale Cripps calls for an end to the COFDM vs. 8-VSB modulation debate, arguing that prolonged indecision harms the DTV transition and fails the American…
HDTV's Tough Start: Historical Parallels and the Path to Global Adoption Dale Cripps 2000
Dale Cripps draws parallels between HDTV's difficult launch and the early struggles of the printing press, telephone, radio, and television, arguing that compl…
Canadian Research Centre Study Finds 8-VSB Indoor DTV Reception Fails at Half of Test Sites Junko Yoshida 2000
A draft report from Canada's Communication Research Centre found reliable indoor DTV reception at only 50 percent of test sites using simple set-top antennas, …
Super Bowl XXXIV in HDTV: A Side-by-Side Review of ABC's First High-Definition Super Bowl Broadcast Alan Robinson 2000
AP Sports Writer Alan Robinson reviewed ABC's inaugural HDTV Super Bowl broadcast, comparing it side-by-side with the standard NTSC telecast on comparable scre…
HDTV Transition in Crisis: Panasonic-CBS Deal, FCC Pressure, and the Fight to Save High-Definition Television Dale Cripps 2000
The DTV transition faces a near-collapse due to slow decoder sales, Sinclair's modulation dispute, and short-term industry thinking, but a landmark Panasonic-C…
No Signal, No Sale: Why HDTV Needs a David Sarnoff to Succeed Dale Cripps 2000
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's technical brilliance alone cannot guarantee its adoption, drawing parallels to David Sarnoff's pivotal role in launching broadca…
What Is Sinclair's Next Move? Dale Cripps 2000
After the FCC denied Sinclair's petition to include COFDM as a second transmission standard, Dale Cripps examines whether Sinclair will accept the ruling or es…
DTV Owners Survey: 318-Response Consumer Study by HDTV Magazine and CEA, November 2000 2000
A joint consumer study by HDTV Magazine and the Consumer Electronics Association surveyed 318 DTV owners in September 2000, revealing that 82% purchased HDTV b…
FCC Denies Sinclair's COFDM Petition: The 8-VSB vs. COFDM Modulation Battle, Part 1 Dale Cripps 2000
The FCC denied Sinclair Broadcast Group's petition to add COFDM as an option alongside 8-VSB in the ATSC digital television standard, with the decision subject…
8-VSB vs. COFDM: FCC Denies Sinclair Petition as Brazil and NBC Tests Favor COFDM Dale Cripps 2000
The FCC denied further action on Sinclair's petition to reconsider the 8-VSB DTV transmission standard, instead deferring the modulation question to its upcomi…
The Beginning Of The Beginning, The Beginning Of The End? — 8-VSB vs. COFDM and the ATSC Modulation Task Force Dale Cripps 2000
Sinclair Broadcasting's long campaign against the 8-VSB digital transmission standard culminated in the ATSC unanimously voting to establish a new Modulation T…
Joel Brinkley At CES on HDTV Joel Brinkley 2001
Digital television sales reached 625,000 units in 2000, a fivefold increase over 1999, yet still represented less than 3 percent of total TV sales. At CES 2001…
Digital Video Gets Rolling at Sundance: 24P Cameras Challenge Film David Bloom 2001
The 24P high-definition digital video format debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, drawing attention after George Lucas used Panasonic and Sony/Panavisio…
In New Digital Arts Center, Hollywood Acknowledges Change Rick Lyman 2001
The opening of the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts at USC marks Hollywood's formal embrace of digital filmmaking technology, backed by major directors …
It's WOW T.V. Indeed! Terry Paulin 2001
A home theater installer recounts how first-time HDTV viewers became so transfixed by a DirecTV high-definition demo loop that they refused to leave even as a …
HDTV Color: A Viable Transition to DTV for Everyone — Not HDTV for Everyone Craig Birkmaier 2001
Craig Birkmaier examines NHK's foundational HDTV research, arguing that the true HDTV viewing experience requires screens exceeding 100 inches diagonal to achi…
MSTV/NAB DTV Test Aftermath: 8-VSB vs. COFDM and the Future of U.S. Terrestrial Broadcasting Dale Cripps 2001
The $3 million MSTV/NAB comparative tests failed to resolve the 8-VSB versus COFDM modulation debate, instead revealing that 8-VSB delivers up to 50% loss of s…
On the Set of 100 Centre Street: Sidney Lumet's Sony CineAlta 24P HD Production Jay Ankeney 2001
Sidney Lumet chose Sony's CineAlta 24P High Definition video system to shoot the A&E drama 100 Centre Street, making it the first production to use multiple 24…
MSTV 8-VSB vs. COFDM Comparison Test Summary: Cleveland, Washington, Baltimore Results Dale Cripps 2001
The MSTV-supervised comparison tests of 8-VSB and COFDM modulation systems, presented January 11, 2001 in Washington DC, showed neither standard met original b…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: The Global DTV Standards War and America's Honor at Stake Dale Cripps 2001
Dale Cripps weighs a contributor's argument that COFDM and DVB have effectively won the global DTV standards battle, leaving ATSC's 8-VSB isolated internationa…
OTA Antenna Installation Guide for HDTV Reception: Placement, Preamps, Cabling, and Grounding Dale Cripps 2001
This practical guide walks HDTV viewers through selecting, installing, and grounding an outdoor OTA antenna using AntennaWeb.org to identify local DTV channels…
Copy Protection: The Perilous Irony of the Digital Age Dale Cripps 2002
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 …
Let's Demonstrate! — The Critical Role of Retail HDTV Demonstrations Dale Cripps 2002
Dale Cripps argues that retail HDTV demonstrations are indispensable to the transition from standard to high-definition television, as consumers cannot grasp t…
The Big Wave: HDTV's Staggering Transition and the Defining Phase II Rollout Dale Cripps 2002
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…
House Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing on DTV Transition: Witness Testimony and Opening Statements, September 25, 2002 Dale Cripps 2002
The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a legislative hearing on September 25, 2002 to address the stalled DTV transition, featuring…
The 75th Annual Oscars: ABC Comes Through in 720p Peter Putman 2003
ABC broadcast the 75th Annual Academy Awards in 720p high definition using one of its new HDTV production trucks, delivering crisp images and 5.1 surround soun…
A Vision for HDTV: Japan's Leadership, International Setbacks, and the Promise of High-Definition Television Gary Reber 2003
This editorial traces Japan's pioneering role in HDTV development from NHK's 1960 initiative through international political battles that undermined the techno…
HDTV Forum Conference Report: CEA Market Data, Samsung's 'Golden Age' Vision, and Joe Kane's Post-Production Quality Concerns Dale Cripps 2003
The inaugural HDTV Forum conference at Marina Del Rey drew 300 attendees and featured CEA data showing 8% market penetration and widespread consumer confusion …
Fox's HDTV Absence and a Kentucky Viewer's Struggle to Get CBS HD Programming Dale Cripps 2003
Fox Network celebrates massive ratings for Joe Millionaire and the Daytona 500 without a single hour of HDTV in its lineup, illustrating how far HDTV still nee…
What Is The Promise of HDTV? — Dale Cripps on the Forces Driving the HDTV Transition Dale Cripps 2003
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's progress defies skeptics like Nicholas Negroponte and George Gilder because early adopters' genuine enthusiasm is driving grassr…
What Is The Promise of HDTV? Dale Cripps 2003
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV's progress defies skeptics like Nicholas Negroponte and George Gilder, driven by passionate early adopters who have experienced it…
Movie Windows: HDTV as an Early Release Window After Theatrical Premiere Dale Cripps 2004
Dale Cripps argues that movie studios waste peak consumer demand by failing to offer films through additional release windows shortly after theatrical premiere…
Welcome To The HDTV Blog: HDTV as a Civilizational Benefit Dale Cripps 2004
Dale Cripps launches the HDTV Magazine blog with a philosophical argument that HDTV is more than prettier pictures — it is a tool for civilizational progress, …
Welcome to the HDTV Blog: Movie Release Windows and HDTV's Role in Civilization Dale Cripps 2004
Dale Cripps launches the HDTV Magazine blog with two editorials arguing that HDTV serves a civilizational purpose beyond prettier pictures. He also proposes a …
The Word on HD: Dale Cripps Reflects on 21 Years of the HDTV Movement and Opens Newsletter Archives Dale Cripps 2004
Dale Cripps, founder of the HDTV Newsletter and president of the High-Definition Television Association of America, reflects on 21 years of advocacy for the HD…

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CEMA President Gary Shapiro Testifies on HDTV Spectrum Policy Before Congressional Subcommittee Gary Shapiro 1995
Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association President Gary Shapiro testified before Congress urging lawmakers to protect spectrum designated for HDTV rather…
KCTS President Urges Public TV to Lead on HDTV Transition at 1995 ATV Workshop Burnill F. Clark 1995
Burnill F. Clark, president of Seattle public broadcaster KCTS, delivered closing remarks at the 1995 ATV Workshop warning that public television risks becomin…
Larry Irving Senate Testimony: NTIA Advocates Spectrum Loan and Auction Plan for Digital TV Transition Larry Irving 1996
NTIA Assistant Secretary Larry Irving testified before the Senate Budget Committee in March 1996, outlining the Administration's proposal to loan existing broa…
The Challenge of Choice: Richard Wiley on the FCC, HDTV Standards, and the Grand Alliance (1996) Richard E. Wiley 1996
Former FCC Advisory Committee Chairman Richard Wiley traces the United States' transformation from a non-player in advanced television technology to a potentia…
Congressional Leaders Urge FCC to Expedite Digital TV License Assignments by April 1997 1996
In a June 1996 letter signed by Newt Gingrich, Trent Lott, and senior Commerce Committee leaders, Congress urged FCC Chairman Reed Hundt to finalize digital br…
Sinclair Broadcasting Calls Industry to DTV Summit, Cites U.S. Lag Behind Britain and Europe Mark Hyman 1998
Sinclair Broadcast Group's VP Mark Hyman issued an urgent call in December 2000 for broadcasters to attend the All Industry DTV Summit in Washington, DC on Jan…
Reinventing Television, Part I — Dr. Joseph Flaherty, CBS, on the History and Future of HDTV J.A. Flaherty 1998
CBS Senior VP of Technology Dr. Joseph Flaherty traces the history of high-definition television from RCA's 343-line experiments in 1935 through the FCC's Advi…
Reinventing Television, Part II — Dr. Joseph Flaherty on HDTV Standards, the ATSC System, and the DTV Transition J.A. Flaherty 1998
Dr. Joseph Flaherty, Senior VP of Technology at CBS, traces the nine-year development of the Grand Alliance HDTV system and its eventual compromise by FCC Chai…
ATSC Chairman Robert Graves Defends DTV Standard in Letter to Congressman Billy Tauzin Robert Graves 1998
ATSC Chairman Robert Graves wrote to House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin in March 1998 to defend the FCC-adopted ATSC Digital Televisio…
DTV Format Issues: ATSC Chairman Robert Graves Defends 1080i Standard Against Computer Industry Claims Robert Graves 1998
ATSC Chairman Robert Graves refutes claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that the 1080-line interlaced format is incompatible with computers, arguing the ATSC DTV …
Will It Be The H-word? Gary Shapiro on HDTV's Consumer Launch Prospects Gary Shapiro 1998
CEMA President Gary Shapiro argues that HDTV's consumer rollout is virtually assured of success, predicting early sets will sell out immediately and prices wil…
The Future of Video According to Richard E. Wiley, Part 1 Richard E. Wiley 1998
Former FCC Advisory Committee Chairman Richard E. Wiley surveys the state of DTV deployment in early 1998, outlining FCC build-out deadlines, the analog spectr…
The Video Future According to Richard E. Wiley, Part 2 Richard E. Wiley 1998
Former FCC Chairman Richard E. Wiley examines the interlaced vs. progressive scanning debate, arguing it is less about technology and more about control of the…
What Is Digital TV? An Answer According to CEMA — Consumer Electronics Industry Primer, March 1998 CEMA 1998
CEMA distributed this official consumer electronics dealer briefing explaining the difference between DTV and HDTV, FCC rollout timelines, and expected pricing…
On The Mark: Cable's HDTV Ambivalence, Format Wars, and Public TV's DTV Funding Crisis Mark Schubin 1998
TCI president Leo Hindery expressed preference for 720p HDTV over 1080i on bandwidth efficiency grounds, while cable industry leaders wrestled with a $300 set-…
DTV: A Manufacturer's Perspective, Part 2 — Audio, Metadata, and Network Challenges Peter A. Dare 1998
Sony Corporation's Peter Dare outlines the technical challenges broadcasters face in transitioning to DTV, including Dolby AC3 multichannel audio handling, lip…
DTV: A Manufacturer's Perspective, Part 1 — Sony's Peter Dare on Digital Television's Future Peter A. Dare 1998
Sony's Peter Dare argues that DTV is a configurable digital pipeline capable of delivering HDTV, multiple SDTV channels, and data broadcasting simultaneously, …
False Argument In Favor of Interlaced DTV Broadcasting, Part 2 — William F. Schreiber, MIT William F. Schreiber 1998
MIT Professor Emeritus William F. Schreiber argues that 1080I does not achieve higher resolution than 720P in practice, citing ATTC and ATEL test data showing …
False Argument In Favor of Interlaced DTV Broadcasting, Part 1 William F. Schreiber 1998
MIT Professor Emeritus William Schreiber systematically dismantles the technical arguments advanced by Sony, ATSC, and the Grand Alliance in favor of 1080i int…
The Retail Story Begins: First HDTV Public Demo at Audio King in Minneapolis, August 1998 Bruce Jacobs 1998
Bruce Jacobs of KTCA attended the first public HDTV demonstration in Minneapolis at an Audio King store in Edina, where a Panasonic PT-56WXF90 rear-projection …
The Retail Story Begins: First Consumer HDTV Display Reviewed at Audio King (Part 2) Bruce Jacobs 1998
Bruce Jacobs reviews an early Panasonic consumer HDTV display at Audio King, finding it significantly over-enhanced and lacking true HD resolution compared to …
In Charlotte, a Brief Report on Discovery Channel HDTV Launch Feed Bill Napier 1998
Bill Napier reports from Charlotte on the Discovery Channel HDTV launch feed, describing a flawless 45MB CBS satellite feed decoded to 1080i over-the-air broad…
The Origins Of 4:3 Aspect Ratio And Economic Imperatives Warren Cordell 1998
Warren Cordell traces the 4:3 aspect ratio from early printing and engraving conventions through photography and television, arguing that economic forces — not…
Nat Ostroff on 8VSB Multipath Performance and Broadcaster Survival Nat Ostroff 1999
Nat Ostroff, Vice President of Sinclair Broadcast Group, argues that 8VSB's poor multipath performance in urban and indoor environments poses an existential th…
Cable-Ready DTV Receivers: CEMA's Proposal for Cable and Terrestrial Compatibility Gary Shapiro 1999
CEMA President Gary Shapiro outlined a proposal for cable-ready DTV receivers that would tune, demodulate, and decode both cable and terrestrial signals while …
Cable Consultant Argues Terrestrial Digital TV Is a Waste, Urges FCC to Embrace Spot Beam DBS I. Switzer 1999
Canadian cable consultant I. Switzer argues that terrestrial digital TV broadcasting is wasteful and that broadcasters should instead pursue regional spot beam…
Jules Cohen Argues Against COFDM Switch, Warns of Three-Year Delay Risk Jules Cohen 1999
Engineer Jules Cohen defends 8VSB over COFDM, citing Charlotte indoor antenna tests where 8VSB outperformed NTSC reception in difficult locations. He warns tha…
Pentagon's Video Working Group Challenges 8-VSB Standard, Calls for FCC Debate on COFDM Mark Aitken 1999
The Department of Defense's Video Working Group formally requested the FCC open a public debate on 8-VSB versus COFDM modulation standards, citing concerns abo…
Sinclair's Mark Hyman Reports 750+ Stations Supporting 8-VSB Modulation Petition Mark Hyman 1999
Sinclair VP Mark Hyman reports that 49 broadcast groups representing over 761 stations have expressed concern with the 8-VSB DTV modulation standard, with more…
Sinclair's David Smith Refutes CEA's Gary Shapiro on COFDM vs. 8-VSB DTV Modulation David D. Smith 1999
Sinclair Broadcasting's Mark Hyman issued a point-by-point rebuttal to CEA President Gary Shapiro's November 1999 letter opposing Sinclair's FCC petition to al…
Sinclair's Nat Ostroff Challenges 8VSB Performance Claims and Calls for DTV Reception Standards Nat Ostroff 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group VP Nat Ostroff rebukes Jules Cohen's defense of 8VSB, arguing that DTV must exceed NTSC performance rather than merely match it. Ostro…
Ken Davies: ATSC Transmission Model Must Be Redefined Before 8VSB vs. COFDM Testing Can Proceed Ken Davies 1999
Broadcast engineer Ken Davies argues that the fundamental flaw in the ATSC DTV rollout is an outdated transmission model inherited from the NTSC era, not the t…
Sinclair's Nat Ostroff Challenges CEA and ATSC Opposition to Broadcasters' COFDM Flexibility Petition Nat Ostroff 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group VP Nat Ostroff argues that CEA and ATSC opposition to the broadcasters' FCC petition stems from protecting DVD and satellite sales rat…
Sinclair's Nat Ostroff Reports Baltimore 8-VSB vs. COFDM Test Results, Holds FCC Petition Pending New Chip Demonstrations Nat Ostroff 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group's Baltimore comparative tests found that 8-VSB in consumer set-top boxes failed reception at most sites using simple antennas, while C…
Television in the Digital Age: FCC Chairman William Kennard on DTV's Transformative Potential William E. Kennard 1999
FCC Chairman William Kennard argues that data, not high-definition pictures, is the true 'killer app' of digital television. Speaking at the Variety/Schroders …
Sinclair VP Mark Hyman Updates DTV Support Group on 8-VSB Modulation Petition Campaign Mark Hyman 1999
Sinclair VP Mark Hyman reports that over 750 broadcast stations have expressed concern about the 8-VSB DTV modulation standard, with 49 groups formally support…
On The Mark: DTV and HDTV Industry Events Calendar, March–May 1999 (Part 3) Mark Schubin 1999
Mark Schubin's March 18, 1999 column compiles an extensive calendar of DTV, HDTV, and digital video industry events scheduled from mid-March through late May 1…
I Call For Revisiting The Transmission Standard — David D. Smith, Sinclair Broadcast Group David D. Smith 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group President David D. Smith calls for a side-by-side comparison test of 8VSB and COFDM transmission standards after Philadelphia tests re…
ATSC Response to Sinclair's 8-VSB vs. COFDM Demonstration: VSB Is the Right Choice for U.S. DTV 1999
The ATSC issued a formal rebuttal to Sinclair Broadcasting's campaign urging U.S. broadcasters to abandon the 8-VSB transmission standard in favor of Europe's …
David Smith of Sinclair Broadcast Group Letter on ATSC 8-VSB Task Force David D. Smith 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group president David D. Smith urges broadcasters to attend the newly formed ATSC 8-VSB Task Force organizational meeting on March 31, 2000 …
Why We Are Choosing COFDM for Brazil Fernando Bittencourt 2000
Brazilian broadcast engineer Fernando Bittencourt argues that COFDM is the superior modulation standard for Brazil's DTV transition, citing extensive field tes…
FCC Letter of Denial of Sinclair Petition to Allow COFDM as Alternative DTV Standard 2000
The FCC formally rejected Sinclair Broadcast Group's petition to allow COFDM modulation as an alternative to the 8-VSB standard for digital television transmis…
FCC Chairman Kennard CES 2000 Address: IPTV From the Vast Wasteland to the Vast Wonderland William E. Kennard 2000
FCC Chairman William E. Kennard addressed the Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2000, calling for industry cooperation to bring IPTV — Interactive Person…
Further Comments From Sinclair on DOD and 8VSB DTV Standard Mark Hyman 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group's Mark Hyman argues that CEA's lobbying effort to remove the Pentagon from DTV standard debates backfired, as DOD officials reaffirmed…
Zenith Electronics Response to Chairman Tauzin on DTV Transition and 8-VSB Standard Richard M. Lewis 2000
Zenith Electronics submitted formal testimony to House Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin defending the ATSC 8-VSB transmission standard against Sinclair…
Bob Utne on 8-VSB Deficiencies and COFDM: Resignation from ATSC Bob Utne 2000
Bob Utne, an ATSC member, resigned from the organization after concluding that vested industry interests blocked meaningful examination of 8-VSB deficiencies a…
Pace Micro Technology Urges FCC to Adopt COFDM Over 8-VSB in Open Letter to Chairman Kennard David L. Novak 2000
Pace Micro Technology, the world's largest dedicated set-top box manufacturer, wrote to FCC Chairman Kennard in January 2000 urging a switch from 8-VSB to COFD…
Gerald Levin's FCC Statement on AOL Time Warner Merger: Consumer Choice and Broadband Gerald Levin 2000
Time Warner Chairman Gerald Levin testified before the FCC in support of the proposed AOL-Time Warner merger, arguing it would expand consumer choice, accelera…
NAB President Edward Fritts Responds to FCC Chairman Kennard on DTV Transition Failures Edward O. Fritts 2000
NAB President Edward Fritts rebukes FCC Chairman Kennard for failing to exercise congressional authority on DTV receiver mandates, cable interoperability rules…
An Update on the Consumer Transition To DTV by Gary Shapiro, CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro 2000
CEA President Gary Shapiro addresses the International Electronic Cinema Festival, reporting that DTV sales are outpacing color TV, VCR, and DBS in their intro…
A Way Out of the HDTV Mess Jane Black & Olga Kharif 2001
A 2001 Business Week editorial argues that the U.S. HDTV transition has failed, leaving broadcasters squatting on valuable spectrum originally granted free for…
White Mountain Entertainment and TVS Announce Multiple HDTV Series in Production for 2001–2002 Bob Yde 2001
The Television Syndication Company and its production arm White Mountain Entertainment are advancing production on multiple HDTV series, including a High Defin…
DVI/HDCP Proposed as the Digital Interface Solution for HDTV Content Protection Parviz Khodi 2001
Silicon Image VP Parviz Khodi argues that DVI with high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) is the ideal digital interface for HDTV, offering uncompres…
Statement of Robert K. Graves, ATSC Chairman, on FCC and Industry Actions on DTV Standards — January 2001 Robert Graves 2001
ATSC Chairman Robert K. Graves declares the ATSC/VSB transmission system debate settled following January 2001 actions by the NAB, MSTV, and FCC. He cites impr…
War and HDTV: Reader Debate on Whether the Iraq War Impacts the HDTV Market Dale Cripps 2003
Dale Cripps defends polling readers on whether the Iraq War would help or hinder HDTV adoption, arguing that any major influence on the nation's primary consum…
Falling in Love Again — with HDTV: A Dallas Morning News Critic's Personal HDTV Journey Lawson Taitte 2004
Dallas Morning News theater critic Lawson Taitte recounts his family's transition from a 1978 color console to a 38-inch HDTV set, describing the dramatic visu…

Technical Standards 32

W.F. Schreiber's Conclusions from the OFDM/COFDM Meeting at MIT, October 1992 William F. Schreiber 1992
Professor W.F. Schreiber summarizes findings from a two-day MIT workshop where European and Canadian researchers presented COFDM field test results, concluding…
Proposed ATSC Training Signal Modifications to Improve Multipath Performance Without Replacing the Standard Al Limberg 1994
Engineer Al Limberg argues that inserting repetitive PN training sequences into specific ATSC data segments could dramatically improve adaptive equalizer perfo…
FCC Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on ATSC DTV Standard Adoption (MM Docket No. 87-268) 1996
The FCC released its Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in May 1996, formally considering adoption of the ATSC digital television broadcast standard a…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: A Comparative Economic, Strategic and Technical Analysis by Dermot Nolan Dermot Nolan 1997
Dermot Nolan presents a detailed technical and strategic comparison of DVB-T, ISDB-T, and the U.S. 8-VSB modulation standard, arguing that 8-VSB faces likely d…
Which COFDM? Technical Analysis of DVB-T for US Broadcasting Peter Claydon 1997
Oak Technology's Peter Claydon analyzes the technical feasibility of adopting DVB-T COFDM for US broadcasting, arguing that existing ATSC tuner hardware could …
HDTV Projector Resolution Specifications Explained: Bandwidth, Nyquist Limits, and Format Comparisons Greg Rogers 1997
This technical analysis by Greg Rogers examines how projector resolution specifications relate to HDTV format capabilities, explaining why practical resolution…
8VSB vs. COFDM: Sinclair Tests Expose Indoor Reception Failures in US HDTV Transmission System Nick Radlo 1998
Sinclair Broadcast Group's Baltimore tests revealed that the US 8VSB digital terrestrial transmission system consistently failed to produce pictures on indoor …
NxtWave 8-VSB Equalizer Field Report: Lab and Philadelphia Field Test Findings Mark Schubin 1998
Engineer Mark Schubin visited NxtWave's lab and reviewed their 8-VSB equalization technology, finding it effective at resolving multipath distortion but not wi…
CBS KYW-DT Philadelphia 8-VSB Field Test Report: Outdoor and Indoor DTV Reception Results Dale Cripps 1998
CBS conducted comprehensive 8-VSB DTV field tests at KYW-DT (Channel 26) in Philadelphia, measuring outdoor reception across 60-mile radials and indoor recepti…
Hughes-JVC Electronic Cinema Using ILA Projector Technology R. D. Sterling, W. P. Bleha 1999
Hughes-JVC Technology Corporation presents its ILA projector system as a viable replacement for 35mm film in theatrical exhibition, delivering up to 17,000 lum…
Sinclair Broadcast Group's FCC Petition: COFDM vs. 8-VSB Modulation Standards Explained Mark Aitken 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group, backed by several hundred stations, formally petitioned the FCC in October 1999 to allow broadcasters to use COFDM modulation alongsi…
Ed Williams Reports on Sinclair COFDM vs. 8-VSB Field Tests in Baltimore, July 1999 Ed Williams 1999
PBS engineer Ed Williams visited Sinclair's Baltimore COFDM/8-VSB comparison tests on July 14, 1999, observing that COFDM proved easier to receive than 8-VSB u…
DVB Project's Technical Case for DVB-T Adoption in Mexico: COFDM vs. 8-VSB and Digital Transition Issues DVB Project 1999
The DVB Project submitted a comprehensive technical and economic response to Mexico's digital terrestrial television standard evaluation questionnaire in Octob…
PBS Engineer Bruce Jacobs Calls for COFDM as Optional DTV Modulation Standard Bruce Jacobs 1999
PBS engineer Bruce Jacobs argues that if 8-VSB proponents cannot demonstrate sufficient improvements within three months, the FCC should add COFDM as an option…
Nat Ostroff of Sinclair Broadcast Group Rebuts Harris Corporation's Defense of 8-VSB Over COFDM Nat Ostroff 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group Vice President Nat Ostroff accuses Harris Corporation of prioritizing equipment sales over broadcasters' long-term interests in the CO…
Mikhail Tsinberg on 8-VSB vs. COFDM: Complexity, Not Theory, Is the Limiting Factor Dale Cripps 1999
Toshiba America's Mikhail Tsinberg, drawing on his experience at Philips Labs during Grand Alliance development, argues that 8-VSB has no fundamental theoretic…
Sinclair's Mark Hyman Responds to CEA on 8-VSB vs. COFDM Indoor Reception Failures Mark Hyman 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group VP Mark Hyman fires back at the Consumer Electronics Association, arguing that 8-VSB receivers fundamentally fail at indoor antenna re…
COFDM in the Real World: UK OnDigital Viewers Report Persistent Reception Failures 1999
User posts from uk.tech.digital-tv reveal widespread reception problems with OnDigital's COFDM-based service in the UK, including signal breakups caused by pas…
Motorola MCT2100 Chip Defends 8-VSB Standard Against COFDM Challenge Dale Cripps 1999
Field tests with first-generation DTV receivers raised doubts about the FCC's 8-VSB broadcasting standard, prompting calls to adopt Europe's COFDM system. Moto…
Brazil Report Points to COFDM — Robert Graves Comments Dale Cripps 2000
Brazil's ABERT/SET Study Group recommended COFDM over 8-VSB for the country's digital television standard, dealing a significant blow to the ATSC following the…
Japanese HDTV Industry Chooses COFDM Modulation Standard David J. Elrich 2000
Japan's ARIB standards body selected COFDM modulation over 8-VSB for terrestrial DTV broadcasting, citing the country's mountainous terrain as a key factor. Pa…
DVB Digital TV Format Gains on ATSC Standard Junko Yoshida 2000
The European DVB standard is gaining global momentum over the U.S.-backed ATSC standard, with Australia, Brazil, and Argentina all reconsidering or abandoning …
The Real Problem With Multipath Allen Le Roy Limberg 2000
The core weakness of 8-VSB multipath reception lies in the poorly designed data field synchronizing signal, which fails as an effective training signal for ada…
Mark Schubin Confirms NBC's COFDM vs 8-VSB Testing Results in Philadelphia Mark Schubin 2000
NBC's VP of Engineering Peter Smith confirmed that NBC tested both COFDM and 8-VSB in Philadelphia, finding that no 8-VSB receiver — including advanced equaliz…
DTV: Real World Channels Are Rayleighian Dermot Nolan 2000
Real-world DTV channel tests using a Nokia DVB-T COFDM receiver in the UK demonstrate that virtually all DTV channels are time-varying with dynamic multipath, …
Letter from Joe Flaherty to ATSC VSB Performance Ad Hoc Group on 8-VSB vs. COFDM Testing J.A. Flaherty 2000
CBS Senior Vice President Joe Flaherty urges the ATSC VSB Performance Ad Hoc Group to delay finalizing its draft report until current MSTV/NAB and CRC comparat…
ATSC Meeting Notes: 8-VSB vs. COFDM Reception Debate and New Chip Performance Concerns Dale Cripps 2000
Confidential ATSC meeting notes reveal deep skepticism among attendees about new 8-VSB chip implementations, with Zenith refusing to confirm significant improv…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: A Call for Reconciliation on the DTV Modulation Debate Dale Cripps 2000
Editor Dale Cripps calls for an end to the prolonged COFDM versus 8-VSB modulation debate, arguing that continued indecision harms the DTV rollout and fails th…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Memo: Disturbing Evidence Concerning Accuracy of COFDM Test Data Nat Ostroff 2001
Sinclair Broadcast Group's Vice President of New Technology Nat Ostroff formally challenged the validity of Phase I COFDM test results, presenting field eviden…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Response to MSTV/NAB COFDM/8-VSB Test, Recommending Phase Two Testing Dale Cripps 2001
Sinclair Broadcast Group formally responded to the MSTV/NAB Phase One COFDM/8-VSB transmission test, arguing that a defective COFDM receiver front-end tainted …
Dermot Nolan Critiques NAB/MSTV Decision to Reject COFDM in Favor of 8-VSB Dermot Nolan 2001
Dermot Nolan argues that the NAB/MSTV field trials comparing COFDM and 8-VSB were methodologically flawed, relying on faulty receiver data that undermined COFD…
Hollywood Studios Begin Weighing In on High-Definition DVD Format, Warner Pushes Red-Laser HD by Late 2003 Daniel Frankel 2002
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…

Regulatory & Policy 11

Who Needs the FCC? HDTV Production Thrives Outside Broadcast Standards Limbo Susan Maier 1992
While the FCC deliberated over a new broadcasting standard in the mid-1990s, independent producers were already finding commercial niches for high-definition v…
Grand Alliance Testimony to Congress: Robert Graves Opposes ATV Spectrum Auctions, Defends Free Over-the-Air HDTV Robert Graves 1996
Robert K. Graves, representing the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance and chairing the Advanced Television Systems Committee, testified before the House Commerce Subc…
WKBN's Warren Williamson Testifies Before House Telecom Subcommittee on ATV Channel Allocation and 6 MHz Transition Requirements Warren P. Williamson III 1996
Warren P. Williamson III of WKBN-TV testified before the House Telecommunications Subcommittee in March 1996, arguing that a successful ATV transition requires…
Robert Graves Testifies Before Congress on Digital HDTV Grand Alliance and Spectrum Auction Opposition Robert Graves 1996
Robert K. Graves, representing the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance and ATSC, testified before the House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance in …
FCC OET Report on COFDM and 8-VSB Performance (OET 99-2) Bruce Franca 1999
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology conducted an independent assessment of COFDM and 8-VSB digital television transmission systems, concluding that th…
Dermot Nolan's Point-by-Point Rebuttal of ATSC's Mexico DTV Questionnaire Response on 8VSB vs. COFDM Dermot Nolan 1999
Broadcast engineer Dermot Nolan systematically challenges ATSC's October 1999 executive summary submitted to Mexico's DTV standards evaluation, disputing claim…
India Chooses DVB-T: Political and Technical Factors Behind Asia's Digital TV Transition J. M. Walsh 1999
India and Singapore both selected DVB-T for digital television, influenced by historical ties to British broadcasting technology and the BBC. Political dynamic…
FCC Chairman Kennard's NAB 2000 Address: Broadcasting and Digital: The Best of Two Futures William E. Kennard 2000
FCC Chairman William Kennard addressed the NAB 2000 convention in Las Vegas, declaring the analog television era over and urging broadcasters to embrace the DT…
FCC Rejects Sinclair COFDM Petition; NBC Validates COFDM's Superiority But Stands Behind 8-VSB Naina Narayana 2000
The FCC voted in February 2000 to reject Sinclair Broadcasting's petition to allow COFDM as a second DTV transmission standard alongside 8-VSB, concluding that…
DoD Official Statement on 8VSB vs COFDM and HDTV Transmission Standards Dale Cripps 2000
The U.S. Department of Defense issued an official statement clarifying that it has no desire to revisit the 8VSB RF transmission standard adopted by the FCC. T…
FCC Biennial Review: Tide Turns Against COFDM as FCC Rejects Sinclair Petition Naina Narayana 2000
The FCC voted to reject Sinclair Broadcasting's petition for COFDM as a second DTV standard, even as NBC's own Philadelphia tests confirmed 8-VSB indoor recept…

Interviews 31

Richard Green on Cable Economics, Digital Compression, and TCI's HDTV Ambitions (Part 2) Dale Cripps 1995
CableLabs president Richard Green explains why digital compression matters more to small rural cable operators than large urban ones, and discusses TCI's John …
Vision for a New HDTV Entertainment Network: Industry Barriers and a Bold Proposal Dale Cripps 1995
A consumer survey respondent and industry observer argue that broadcasters themselves are HDTV's greatest obstacle, prioritizing profit margins over quality de…
FCC Chairman Reed Hundt on HDTV, Digital Television Standards, and Broadcast Flexibility Dale Cripps 1996
In a 1996 interview with HDTV Newsletter editor Dale Cripps, FCC Chairman Reed Hundt outlined his market-oriented approach to the emerging DTV transmission sta…
CableLabs President Richard Green on Cable's Role in Launching HDTV — Part 3 Dale Cripps 1996
CableLabs President Richard Green argues that the cable industry is better positioned than broadcasters to launch HDTV, citing lower infrastructure costs, exis…
Interview with CableLabs President Richard Green on High-Speed Internet and HDTV's Cable Future (Part 1 of 3) Dale Cripps 1996
CableLabs President Dr. Richard Green discusses the cable industry's push toward high-speed internet access at ethernet rates of 10 Mb/s, describing it as the …
Interview with Dale E. Cripps Part 2: The Future Is Bright Dale Cripps 1998
Dale Cripps argues that falling HD equipment costs have made HDTV investment viable for mid-market TV stations, dismissing fears of financial ruin. He contends…
Interview with Randall Paris Dark, HD-VISION: HDTV Production Costs Fall and Industry Momentum Builds Dale Cripps 1999
In a September 1999 interview, HD-VISION president Randall Paris Dark argues that falling equipment costs, increased manufacturer competition, and end-to-end d…
Exclusive Interview with Mark Aitkin of Sinclair Broadcast Group on DTV Transition Dale Cripps 1999
HDTV News conducted an exclusive interview with Mark Aitkin of Sinclair Broadcast Group in October 1999, covering developments in the DTV transition. The full …
Zenith's Richard Lewis Defends 8-VSB Against COFDM Challenges in Exclusive Interview Dale Cripps 1999
Zenith Electronics SVP Richard Lewis breaks his silence on the 8-VSB versus COFDM controversy, challenging Sinclair's Baltimore test results and requesting acc…
Mark Aitken of Sinclair Broadcast Group on COFDM vs. 8-VSB and the FCC Petition Dale Cripps 1999
In an October 1999 interview, Sinclair Broadcast Group's Mark Aitken explains the rationale behind Sinclair's FCC petition to include COFDM in the U.S. DTV sta…
Dale Cripps on Why HDTV Must Stand Apart from the Computer Convergence Debate Dale Cripps 1999
HDTV Newsletter publisher Dale Cripps argues that HDTV must define itself as a premium, high-end viewing experience rather than getting lost in computer-televi…
Dale Cripps on HDTV's Potential to Elevate Programming Quality and Home Theater Experience Dale Cripps 1999
HDTV Newsletter editor Dale Cripps argues that HDTV will bring the full cinematic potential of film into the home, surpassing average theater quality through s…
Motorola and Nxtwave Unveil 8-VSB Multipath Equalizer Chips, Threatening to Derail Sinclair's COFDM Petition Dale Cripps 1999
Motorola and Nxtwave Communications separately announced new chips in August capable of handling dynamic multipath reception for 8-VSB DTV receivers, potential…
Mark Schubin on the Evolution of HDTV Production: From Tube Cameras to Monday Night Football Trucks Dale Cripps 1999
Veteran television engineer Mark Schubin describes how HDTV production transformed from the restrictive era of tube cameras, open-reel tape machines, and limit…
Interview with Dale E. Cripps: The Origins, Goals, and Future of HDTV in America Dale Cripps 1999
HDTV pioneer and Advanced Television Publishing founder Dale E. Cripps traces HDTV's evolution from a worldwide electronic production standard to a consumer te…
Interview with Dr. John Abel, President of DataCast, Part 3 — DTV Station Adoption and DataCast's Plans Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps interviews Dr. John Abel of DataCast about the three camps of TV stations approaching the DTV transition, ranging from committed early adopters to …
Interview: Dr. John Abel, President of DataCast, on Data Broadcasting and the Digital Consumer Era (Part 2) Dale Cripps 1999
Dr. John Abel, President of DataCast, argues that data broadcasting over terrestrial, satellite, and cable signals will allow consumers to receive targeted con…
Interview: Dr. John Abel, President of DataCast, on Datacasting and DTV's Business Future — Part 1 Dale Cripps 1999
Dale Cripps interviews Dr. John Abel, former NAB vice-president and president of DataCast Corporation, about the emerging business case for datacasting over DT…
Interview with David Wiswell, Panasonic Group Manager, Advanced Digital Television Products Dale Cripps 1999
Panasonic's David Wiswell argues that 35mm film remains superior to electronic acquisition for digital cinema, while D5HD compression has been accepted by majo…
Interview with Douglas Trumbull: HDTV, Digital Cinematography, and Virtual Sets Dale Cripps 1999
Special effects legend Douglas Trumbull argues that HDTV adoption has been frustratingly stalled for 20 years, while praising the shift toward 24-frame electro…
8-VSB - A Few Good Words: An Interview With Glenn Reitmeier, Sarnoff Research Center Dale Cripps 2000
A controversy over whether the U.S. should replace 8-VSB with COFDM modulation has created near-paralysis among consumer electronics manufacturers and broadcas…
Interview with Nat Ostroff, Vice-President of Sinclair Broadcast Group Dale Cripps 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group Vice-President Nat Ostroff argues that the DTV transition has slowed to a crawl because mandating HDTV as the face of digital televisi…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB: Robert Graves on the ATSC Dale Cripps 2000
ATSC Chairman Robert Graves defends the organization's open standards process against COFDM advocates who leaked internal committee documents and circulated in…
Argentina Abandons ATSC Standard: Communications Secretary Henoch Aguiar Invalidates Prior Digital TV Decision 2000
Argentina's Secretary of Communications Henoch Aguiar announced the invalidation of the previous government's 1998 resolution adopting the ATSC standard for di…
Interview: Dr. Robert Hopkins on Sony's 24fps HDCAM and HD Production Workflows Dale Cripps 2000
Dr. Robert Hopkins, former ATSC Executive Director and Sony High Definition facility expert, explains how 24fps HD digital cameras solve longstanding NTSC-to-P…
Interview with Robert Graves, Chairman of the ATSC Dale Cripps 2001
ATSC Chairman Robert Graves explains the committee's origins, its role in developing the U.S. digital television standard alongside the FCC's Advisory Committe…
David Smith, CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, on DTV Receiver Standards and the Future of Broadcasting Dale Cripps 2001
Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO David Smith argues that DTV receivers — not the ATSC standard itself — are the core failure point in the digital television transi…
Interview with Panasonic VP Andrew Nelkin on CableLabs PHILA Agreement, Copy Protection, and Digital Networking Dale Cripps 2002
Panasonic Vice President of Digital Technologies Andrew Nelkin discusses the company's signing of the CableLabs PHILA agreement enabling plug-and-play cable-re…
CBS Vice President Martin Franks on HDTV Sports Production Challenges and the Broadcast Transition Dale Cripps 2002
CBS Vice President Martin Franks discusses the growing HDTV programming landscape and the logistical, financial, and technological hurdles preventing full HD s…
Interview with Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Electronics Association, on HDTV in 2003 Dale Cripps 2003
CEA President Gary Shapiro credits satellite delivery and DVD as the primary drivers of HDTV's stronger-than-forecast 2.4 million unit sales in 2002, while bla…
Interview with Bryan Burns, ESPN VP Strategic Business Planning, on Launching ESPN HD Dale Cripps 2003
Bryan Burns, ESPN's VP of Strategic Business Planning, discusses the decision to launch ESPN HD, citing cable distributor enthusiasm at the NCTA show and the p…

Newsletter Issues 68

NAB 1988: HDTV Price Resistance, ACTV Compatibility Debate, and Digital Image Archiving 1988
At NAB 1988, MIT Professor William Schreiber warned that HDTV receiver and display prices near $7,000 would severely limit consumer adoption, potentially diver…
HDTV World Review Volume I Issue II: Standards Debates, European HDTV, and Industry Perspectives (Spring 1990) Bija Gutoff 1990
The second issue of the HDTV World Review assembles leading engineers, scientists, and policy experts to examine scanning standards debates, transmission syste…
HDTV World Review Volume I Number 4: American Agenda, Intelsat, DBS, and Digital Cinema 1990
The Autumn 1990 issue of HDTV World Review covers Zenith president Jerry Pearlman's case for CRT-based HDTV at a $500 premium, Comsat's Intelsat satellite HDTV…
Stuart Levin of TVN Entertainment on Near-Video-on-Demand, Satellite Distribution, and HDTV's Future (1994) Dale Cripps 1994
In a May 1994 interview republished in 1999, TVN Entertainment CEO Stuart Levin argues that near-video-on-demand is economically superior to true VOD, citing b…
Mark Schubin Corrects Misreading of 1995 Paper on 8-VSB vs. COFDM Transmission Mark Schubin 1995
Broadcast engineer Mark Schubin corrects a technical misreading of a 1995 paper on digital terrestrial TV transmission, clarifying that the Sari, Karam, and Je…
DVB Project Office on HDTV Compatibility with DVB-T Terrestrial Standard Ed Wilson 1995
Edgar J. Wilson of the European Broadcasting Union's DVB Project Office explains that DVB specifications accommodate HDTV services within the MPEG-2 Transport …
The Case for a $100/Month Super-Premium Global HDTV Programming Service Dale Cripps 1995
Dale Cripps argues that an underserved upper-income audience will pay $100 per month for a super-premium HDTV programming service delivering first-run films an…
HDTV Is the Big Wave Coming: The Commercialization Challenge of 1999 Dale Cripps 1996
With the FCC HDTV standard set in December 1996, Dale Cripps examines the massive commercial and cultural transition required to move American consumers from N…
Now Is The Time: Dale Cripps on HDTV's Commercial Moment After 28 Years Dale Cripps 1996
Dale Cripps argues that HDTV has survived 12 years of naysayers, industry dampening, and political obstruction to finally reach its commercial starting blocks.…
Fisher Broadcasting Commits to HDTV for KOMO-TV and KATU, Warns of Spectrum Auction Threat Don Wilkinson 1996
Fisher Broadcasting VP Don Wilkinson confirms plans to launch HDTV on KOMO-TV and KATU in Seattle and Portland as quickly as possible, prioritizing free over-t…
The DTV Standard Is an Open Standard: Defending ACATS Against Computer Industry Challenges 1996
This 1996 editorial defends the ACATS-derived DTV standard against computer industry proposals to strip out high-definition widescreen elements in favor of a r…
Sony Electronics Commits to Fall 1998 HDTV Consumer Receiver Lineup 1997
Sony Electronics announced plans to introduce a lineup of consumer digital television receivers supporting ATSC digital signal formats, including widescreen HD…
India Adopts DVB-T Standard for Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting 1998
The Government of India officially adopted DVB-T as its digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard following a unanimous recommendation by a core gro…
ATSC and CEMA Reaffirm Support for 8-VSB DTV Standard Against Sinclair's COFDM Challenge 1998
The ATSC and Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association issued a joint statement in October 1999 defending the FCC-approved 8-VSB transmission standard aga…
KTLA to Broadcast 2000 Rose Parade in HDTV with Nine HD Cameras and 5.1 Surround Sound 1998
KTLA channels 5 and 31 in Los Angeles will broadcast the Rose Parade on January 1, 2000 in 1080i HDTV with 5.1 surround sound, marking the station's second con…
Toto, I Don't Think We're in Kansas Any More: CBS's Flaherty on the Dawn of Digital HDTV J.A. Flaherty 1998
CBS Senior Vice President Joseph Flaherty traces the history of high-definition television from RCA's 343-line experiments in 1935 through the ITU's formal HDT…
Unity Motion Launches First 24-Hour HDTV Satellite Broadcast; Digital TV Station Rollout Begins November 1998 Dale Cripps 1998
Unity Motion began 24-hour HDTV satellite broadcasting on September 26, 1998, marking the first around-the-clock high-definition programming available across t…
Retail Staff Confusion and Consumer Misinformation Plague Early HDTV Sales in New York, June 1999 1999
A June 1999 survey of New York-area electronics retailers reveals widespread misinformation among sales staff about HDTV availability, with clerks citing wildl…
Best Buy Gainesville Field Report: DTV Display Setup, Panasonic HDTV Gear, and Retail Staff Reactions in August 1999 Craig Birkmaier 1999
A field visit to the newly opened Best Buy in Gainesville, Florida revealed a Panasonic 55-inch HDTV display, a $1,699 DTV-ready 32-inch CRT, and a 12-cube vid…
DTV Copy Protection Stalled as MPAA Rejects 5C Licensing Terms 1999
Negotiations between major film studios and developers of the 5C Digital Transmission Content Protection standard remained unresolved in October 1999, threaten…
Industry Experts Debate 8-VSB vs. COFDM Reception Problems in 1999 DTV Transition 1999
Engineers and consultants including Mark Schubin and MIT Professor William Schreiber respond to a July 1999 HDTV Newslist mailing, arguing that 8-VSB faces ser…
Zenith Reports 8-VSB Receiver Multipath Performance Improvements Across Three Generations John Taylor 1999
Zenith Electronics released laboratory measurements showing significant multipath and ghost-cancellation improvements across first-, second-, and third-generat…
APS Provides HDTV Graphics for Seattle Seahawks First Live Local HDTV Broadcast in 1999 1999
In August 1999, the Seattle Seahawks and KING-TV Channel 5 produced the first live local sporting event televised in HDTV, simulcasting a 1080i HDTV signal alo…
Sinclair's Nat Ostroff Warns Broadcasters: CEMA's MMBS Proposal Threatens Broadcast Revenue While Defending 8VSB Nat Ostroff 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group VP Nat Ostroff argues that CEMA's July 1999 FCC filing proposing a Mobile Multimedia Broadcast Service on UHF channels 60–69 reveals a…
CEMA Defends 8VSB Standard, Rejects Sinclair's Push to Reopen DTV Modulation Debate 1999
Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association president Gary Shapiro issued a statement in July 1999 defending the ATSC's 8VSB modulation standard against Sin…
CEMA's Role in the 8VSB vs. COFDM Debate: A Threat to North American DTV Broadcasters Dermot Nolan 1999
UK commentator Dermot Nolan argues that CEMA is acting as an enabler for competitors to North American DTV broadcasters by promoting COFDM over 8VSB, drawing p…
Harris Corp. Warns COFDM Switch Would Cost Stations Far More Than Estimated $50,000 1999
Harris Corp. released a study arguing that switching from VSB to COFDM modulation for DTV would cost stations many times the previously estimated $50,000, incl…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB Field Test Report from Baltimore: A Public Broadcaster's Firsthand Account Jan Pazral 1999
Jan Pazral, chief engineer at WXXI Public Broadcasting, traveled to Baltimore in August 1999 to observe DTV field tests comparing 8-VSB and COFDM reception. Hi…
NxtWave NXT2000 Chip Enables Mobile and Indoor Digital TV Reception via Advanced Blind Adaptive Equalization 1999
NxtWave Communications introduced the NXT2000, a multimode VSB/QAM receiver chip delivering error-free indoor and mobile reception of broadcast digital signals…
Motorola MCT2100 Chip Solves 8-VSB Multipath Reception Problems for ATSC DTV 1999
Motorola, in collaboration with Sarnoff Corporation, introduced the MCT2100 demodulator and FEC chip in August 1999 to address multipath interference plaguing …
Sinclair's Nat Ostroff Predicts COFDM Win Over 8-VSB in August 1999 Update Dale Cripps 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group's Nat Ostroff reports completion of urban and fringe-area reception tests comparing COFDM and 8-VSB modulation in Baltimore, predictin…
HD World Review Autumn 1991: Pre-Grand Alliance HDTV Proposals — DSC-HDTV, ADTV, and ACTV Systems Examined 1999
This 1991 issue of HD World Review surveys competing digital HDTV proposals — including Zenith/AT&T's Digital Spectrum Compatible HDTV, the Advanced Television…
Shades of the Past: How the FM Band Shift of 1945 Foreshadows Sinclair's Push to Change the HDTV Emission Standard Richard M. Wolfe 1999
Richard M. Wolfe of WBNS-TV draws a direct historical parallel between the FCC's politically pressured shift of the FM band in the 1940s — which set FM radio b…
Independent Film 'Last Mountain' Shot on Sony HDCAM at American Production Services 1999
Director Robert Fleet and producer Alina Szpak used a Sony HDCAM camcorder and HD editorial services at American Production Services in Los Angeles to produce …
Bear Stearns Equity Research: 8VSB vs. COFDM Reception Debate and the Future of U.S. Digital Television 1999
A Bear Stearns equity research report analyzes a Sinclair Broadcast Group demonstration in Baltimore showing COFDM consistently outperforming the U.S. 8VSB sta…
CBS and Mitsubishi Launch 12-Hour Weekly HDTV Primetime Lineup for Fall 1999 Season 1999
CBS and Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America announced the most extensive HDTV primetime programming package in broadcast or cable history, featuring 12 hour…
HDTV Newsletter Online: CBS DTV Field Test KYW-DT Philadelphia, Brazil COFDM Report, CEA DTV Figures 2000
The April 2000 HDTV Newsletter reports on a CBS DTV/HDTV field test at KYW-DT in Philadelphia and Brazil's rationale for choosing COFDM over VSB. CEA's Gary Sh…
Grace, Elegance, and HDTV: A Promise for the 21st Century 2000
Advanced Television Publishing frames HDTV as a cultural and technological milestone, promising viewers a return to grace and elegance in the new century. The …
Back to School: UCLA Extension Consumer Electronics Short Courses and HD Production Seminar 2000
UCLA Extension announced a series of consumer electronics short courses for winter and spring 2000, covering topics from turbo codes and digital TV compression…
HDTV Set-Top Box Availability Update: Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and Others Delayed Until January 2001 C. Hubler 2000
HDTV set-top boxes from Panasonic and Mitsubishi shipped to dealers in December 2000 are for showroom display only, not public sale. Matsushita/Panasonic suppl…
Sinclair Demonstrates COFDM Live at NAB, Wows Broadcasters with Portable Indoor Reception 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group staged a live COFDM demonstration at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, transmitting HDTV and SDTV signals from a mountaintop DTV statio…
COFDM vs. 8-VSB Modulation Debate: FCC Settles on 8-VSB for US DTV 2001
The FCC issued its Report and Order on January 19, 2001, settling the long-running COFDM vs. 8-VSB modulation debate by confirming 8-VSB as the U.S. DTV transm…
APS and 24p HD Production: Independent Filmmakers Pioneer CineAlta Cinematography in 2001 2001
American Production Services completed editorial work on 'Nicolas,' the first American feature produced entirely with Sony's HDW-F-900 24p CineAlta HD camcorde…
FCC Approves AOL-Time Warner Merger and Issues DTV Channel Changes for Multiple Stations 2001
The FCC approved AOL's $103 billion acquisition of Time Warner with conditions, clearing the merger's final regulatory hurdle one year after its announcement. …
Japan's Digital TV Market to Reach 8.6 Million Units in 2003 Fumitada Takahashi 2001
Japan's JEITA forecasts shipments of BS digital TV receivers and tuners will reach 8.6 million units by 2003, approaching the industry's goal of 10 million uni…
HDTV Programming Guide for Sunday August 31, 2002 Dale Cripps 2002
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…
CEA Sues FCC Over ATSC Tuner Mandate as Panasonic Signs Cable PHILA Accord 2002
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 …
HDTV Schedule for Tuesday, October 1, 2002 2002
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…
HDTV Schedule for Thursday, October 3, 2002 2002
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…
HDTV Magazine Tips List: Display Resolution and HDTV Standards Discussion 2002
HDTV Magazine Tips List contributors debate whether current HDTV displays marketed as 1080i actually deliver true 1920x1080 resolution, with industry technicia…
FCC DTV Tuner Mandate, HD DVD Studio Debate, and CBS HD Super Saturday Coverage 2002
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-…
Let's Demonstrate! — The Critical Role of Retail HDTV Demonstrations in the Digital Transition Dale Cripps 2002
Dale Cripps argues that poor retail demonstrations are the last major bottleneck blocking widespread HDTV adoption, contending that no amount of digital featur…
Interview with CEA President Gary Shapiro on HDTV and the Digital Television Transition Dale Cripps 2003
CEA President Gary Shapiro criticizes broadcasters for failing to aggressively promote HDTV, calling 2003 a tipping point year for the digital television trans…
Voom HDTV Satellite Service Launches: Cablevision's 39-Channel HD Platform Debuts at Sears 2003
Cablevision launched Voom, its HDTV-focused direct broadcast satellite service, nationwide on October 15, 2003, offering up to 39 high-definition channels incl…
ATSC Publishes ACAP Candidate Standard as DTV Sales Surpass Two Million Units in 2003 2003
The ATSC released its Advanced Common Application Platform (ACAP) Candidate Standard, harmonizing DTV and CableLabs OCAP specifications to enable interoperable…
HDTV News Roundup: Tucson Stations Go Digital, ESPN HD Launches on DISH, and Europe's First HD Channel Debuts 2003
Four Tucson network affiliates launched digital television transmissions in September 2003, while ESPN and EchoStar announced a distribution agreement bringing…
Global DTV Transition News Roundup: HDTV Adoption, VOOM Launch, and International Digital Broadcasting Developments — October 2003 2003
This October 2003 news digest covers major HDTV and digital television developments including Cablevision's VOOM satellite service launch, a CEA survey project…
Saturday Prime Time HDTV Programming Grid — July 12, 2003 2003
HDTV Magazine's Saturday programming guide for July 12, 2003 lists prime time schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and oth…
HDTV Program Highlights for Friday, February 6, 2004 2004
HDTV Magazine lists prime-time HDTV program highlights for Friday, February 6, 2004, covering three network broadcasts: '8 Simple Rules,' 'Navy NCIS,' and 'Law…
Concert for George Harrison Airs on PBS in HDTV: A Tribute to a Music Legend 2004
PBS broadcast 'Concert for George,' a 2002 Royal Albert Hall tribute to George Harrison featuring Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and Tom Petty, in …
HDTV Adoption Grows as FCC Weighs DTV Disenfranchisement and Industry Lab Plans Collapse 2004
A May 2004 roundup covers surging consumer HDTV interest driven by plasma displays, FCC concerns about low-income viewers losing over-the-air signals during th…
HDTV Industry News Roundup: TiVo HD, NAB 2004 Announcements, and MPEG-4 Set-Top Boxes 2004
This April 2004 news digest covers major HDTV developments including the anticipated launch of a high-definition TiVo on DirecTV, new broadcast equipment unvei…
HDTV News Roundup: Programming Gains, Hardware Launches, and Market Growth — April 2004 2004
A mid-2004 news digest captures HDTV's expanding footprint, with studies confirming a small but growing audience, new hardware like Gefen's 2:8 distribution am…
HDTV News Roundup: Consumer Demand Surges, New Products Launch, and DTV Expansion Continues — January 2004 2004
HDTV set sales approached 4 million units in 2003 and were projected to exceed 5 million in 2004, driven by Super Bowl interest and falling prices. New product…
HDTV News Roundup: Cox Padres Broadcasts, ATI Tuner Cards, NEC Plasma Displays, and Consumer Shopping Guides — February 2004 2004
A February 2004 news digest covers Cox Communications launching HDTV broadcasts of San Diego Padres games, ATI introducing a low-cost PC HDTV tuner card, and N…
NBA All-Star Game Weekend HD Coverage on DirecTV and DISH Network, Plus February HD Program Guide 2004
DirecTV and DISH Network both carried the NBA All-Star Game weekend in high-definition, including Saturday's Three-Point Shootout and Sunday's All-Star Game on…
HDTV Magazine News Archive: Industry Headlines and Product Announcements, June 2004 2004
This news archive page aggregates HDTV industry headlines from late May and June 2004, covering product launches including Elgato's first Mac HDTV DVR, Brillia…
HDTV News Roundup: Industry Headlines from September 2004 2004
This news aggregation page compiles HDTV industry headlines from September 2004, covering topics including satellite transponder market forecasts, new camera s…

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FCC Grants First HDTV Experimental License to WRAL-HD in Raleigh, NC 1996
The FCC granted the nation's first experimental HDTV license to WRAL-TV Channel 5 in Raleigh, NC on June 19, 1996, with the new station designated WRAL-HD oper…
Washington D.C. Selected as Site for America's First Model HDTV Station 1996
MSTV and CEMA jointly announced the formation of the Model HDTV Station Project, Inc. in April 1996, selecting Washington D.C. as the location for the first fu…
ATSC Welcomes Industry Accord Clearing Path for FCC Adoption of DTV Standard 1996
The Advanced Television Systems Committee welcomed a November 1996 agreement among broadcast, consumer electronics, and computing industries urging the FCC to …
WRC-TV Selected as Model HDTV Station Host, Sarnoff to Build Washington Facility 1996
The Model HDTV Station Project selected NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. as the host station for the industry's first operational HDTV broadcast facility, …
Yankelovich Survey: Consumers Prefer Internet Access via Television Over Personal Computers 1996
A 1996 Yankelovich Partners survey of 1,000 Americans found that 52 percent of consumers without Internet access would prefer to browse online via television r…
WRAL-HD Becomes America's First On-Air HDTV Station on July 23, 1996 1996
WRAL-HD, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina owned by Capitol Broadcasting Co., became the nation's first experimental HDTV station to broadcast on Ju…
WRAL-TV Becomes First U.S. Station to File for HDTV Experimental License 1996
Capitol Broadcasting Co. filed with the FCC for an experimental HDTV license for WRAL-HD on Channel 32 in Raleigh, NC, making it the first television station i…
Americans for Better Digital TV Coalition Challenges Grand Alliance Standard 1996
A broad coalition of Hollywood directors, technology companies, and consumer groups called on broadcasters to revise the Grand Alliance digital television prop…
CEMA Urges FCC to Adopt Digital HDTV Standard Without Delay 1996
The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association joined broadcasters, union officials, and consumer advocates in calling on the FCC to adopt the digital HDTV…
Tribune Broadcasting Signs Harris Corporation to Supply Digital and Analog TV Transmitters Nationwide 1996
Tribune Broadcasting Company has contracted Harris Corporation to provide digital and analog television transmitters for its owned stations covering roughly on…
KOMO TV Files FCC License for First Northwest HDTV Experimental Station 1996
Fisher Broadcasting's KOMO TV filed with the FCC for an experimental high-definition digital television license, becoming the first station west of the Mississ…
Hitachi Patent: Triple-Conversion Super-Heterodyne HDTV Signal Receiver Using QAM Demodulation 1996
Hitachi Ltd. received U.S. Patent 5572264 in November 1996 for an HDTV signal receiver using a triple-conversion double super-heterodyne architecture with QAM …
Scala Inc. Partners with General Instrument to Power 4DTV Satellite Receiver GUI and Playback Engine 1996
Scala Inc. and General Instrument announced a joint agreement embedding Scala's BackBone software, Human Touch GUI, and Multimedia Operating System into GI's 4…
Zenith Electronics Patents On-Screen HDTV Antenna Orientation System for Digital TV Receivers 1996
Zenith Electronics Corporation received U.S. Patent 5574509 for an antenna adjustment system that displays real-time signal quality on-screen, allowing viewers…
FCC Proposes Adoption of ATSC Digital Television Broadcast Standard (MM Docket No. 87-268) 1996
The FCC proposed requiring U.S. terrestrial broadcasters to adopt the ATSC DTV Standard, the culmination of over eight years of work by ACATS, the Grand Allian…
Pappas Telecasting Joins FCC Petition Against 8-VSB Modulation, Cites COFDM Superiority 1997
Pappas Telecasting Companies announced it will join other broadcasters in FCC filings challenging the 8-VSB modulation standard adopted by the ATSC and FCC in …
DVB Consortium Confirms HDTV Readiness at 50Hz and 60Hz Using MPEG-2 Standards 1997
The Digital Video Broadcasting Project, a consortium of over 200 broadcasters and manufacturers across 30+ countries, confirms its MPEG-2-based specifications …
KOMO TV Becomes First West Coast Station to Transmit Digital HDTV 1997
Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO TV 4 became the third station in the United States and the first on the West Coast to transmit digital high-definition television un…
Orange County Register Editorial: FCC Digital Television Mandate Raises Consumer Cost and Spectrum Policy Concerns 1997
The Orange County Register questions the FCC's 1997 digital television mandate, citing high receiver costs, uncertain consumer benefits, and the controversial …
CEMA and ATSC Reaffirm 8-VSB Support, Oppose Reopening DTV Transmission Standard Amid Sinclair COFDM Push 1998
CEMA president Gary Shapiro and ATSC chairman Robert Graves issued a joint statement in October 1999 defending the 8-VSB transmission system against Sinclair B…
Mitsubishi and Lucent Technologies Partner to Develop First Complete HDTV Chip Set 1998
Mitsubishi Electric and Lucent Technologies announced a joint development agreement to create a five-chip ASIC set capable of handling all HDTV receiver functi…
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Report on 8-VSB vs. COFDM Transmission Standards for DTV 1999
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology released a report recommending retention of the ATSC 8-VSB standard over COFDM for U.S. digital television transmi…
FCC OET Report: COFDM vs. 8-VSB Performance Assessment (Part 2) 1999
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology conducted an independent assessment comparing COFDM and 8-VSB digital television transmission systems following …
CEMA Urges FCC To Dismiss Sinclair COFDM Proposal, Defend 8-VSB Standard 1999
The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association filed a Motion for Immediate Dismissal with the FCC opposing Sinclair Broadcasting's petition to reopen the …
Paxson Communications Signs Sinclair's COFDM Petition to FCC 1999
Paxson Communications, the largest broadcast television station operator with 72 licensees, signed Sinclair Broadcast Group's FCC petition to allow COFDM as an…
PBS Stations Differ With Sinclair Reporting on COFDM vs. 8-VSB FCC Petition 1999
APTS issued a correction disputing a New York Times report by Joel Brinkley that claimed America's 350 public television stations supported Sinclair Broadcasti…
Fujitsu General America Launches First ALiS-Technology HDTV Plasmavision Models at $15,999 1999
Fujitsu General America introduced two 42-inch Plasmavision plasma displays, the PDS-4221 and PDS-4222, as the company's first true high-definition plasma pane…
Cahners In-Stat Group Forecasts 8-VSB to Dominate Digital TV Market by 2003 1999
Cahners In-Stat Group predicted in September 1999 that ATSC 8-VSB would become the dominant technology for digital broadband multimedia services, with tuner sh…
APTS and PBS Reject Sinclair's COFDM Petition, Seek Independent DTV Modulation Testing 1999
APTS issued a correction to a New York Times article that falsely claimed America's 350 public television stations supported Sinclair Broadcasting's FCC petiti…
Hughes-JVC ILA-12K Projector Debuts Digital Cinema with Star Wars and An Ideal Husband 1999
Hughes-JVC Technology Corporation launched commercial digital cinema screenings at four theaters in Los Angeles and New York in June 1999, using its ILA-12K pr…
KOMO-TV Seattle Launches Full HDTV Newscast Broadcasts, Navigating Format and Field Camera Challenges 1999
KOMO-TV in Seattle began simulcasting all newscasts in high-definition in May 1999, deploying Sony HDCam equipment and upconverting standard-definition footage…
Lutron's 'Ultimate Home Theater Experience' Exhibit Opens at Epcot's Innoventions 1999
Lutron Electronics launched a 2,700-square-foot home theater exhibit at Epcot's Innoventions in June 1999, featuring over 20 technology partners including Sony…
APS Opens Los Angeles Facility to Target HD Long-Form Television with 1080p/24 Technology 1999
American Production Services expanded from Seattle to North Hollywood in October 1999, opening a facility aimed at episodic and long-form television production…
HDTV Productions Inc. Documents Brazil, Canada Forests, and George Fox Christmas Special in High Definition 1999
HDTV Productions Inc. announces multiple high-definition cinematography projects in late 1999, including a documentary on Brazil's 500th anniversary, a CTV for…
Cablevision and Sony Partner on $1 Billion OpenCable Deal to Deliver HDTV and VOD in New York 1999
Cablevision and Sony announced a $1 billion partnership to deploy a digital cable system delivering HDTV, video-on-demand, and interactive services over a hybr…
DTV Factory Sales Top 20,000 Units in October 1999, CEA Reports 42% Monthly Surge 1999
Digital television factory sales exceeded 20,000 units for the first time in October 1999, reaching 21,432 units — a 42 percent increase over September's recor…
CEA and 13 DTV Manufacturers Urge FCC to Dismiss Sinclair's 8-VSB Petition 1999
The Consumer Electronics Association and 13 digital television manufacturers sent a letter to the FCC reaffirming support for the 8-VSB transmission standard. …
CES 2000 to Feature First-Ever Trade Show Television Program Produced in HDTV 1999
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that its daily CES Today program at the January 2000 International CES in Las Vegas would be produced in HDTV, m…
World Broadcasting Unions Endorse 1080-Line HDTV Common Image Format as Global Production Standard 1999
The World Broadcasting Unions Technical Committee applauded the ITU's decision to standardize the HD Common Image Format at 1125 total lines for both 50Hz and …
St. Louis TV Stations Race to Meet FCC Digital Deadline as KTVI Fox 2 Launches Channel 43 1999
St. Louis Fox affiliate KTVI activated its digital signal on Channel 43 in late October 1999, joining a regional scramble to meet the FCC's November 1 deadline…
Department of Defense Suspends 8-VSB from Digital TV Specs Amid COFDM Controversy 1999
The U.S. Department of Defense temporarily suspended 8-VSB from its digital TV technical specifications pending review of the ongoing industry debate over the …
FCC's Rulemaking Procedures Clarified: Errata Cannot Change DTV Standards Without Public Comment 1999
A reader corrects an August 1999 article about Sinclair's DTV challenge, clarifying that the FCC cannot alter substantive DTV standards rules through an erratu…
Lack of Programming and High Prices Slow HDTV Adoption in Detroit, 1999 1999
A Detroit Free Press report from November 1999 found that high prices and limited programming kept HDTV sales well below industry targets, with only 88,023 dig…
Gore Urges FCC to Define Broadcaster Public Interest Obligations in Digital TV Era 1999
Vice President Al Gore wrote to FCC Chairman Bill Kennard in October 1999, urging a public proceeding to establish broadcaster obligations in exchange for free…
CEA Moves to Expand DTV Product Definitions and Consumer Terminology Standards 1999
The Consumer Electronics Association announced in December 1999 that its Video Division Board unanimously adopted new resolutions to expand voluntary DTV produ…
Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to Include 720p Format in Digital TV Broadcasting Standards 1999
Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announced it will include the 720p format among its five official video standards for digital television broad…
NAB and NCTA Jointly Endorse IEEE 1394 FireWire with 5C Copy Protection for DTV-Cable Interoperability 1999
The National Association of Broadcasters and National Cable Television Association jointly endorsed IEEE 1394 FireWire with 5C copy protection in a letter to F…
ALTV Urges FCC to Seek Public Comment on Sinclair's COFDM vs. 8-VSB Modulation Petition 1999
The Association of Local Television Stations called on the FCC to open public comment on Sinclair Broadcasting's petition to allow COFDM as an alternative to t…
APS Provides HD Post Production for 'Over Canada' Documentary Bound for CTV, PBS, and World's Fair 2000 1999
American Production Services in Seattle completed HD post production for 'Over Canada,' a 60-minute aerial documentary shot in 1080i/30 using Sony HDCAM camera…
KOMO-TV Seattle Hosts Two-Day Compression for Digital TV Course with Grass Valley Group Experts 1999
KOMO-TV Engineering invited video professionals to a two-day course on compression for digital television, held November 10–11, 1999 in Seattle. Taught by Gras…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Demonstrates 8VSB DTV Reception Failures to Congress, Advocates for COFDM Standard 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group staged live over-the-air DTV reception demonstrations on Capitol Hill in February 2000, showing members of Congress that inexpensive a…
DTV Shipments Surpass 20,000 Units in October 1999, CEA Projects 600,000 Sales in 2000 1999
US factory sales of digital televisions exceeded 20,000 units for the first time in October 1999, a 42% increase over September's record, bringing year-to-date…
CEA Announces Cable Compatibility Specification for DTV Receivers, Eliminating Set-Top Box Requirement 1999
The Consumer Electronics Association released a specification enabling DTV receivers to receive in-the-clear, premium, and pay-per-view digital cable programmi…
Banc of America Securities Analyst Highlights HDTV Sales at Ultimate Electronics in Consumer Electronics Duopoly Report 1999
A Banc of America Securities analyst identified Best Buy, Circuit City, and Ultimate Electronics as top consumer electronics retail picks, noting that Ultimate…
LSI Logic L64781 Single-Chip DVB-T Demodulator Extends Digital Terrestrial TV Coverage 1999
LSI Logic announced its L64781 next-generation single-chip DVB-T demodulator, developed in collaboration with BBC Research and Development, integrating FEC, 10…
NBC and Sony to Broadcast 'Men in Black' in 1080i HDTV, Marking Network's First Primetime HD Theatrical Film 1999
NBC and Sony Pictures Entertainment will air Men in Black on November 28, 1999 in 1080i HDTV, marking NBC's first primetime broadcast of a theatrical film in h…
RCA DTC100 HDTV Receiver Demonstrates 8-VSB Reception in Manhattan With $6.99 Rabbit Ears Antenna 1999
Thomson multimedia staged a live demonstration in midtown Manhattan showing the RCA DTC100 set-top HDTV receiver successfully decoding over-the-air digital bro…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Petitions FCC to Allow COFDM Modulation as Alternative to 8VSB Standard 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group filed an FCC petition in October 1999 urging regulators to permit broadcasters to use COFDM digital modulation as an alternative to th…
DVB â€” Off to Argentina 1999
The DVB Group heads to Buenos Aires after IBC to present alongside the ATSC Committee and Japan's ISDB, with DVB executive director Peter MacAvock eyeing Brazi…
Valenti Warns Congress: Internet Piracy Threatens Film Industry and HDTV Content 1999
MPAA president Jack Valenti testified before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications on the first anniversary of the DMCA, warning that broadband and digi…
Mitsubishi Electric Shifts Focus to HD-Ready Sets, Expects Digital Sales to Surpass Analog 1999
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America announced nine HD-ready sets starting at $3,500 alongside seven large-screen analog models, with marketing director Bob …
Sinclair Finds Latest Digital TV Receivers Fail to Meet Expectations In Real World Tests 1999
Sinclair Broadcast Group tested the latest Sony and RCA DTV receivers in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., finding only marginal improvement over earlier models …
Stonehenge International: Dale Cripps Introduces Vision for a Premium HD Movie Channel 1999
Dale Cripps introduces Stonehenge International, a proposed premium HDTV channel concept built around a ten-day post-theatrical release window for major studio…
Enterprise Broadcasting Corporation Digital Cinema Network Event Centers 2000
Enterprise Broadcasting Corporation is building a nationwide network of 50-seat high-definition digital cinemas called Network Event Centers, to be installed i…
Latvia Plans Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting with DVB-T 2000
Latvia's state Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) established a subsidiary to rapidly deploy DVB-T digital terrestrial broadcasting, targeting 45% audience co…
FCC Chairman Kennard Urges Three-Pronged Strategy to Promote Wireless Web 2000
FCC Chairman William Kennard warned of an impending spectrum drought as mobile phones, wireless computers, and fax machines consumed radio spectrum faster than…
Japanese Electronics Giants Form Joint Company for Digital TV Interactive Services 2000
Four major Japanese electronics companies — Matsushita, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi — agreed to form a joint venture to deliver data and two-way interactive ser…
Panavision Makes Major Purchase of Sony 24P CineAlta High Definition Camcorders 2000
Panavision announced a nearly $18 million purchase of 100 Sony HDW-F900 24P CineAlta high-definition camcorders for digital cinematography production. The comp…
CEA Urges Broadcasters to Step Up DTV Programming, Releases 1999 DTV Sales Figures and Revised Projections 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association released 1999 DTV sales figures showing 143,218 total units sold and urged broadcasters to accelerate digital programming …
CEA Welcomes FCC Involvement in DTV Labeling and Copy Protection Issues 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association welcomed FCC involvement in DTV product labeling and copy protection licensing issues following an April 2000 Notice of Pr…
HDTV Dailies Now a Reality for Laser Pacific With TANDBERG Television ATSC Encoder 2000
Laser Pacific, a Hollywood post-production facility, deployed a TANDBERG Television E5820 ATSC encoder to create the first low-cost HD dailies system for telev…
CEA and NCTA Announce Voluntary DTV-Cable Interoperability Agreements 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Cable Television Association announced voluntary technical agreements enabling future digital television …
CEA and NCTA Reach Agreement Enabling Compatibility Between Cable Television Systems and Digital Televisions 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Cable Television Association announced voluntary technical agreements enabling future digital television …
CEA Accuses Broadcasters of Stalling DTV Transition as FCC Launches Periodic Review 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association charged broadcasters with offering excuses to delay the DTV transition as the FCC opened a formal periodic review of digit…
CEA Revises DTV Figures, CBS Philadelphia Field Test, and Hyundai's New VSB Chip 2000
The CEA revised its DTV figures with Gary Shapiro urging broadcasters to transmit more original HDTV content, while Hyundai Electronics announced a second-gene…
Zenith Electronics: ATSC/VSB Confirms Superior Performance Over COFDM at Argentina CAPER Conference 2000
Zenith Electronics presented live VSB versus COFDM comparisons at Argentina's CAPER conference, demonstrating ATSC/VSB's superior impulse noise rejection and c…
Brazilian Digital Television Study Group Recommends COFDM Modulation for Brazil 2000
Brazil's ABERT/SET Digital Television Study Group recommended COFDM modulation for the country's future digital terrestrial broadcasting standard, citing super…
CEA Reports DTV Sales Outpace Color TV, VCR, and DBS in Introductory Period 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association reported that early DTV factory-to-dealer sales outpaced introductory sales of color TV, VCRs, and DBS in both unit volume…
Pentagon Is Not Seeking to Reopen DTV Transmission Standard, Says CEA 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed it has no desire to reopen the 8VSB DTV transmission standard deba…
CEA Accuses Broadcasters of Offering Excuses to Delay DTV Transition 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association accused broadcasters of offering excuses to delay the DTV transition while the consumer electronics industry invested over…
CEA President Gary Shapiro Comments on FCC Dismissal of Sinclair's DTV Standard Petition 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association praised the FCC's unanimous decision to dismiss Sinclair Broadcasting's petition to modify the existing DTV broadcast stan…
DVB Intervenes in US 8-VSB vs COFDM Row as New Chipset Tests Disappoint 2000
The European DVB standards body intervened in the U.S. 8-VSB versus COFDM debate by submitting a report to the FCC, coinciding with disappointing field test re…
Sunrise Entertainment Premieres 'Living Legends of Rock & Roll' at NATPE 2000 2000
Sunrise Entertainment Inc. debuted at NATPE 2000 with 'Living Legends of Rock & Roll: Live from Itchycoo Park,' a $30 million HDTV production billed as the lar…
Sinclair Comments on the Pentagon's Jurisdictional Concerns Over DTV Modulation Standard 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group responded to the Pentagon's clarification of jurisdictional responsibilities between the DOD and FCC over the commercial DTV modulatio…
Sinclair Welcomes FCC's Upcoming Review of DTV Standard 2000
Sinclair Broadcast Group welcomed the FCC's commitment to conduct a comprehensive review of the DTV standard after the Commission dismissed Sinclair's petition…
Rainmaker Entertainment Group Announces First Quarter 2000 Results and HDTV Capabilities 2000
Rainmaker Entertainment Group reported a return to profitability in Q1 2000, posting $66,000 in earnings from continuing operations after a 1999 restructuring.…
FCC Commences Periodic Review of Digital Television Conversion 2000
The FCC launched its first periodic review of the U.S. analog-to-digital television conversion on March 8, 2000, issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seekin…
Joseph Flaherty Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at International Electronic Cinema Festival 2000
CBS Senior Vice President Joseph Flaherty received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Electronic Cinema Festival in Portland, Oregon, on May 1…
2netFX and Zapex Team Up to Provide Linux-Based Intranet Broadcast Solutions 2000
2netFX and Zapex Technologies announced a partnership to deliver Linux-based intranet broadcast solutions combining 2netFX streaming software with Zapex's ZL-3…
APS Offers Rental of 24p and 30i HD Camcorders, Expanding Its Portfolio of HD Services 2000
American Production Services (APS) announced the availability of three HD camcorders for rent, including two Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta 24p units and one Sony HDW-…
ATSC Ad Hoc Group on Broadcaster Requirements Draft Report, 8 May 2000 2000
The ATSC RF Ad Hoc Group on Broadcaster Requirements issued a draft report outlining priority requirements for the DTV RF system, including robust indoor/outdo…
A&E Announces '100 Centre Street,' First Weekly Drama Series Produced in High-Definition, Created by Sidney Lumet 2000
A&E Network announced its first weekly dramatic series, '100 Centre Street,' created and directed by Sidney Lumet, to be produced using high-definition video t…
CEA Responds to Kennard's Call for DTV Rollout Enforcement, Opposes Mandatory Tuner Mandate 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association applauds FCC Chairman Kennard's push to hold broadcasters accountable for DTV transition promises while opposing a propose…
IRMA Forecasts DVD-Video to Reach 175 Million Households by 2004, Near 10% U.S. Penetration in 2001 2000
The International Recording Media Association forecast DVD-Video players would reach 175 million households worldwide by end of 2004, with U.S. household penet…
WXXA-TV Albany Selects Sundance Digital FastBreak NT for Multi-Channel DTV Expansion 2000
WXXA-TV, a Clear Channel-owned Fox affiliate in Albany, NY, has deployed Sundance Digital's FastBreak NT automation system to manage spot insertion across both…
The Ackerley Group Acquires Panasonic's 720p HDTV Mobile Production Unit for $5 Million 2000
The Ackerley Group signed a letter of intent to purchase Panasonic's 53-foot 720p HDTV mobile production truck for $5 million, with the deal expected to close …
Brazilian ABERT/SET Study Group Finalizes Technical Evaluation of ATSC, DVB-T, and ISDB-T Digital TV Systems 2000
Brazil's ABERT/SET Study Group submitted its final technical evaluation of three digital terrestrial television systems — ATSC, DVB-T, and ISDB-T — to regulato…
AOL and Time Warner FCC Merger Hearing Testimony, July 2000 2000
AOL and Time Warner executives testified before the FCC in July 2000, arguing their proposed merger would benefit consumers by spurring broadband innovation, e…
APS Completes Post Production of 'Nicolas' — First American Feature Film Shot Entirely in 24P HD 2000
American Production Services completed post production on 'Nicolas,' the first full-length American motion picture produced and edited entirely in 24p HD using…
ATSC & ITS to Co-Sponsor Seminar on ATSC Standards: PSIP, Data Broadcast & DASE 2000
The Advanced Television Systems Committee and the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound announced a joint seminar on ATSC Standards covering PSIP, Data B…
ATSC Initiates Standards Activity to Explore VSB Enhancements for DTV and Mobile Services 2000
The ATSC Executive Committee unanimously voted to develop enhancements to the FCC-approved VSB transmission standard, targeting emerging DTV applications inclu…
ATSC and SBE Announce Cooperative DTV Education Effort for Broadcast Engineers 2000
The Advanced Television Systems Committee and the Society of Broadcast Engineers announced a joint initiative to develop educational materials, regional worksh…
Digital TV Group to Sponsor Broadband 2000 Conference in Paris, October–November 2000 2000
The Digital TV Group has confirmed sponsorship of Broadband 2000, a major annual showcase for DTV, satellite, cable, ADSL, and broadband technologies organized…
Broadcom Announces Industry's First End-to-End Chipset for Terrestrial HDTV Reception and Display 2000
Broadcom Corporation announced the BCM3510, the industry's first end-to-end chipset combining a VSB/QAM receiver with a 2D/3D video-graphics subsystem for rece…
CBS/Viacom Merger Wins FCC Approval with Conditions on Dual Network Rule and Station Ownership Cap 2000
The FCC approved Viacom's acquisition of CBS, covering 38 TV stations, 162 radio stations, and cable/satellite assets. The combined company received 12-month g…
CEA Urges FCC to Spur Competitive Retail Market for Set-Top Boxes 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association filed comments with the FCC arguing that cable industry foot-dragging on technical standards has blocked a competitive ret…
CEA and NCTA Reach Accord on Labeling Digital Television Sets 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association and National Cable Television Association announced a labeling agreement to help consumers identify digital TV sets by the…
CEA's Gary Shapiro Urges Congress to Hold Broadcasters Accountable for HDTV Content Delivery 2000
CEA President Gary Shapiro testified before the House Commerce Committee that broadcaster delays in delivering HDTV programming and potential misuse of DTV spe…
CEA: 2000 DTV Product Sales Surge in Third Quarter, Surpassing 350K Units 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association reported factory sales of DTV displays reached 368,947 units in the first nine months of 2000, nearly seven times the same…
CEA Urges FCC: Public Policy and Technology Issues Must Not Slow DTV Transition 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association filed comments with the FCC on June 8, 2000, urging swift resolution of outstanding DTV policy and technology issues to pr…
Silver Pavilion at 2001 International CES to House the Latest in Digital and Emerging Technology 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that the Silver Pavilion at the 2001 International CES in Las Vegas would feature Upside's Digital Living Room P…
CEA Urges FCC to Keep Free Over-the-Air TV as Primary Focus of DTV Transition, Defends 8-VSB Standard 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association filed comments with the FCC on June 19, 2000, arguing that free over-the-air broadcasting must remain the primary goal of …
2001 International CES to Showcase Latest in Digital Television 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that the 2001 International CES, scheduled for January 6–9 in Las Vegas, would feature the latest DTV products f…
Constellation 3D and Sonic Solutions Collaborate to Put HDTV Content onto FMD Optical Media 2000
Constellation 3D and Sonic Solutions announced a partnership to master high-definition video content onto C3D's Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD), an optical d…
Consumer Federation of America Opposes FCC Mandate for DTV Receivers in All TVs Over 13 Inches by 2003 2000
The Consumer Federation of America's Director of Research Mark Cooper wrote to FCC Chairman William Kennard on November 27, 2000, urging the Commission not to …
DTV Plus and WRAL-DT Datacast Companion Content Alongside HDTV Political Convention Coverage 2000
DTV Plus partnered with WRAL-DT to deliver the first local datacast of companion content alongside gavel-to-gavel HDTV coverage of the 2000 Republican and Demo…
DISH Network Reports Record Second Quarter 2000 Subscriber Growth and Financial Results 2000
EchoStar's DISH Network added approximately 445,000 net subscribers in Q2 2000, ending the quarter with over 4.3 million customers — a 34 percent improvement o…
EchoStar Launches Optional 8VSB Tuner Cartridge for DISH Network Model 6000 HDTV Receiver 2000
EchoStar Communications announced the availability of an optional 8VSB tuner cartridge for the DISH Network Model 6000 satellite receiver, enabling off-air ana…
EchoStar Launches DISH HD Model 6000 Satellite HDTV Receiver at $499 2000
EchoStar Communications announced the DISH HD Model 6000, an integrated satellite receiver supporting 1080i and 720p HDTV formats, available at retail for $499…
CEA Expands Digital Television Product Definitions, Adds EDTV Category with New Consumer Logos 2000
The Consumer Electronics Association announced expanded DTV product definitions on August 31, 2000, adding a new Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) category between…
Henninger Productions Produces Four-Hour HDTV Miniseries 'Gold!' for The History Channel 2000
Henninger Productions announced completion of 'Gold!', a four-hour HDTV miniseries for The History Channel shot on a Sony HDW-700 wide-screen HD camcorder at l…
ONdigital Launches ONnet: Full Internet Access via TV for £5/Month in UK 2000
ONdigital announced the September 18, 2000 launch of ONnet, a service bringing full internet access to UK television viewers for £5 per month with no upfront c…
FCC Chairman Kennard Calls for Public Interest Obligations and Hard 2006 DTV Deadline 2000
FCC Chairman William Kennard urged broadcasters to fulfill public interest obligations by carrying presidential debates and providing free candidate airtime. H…
DIRECTV FREEVIEW Adds McCartney, Manilow, and Frampton Concerts; Manilow and Frampton to Air in HD 2000
DIRECTV announced three exclusive FREEVIEW concerts featuring Paul McCartney, Barry Manilow, and Peter Frampton, scheduled to air in May through June 2000. The…
NHK to Host HD Digital TV Pool at 2000 Democratic and Republican National Conventions 2000
NHK — Japan Broadcasting Corporation — will serve as the HD pool provider for both the 2000 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, offering gavel-to-g…
NxtWave Communications Introduces NXT2002 Second-Generation VSB/QAM Receiver Chip for DTV 2000
NxtWave Communications introduced the NXT2002, a second-generation multimode VSB/QAM receiver chip supporting both ATSC terrestrial broadcast and 64/256-QAM ca…
Princeton Graphic Systems Introduces PSC-1500 PureProgressive Scan Converter at $749 2000
Princeton Graphic Systems launched the PSC-1500 PureProgressive scan converter, a 480p progressive-scan device priced at $749 that replaces the PSC-1000 and ad…
Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic DVD Players Using Genesis Microchip gmVLX1A-X Progressive-Scan Processor 2000
Genesis Microchip confirmed that Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic are using its gmVLX1A-X digital line doubler chip in new progressive-scan DVD players, as reporte…
Thomson Multimedia Announces New HDTV Line with 50% Price Cuts and 38-Inch Direct-View Models 2000
Thomson multimedia announced four new HDTV models in pilot production, including a 38-inch direct-view widescreen set under the RCA and PROSCAN brands, with pr…
WRAL-TV Converts News Operations to All-HDTV with Panasonic DVCPRO HD, Plans World's First All-HD Newscast 2000
WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina announced a multi-million dollar purchase of 89 pieces of Panasonic DVCPRO HD equipment to become the first television stati…
Zenith Electronics: VSB Digital TV Technology Outshines COFDM in Laboratory Evaluation at CES 2000 2000
Zenith Electronics staged a live laboratory demonstration at CES 2000 in Las Vegas, comparing VSB and COFDM receivers to counter Sinclair Broadcasting's FCC pe…
8-VSB vs. COFDM: The DTV Transmission Standard Debate and Its Impact on Broadcasters 2000
The editorial examines the intensifying debate between 8-VSB and COFDM transmission standards for U.S. digital television, weighing technical trade-offs includ…
8-VSB vs. COFDM Modulation Debate: Sinclair, CEA, and the Battle Over the US DTV Standard 2000
The 8-VSB versus COFDM modulation debate escalated into open conflict between Sinclair Broadcasting and the CEA, with Sinclair's Baltimore tests exposing multi…
FCC Issues Report and Order on DTV Transition: Affirms 8-VSB, Sets Channel Election Dates, Seeks Comments on DTV Receiver Requirements 2001
The FCC issued a Report and Order affirming 8-VSB as the DTV transmission standard and setting channel election deadlines for commercial and noncommercial broa…
APS and Galanty Productions Pioneer the Use of 24p HD for Local Spot Production 2001
American Production Services and Galanty Productions completed one of the first local television commercials produced entirely in 24p High Definition video, a …
ATSC Issues Request for Proposals for VSB Enhancements 2001
The ATSC issued a Request for Proposals on January 25, 2001, seeking enhancements to its 8-VSB terrestrial DTV transmission standard to support emerging applic…
Final Four in HDTV on CBS: CBS and Mitsubishi Announce 2001 NCAA Championship HDTV Coverage 2001
CBS Television and Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America announced a sponsorship agreement to broadcast the 2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and Champion…
CEA Applauds NBC-HDNet HDTV Coverage of 2002 Winter Olympics 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association applauded NBC and HDNet's announcement to jointly produce the first-ever HDTV Olympic coverage in the United States. NBC a…
Supersession at the 2001 International CES: What Do Consumers Want in Digital Products? 2001
The 2001 International CES supersession 'Outfitting the Digital Consumer' examined what consumers want from digital products, with industry leaders from TiVo, …
Zenith Announces Industry's First Integrated Digital TV Under $1,000 2001
Zenith Electronics announced the consumer electronics industry's first integrated digital television priced under $1,000 at CES 2001, a 27-inch SDTV model plan…
Digital Watermarking 'Coming of Age', EBU Says 2001
The European Broadcasting Union reported significant progress in digital video watermarking, with systems developed by Philips, Thomson, Lucent Technologies, a…
FCC Chairman William E. Kennard Announces Resignation Effective January 19, 2001 2001
FCC Chairman William E. Kennard announced his resignation effective January 19, 2001, after a three-year tenure marked by implementing the 1996 Telecommunicati…
Record Demand for DTV in October 2001: Sales Likely To Surpass CEA Projections 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association reported 187,464 DTV units sold to dealers in October 2001, a 113% increase over the same period in 2000. The figures push…
Capacity Crisis Looms Over ONdigital 2001
ONdigital faces a capacity crisis as Channel 5 considers reclaiming multiplex spectrum leased to the ONrequest pay-per-view service, potentially forcing the di…
IAB Announces Understanding Metadata Seminar and DVB World 2001 Conference 2001
The International Academy of Broadcasting announced two major events for early 2001: a metadata seminar in Montreux exploring the generation, distribution, and…
HDTV Production Hardware at NAB 2001 2001
HDTV Newsletter covers production hardware announcements from NAB 2001, highlighting equipment from Snell and Wilcox, Fujinon, and a collaboration between Frau…
CBS and Sony Partner for Live HDTV Coverage of 2001 Sony Open Golf Tournament 2001
CBS Sports and Sony Electronics partnered to produce the 2001 Sony Open golf tournament as the first unified single-facility HDTV and analog broadcast in CBS S…
Joint MSTV/NAB Non-Binding Resolution on COFDM vs. 8-VSB Standard 2001
The Joint MSTV/NAB Steering Committee voted 26-3 to adopt a non-binding resolution finding insufficient evidence to add COFDM to the existing 8-VSB digital tel…
Zenith Hails Broadcast Industry Decision to Stay the Course on DTV Standard 2001
Zenith Electronics Corporation praised the NAB and MSTV for reaffirming support for the FCC-approved 8-VSB digital television standard after joint testing show…
CEA Announces IEEE 1394 Interface Adoption and DTCP Endorsement by DTV Manufacturers 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that the majority of DTV manufacturers plan to implement the IEEE 1394 digital interface and have endorsed the D…
2netFX, ResearchChannel, and Pacific Northwest Gigapop Announce HDTV Internet Streaming Agreement 2001
2netFX announced a formal agreement with ResearchChannel and Pacific Northwest Gigapop to test its ThunderCastIP HDTV multicast server software and hardware ov…
2netFX Demonstrates World's First HDTV Over IP Broadcast via Internet2 with NASA and University of Hawaii 2001
2netFX successfully demonstrated the world's first HDTV multicast delivery over the Internet at 20 Mbps using an Internet2 connection between the University of…
EchoStar and CBS Partner to Deliver HDTV Programming to DISH Network Customers 2001
EchoStar Communications and CBS Television announced a partnership to deliver CBS's high-definition programming to eligible DISH Network customers via east and…
Fraunhofer IIS-A and Telos Systems to Debut MPEG-4 AAC-LD Audio Codec at NAB 2001 2001
Fraunhofer Institute, primary inventor of MP3, and Telos Systems announced a joint press conference at NAB 2001 to demonstrate MPEG-4 Low Delay Advanced Audio …
Independent Filmmaker Darren Gould Shoots Short Film Using Panasonic AJ-HDC27V Variable-Frame HD Cinema Camera 2001
Utah-based independent filmmaker Darren Gould used Panasonic's new AJ-HDC27V variable-frame-rate 24p HD Cinema camera to shoot the short narrative film 'Hindsi…
NBC Lays Off 85 Employees Amid Advertising Revenue Slowdown and Belt-Tightening 2001
NBC laid off 85 employees across its entertainment studios, CNBC, and CNBC.com as part of a broader plan to cut up to 600 jobs — between 5 and 10 percent of it…
Capitol Broadcasting and accessDTV Partner to Bring DTV and Datacasting to PCs in Raleigh-Durham 2001
Capitol Broadcasting, owner of WRAL-DT, and accessDTV announced a partnership to distribute PC tuner cards enabling over-the-air DTV reception and datacasting …
APS Completes 1080p/24 HD Post-Production of HBO Films' BOYCOTT Civil Rights Drama 2001
American Production Services completed 1080p/24 HD post-production of HBO Films' BOYCOTT, a dramatization of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the rise of Martin …
ATSC Issues RFP for Advanced Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Functionality Specifications 2001
The ATSC Specialist Group on Transport has issued a request for proposal seeking specifications to support advanced EPG functionality, including channel logos,…
ATSC & NIST to Co-Sponsor 2nd Annual DASE Symposium on Interactive DTV, June 2001 2001
The Advanced Television Systems Committee and the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a joint symposium on the ATSC DTV Application Softwa…
ATSC RF Task Force Completes Work; Ten Proposals Received for 8-VSB Enhancements 2001
The ATSC RF Task Force concluded that newer 8-VSB receivers largely meet outdoor fixed-reception goals, and that inadequate field strength—not the modulation s…
Portland Trail Blazers Launch Action Sports Cable Network with Full HDTV Production Capabilities 2001
The Portland Trail Blazers announced plans to launch Action Sports Cable Network, a 24-hour HD cable sports channel serving Oregon and Southwest Washington. AS…
Bush Proposes Legislation to Compensate Broadcasters for Digital TV Transition and Spectrum Auction 2001
President Bush's 2002 budget proposes legislation to fairly compensate television broadcasters as they transition from analog to digital signals, clearing spec…
DTV Caption Summit Announced for March 14, 2001 at WETA in Arlington, Virginia 2001
The ATSC and CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media are co-sponsoring the DTV Caption Summit, a full-day seminar on March 14, 2001 at WETA in Arlington,…
CBS Affiliate WAGM-TV in Northern Maine to Install ParkerVision PVTV Digital Studio News System for Digital Transition 2001
CBS affiliate WAGM-TV of Presque Isle, Maine purchased a ParkerVision PVTV Digital Studio News 16 system to serve as the backbone of its digital control room t…
Cable, Content, Copy Protection Are Keys to DTV Transition, Says CEA — NAB2001 Address 2001
CEA President Gary Shapiro told NAB2001 attendees that TV manufacturers had produced over 250 DTV models and driven 158% unit sales growth, but challenged broa…
CEA Reports Impressive DTV Sales Mark End of Second Quarter 2001, June Units Top 90,000 2001
Factory-to-dealer DTV sales reached 227,349 units and topped $406 million in Q2 2001, with June alone surpassing 90,000 units — an 82 percent increase over Jun…
CEA and NAB Announce Joint DTV Promotional Campaign to Launch Fall 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters announced a joint DTV promotional program at NAB 2001, targeting consumers th…
CEA Files Opposition to Mandatory DTV Receiver Standards with FCC, Citing Lack of Authority and Market Benefits 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association filed a brief with the FCC opposing a broadcaster petition to reinstate mandatory performance standards for digital televi…
CEA Opposes DTV Tuner Mandate, Argues Programming Is Key to DTV Transition 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association filed comments with the FCC opposing a proposed DTV tuner mandate, arguing it would harm consumers through higher costs an…
CEA Reiterates Call for Compromise Solution to Cable Carriage of DTV Signals 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association filed comments with the FCC urging a capacity-based dual or multicast cable carriage rule for digital television broadcast…
CES 2001 HDTV News Roundup: Zenith Sub-$1000 Integrated DTV, CEA Sales Figures, and Industry Announcements 2001
Coverage from the 2001 International CES highlights Zenith's announcement of the industry's first integrated digital TV priced under $1,000, alongside CEA sale…
CEA Opposes Mandatory DTV Tuner Mandate, Calls It Anti-Consumer and Anti-Free Market 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association, led by CEO Gary Shapiro, testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee opposing broadcaster-backed mandates requiri…
FCC Commissioner Michael Powell Discusses DTV, Copyright, and Cable Must-Carry at CES 2001 Supersession 2001
FCC Commissioner Michael Powell joined CEA President Gary Shapiro at a CES 2001 Supersession to discuss digital television, copyright protection, and cable mus…
CEA Announces Formation of New Wireless Communications Division at CES 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association announced the formation of a new Wireless Communications Division at the 2001 International CES in Las Vegas, citing rapid…
Ch.1 Network Launches Integrated Internet/HDTV Platform Built Into HD-Ready Displays 2001
Ch.1 announced an integrated internet and entertainment TV platform at CES 2001 that would be built directly into HD-ready televisions, eliminating the need fo…
Paramount Remasters Entire Cheers Library for HDTV Broadcast Standards 2001
Paramount Domestic Television announced it will digitally restore and remaster all 275 episodes of Cheers in what is billed as the most expensive restoration i…
China-Beijing International High Tech Industries Week Attracts $7.4 Billion, Boosts 2008 Olympic Bid 2001
The fourth annual China-Beijing International High Tech Industries Week attracted over $7.4 billion in new investment pledges, drawing 1,300 attendees from 70 …
Motorola and Changhong Alliance to Offer Low-Cost Digital TV Sets in the U.S. Market 2001
Motorola has partnered with Sichuan Changhong Electric, China's largest TV manufacturer, to bring affordable digital TV sets to the U.S. market using Motorola'…
Definition Productions Announces 24p High Definition Camera Services with Sony CineAlta HDW-F900 2001
Chris Wissinger of Definition Productions announced the acquisition of the Sony CineAlta 24p HDW-F900 HD camera, adding to his existing Sony 1080i HDW-700A. Th…
Action Sports and Entertainment Mobile Television Announces New HDTV Production Facilities 2001
Action Sports and Entertainment Mobile Television (ASEM), part of Paul Allen's Portland-based sports and entertainment group, announced a new 53-foot 1080i HDT…
Demand Visual Excellence 2001 Wins Astrolabium at International Electronic Cinema Festival 2001
Texas Instruments and HD VISION, Inc. won first place in the Educational and Industrial division at the International Electronic Cinema Festival in Chiba, Japa…
DemoGraFX Inc. Secures $10 Million from Baker Capital for Visually Perfect Video Compression Technology 2001
DemoGraFX Inc., led by HDTV pioneer Bob Rast and digital imaging veteran Gary Demos, announced $10 million in financing from Baker Capital to commercialize its…
Digidance HD Film Screenings at Sundance 2001: Three Features and Industry Panel on January 21 2001
Digidance, held concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, will screen three HD feature films on January 21, 2001, including two shot in 24P an…
Digital Revolution Drives Continued Growth in Consumer Electronics Sales: CEA 2001 Forecast 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association projected 2001 industry sales would surpass $95.6 billion, a six percent increase over 2000 and the ninth consecutive year…
Digital Is Up: CEA Reports 2% Rise in Video Product Sales and DVD Player Surge in Q1 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association reported manufacturer-to-dealer video product sales rose 2% to 13.6 million units in Q1 2001, with DVD player sales nearly…
Hughes Electronics and DIRECTV Announce Executive Leadership Changes, Roxanne Austin Named President and COO 2001
Hughes Electronics Corporation announced Roxanne S. Austin as the new President and COO of DIRECTV, Inc., succeeding Odie C. Donald who is departing to pursue …
NAB2001 DTV Store Features Digital Television Innovations from Over Twenty Leading Companies 2001
The ATSC, CEA, and NAB jointly created a DTV Store at the NAB2001 Convention in Las Vegas to showcase digital television products and innovations from over twe…
UK Digital TV Ownership Set to Overtake Internet Users for First Time 2001
UK digital television ownership is poised to surpass Internet usage for the first time, with 31% of the population owning digital TV versus 33% using the Inter…
CEA: DTV Unit Sales Reach 625K in 2000, $1.4 Billion; Projects 1.125 Million Units in 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association reported 625,000 DTV unit sales in 2000 totaling $1.4 billion, with 80 percent growth projected for 2001 reaching 1.125 mi…
ATSC, CEA and NAB Partner to Open DTV Store at NAB2001 Convention in Las Vegas 2001
The ATSC, CEA, and NAB announced a joint DTV Store exhibit at the NAB2001 Convention in Las Vegas, running April 21–26, 2001, showcasing consumer DTV products …
EBU Acquires Additional Satellite Capacity Over Europe and the Middle East via Eutelsat W1 2001
The European Broadcasting Union announced the lease of a 72 MHz transponder on Eutelsat W1 at 10 East, expanding Eurovision Network capacity to 38 low bit-rate…
European Audiovisual Bodies Organize WTO Seminar on Broadcasting and Film Digitalization 2001
Four major European audiovisual organizations — EBU, BSAC, Eurocinema, and FERA — held a seminar at the WTO in Geneva on July 4, 2001 to brief trade negotiator…
MPEG Issues Call for Viewer Participation in Digital Cinema Compression Testing, Los Angeles June 2001 2001
ISO/IEC MPEG's Working Group 11 issued a formal call for qualified visual experts to participate in digital cinema compression testing scheduled for Los Angele…
CEA Announces DTV Summit: 'The DTV Transition — Is Laissez Faire Fair?' Conference, July 24, 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association announced a one-day DTV Summit scheduled for July 24, 2001, at the Ronald Reagan International Conference Center in Washin…
Faroudja Showcases Native Rate Series Digital Video Processor at NAB 2001 2001
Faroudja, a division of Sage Inc., unveiled its Native Rate Series Digital Video Processor at NAB 2001 in Las Vegas, targeting mid-priced fixed-installation LC…
Fox and Thomson Ink 720p/24 Camera Acquisition Purchase Agreement for TV Production 2001
Fox Digital purchased four Philips LDK 7000 digital cinematography cameras from Thomson multimedia for episodic television production using the 720p@24fps form…
Fujinon Introduces A20x8.6, A20x6.4, and HA17x7.8E HDTV Lenses at NAB 2001 2001
Fujinon unveiled four new professional video lenses at NAB 2001, including the A20x8.6 and S20x6.4 zoom lenses boasting the longest focal length ranges in the …
Sweetwater Digital Productions First to Deploy Fujinon XA87x9.3ESM HD Zoom Lenses for New Mobile Production Truck 2001
Sweetwater Digital Productions became the first company to purchase Fujinon's new XA87x9.3ESM 87x HD zoom lenses, acquiring four units for a new state-of-the-a…
HDV-5 Mobile HD Production Truck Covers 13th Annual Neiman Marcus/Adolphus Children's Parade in Dallas 2001
HDV-5, a joint venture between WRAL-TV, DTV Resources, and HD VISION, Inc., used its 53-foot HD mobile production truck to cover the 13th Annual Neiman Marcus/…
Hitachi Expands Projection TV Line With Nine New HDTV Monitors and Four Conventional Sets for 2001 2001
Hitachi America announced nine new HDTV projection monitor models for 2001, priced from $1,799 to $3,999, featuring the company's exclusive D3VirtualHD digital…
International Academy of Broadcasting Enrolling Students for 2001–2002 Academic Year 2001
The International Academy of Broadcasting (IAB) in Montreux, Switzerland is accepting enrollments for its 9-month postgraduate program in radio and television …
IAB Renamed Interactive Advertising Bureau, Expands Membership, Names Robin Webster President & CEO 2001
The Interactive Advertising Bureau announced its name change from IAB, expanded general membership eligibility to all companies selling interactive advertising…
Italy Mandates Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Transition by 2006, First in Europe 2001
Italy's Senate passed legislation making it the first European country to set a binding deadline for replacing all analog terrestrial TV transmissions, requiri…
DTV Sales Start Off Strong in 2001: January Figures Maintain Impressive Growth Seen in 2000 2001
Factory-to-dealer sales of digital television products exceeded 81,629 units in January 2001, a 234 percent increase over January 2000, with dollar sales surpa…
Matsushita Electric Establishes Panasonic Hollywood Lab for Broadband Video and Digital Content R&D 2001
Matsushita Electric announced the establishment of the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory in Universal City, California, to conduct R&D on next-generation digital …
May 2001 DTV Sales Top 84,000 Units, Up 193% Year-Over-Year — CEA Report 2001
May 2001 factory-to-dealer sales of digital television products reached 84,208 units — a 193 percent increase over May 2000 — generating over $148 million in r…
TVS Mickey Finn High Def Series Completed, Set for U.S. and Worldwide Broadcast in September 2001 2001
The Television Syndication Company has completed production of 13 half-hour episodes of The Mickey Finn Show, a musical variety series shot in HDTV using five …
Mike Tsinberg, 'Father of DVD,' to Speak on HDTV's Future at Home Entertainment Show 2001 2001
Mike Tsinberg, Emmy-winning HDTV pioneer and holder of 39 patents, was scheduled to speak at the Home Entertainment Show 2001 in New York on May 11, 2001. His …
CEA Announces Sale of One-Millionth DTV Product, Citing 158% Unit Sales Increase in Q1 2001 2001
The Consumer Electronics Association announced the sale of the one-millionth DTV product on May 2, 2001, marking a major milestone in the U.S. digital televisi…
Murdoch Lays Out Plan For Set-Top Boxes and Interactive Program Guides at Sky Forum 2001
Rupert Murdoch outlined Sky Global Networks' strategy for controlling set-top box technology and interactive program guides as the foundation of its worldwide …
NadaPC and Ch.1 Form Strategic Alliance to Bring HD Television and Internet Service to Consumers Nationwide 2001
NadaPC and Ch.1 announced a partnership at CES 2001 to offer a 27-inch HD-ready Internet/TV set for $199 to consumers who subscribe to NadaPC's ISP service at …
National Mobile Television and Activate Join Forces for On-Location Webcasting Services 2001
National Mobile Television (NMT) and Activate announced a joint marketing agreement on January 22, 2001, combining NMT's world's largest fleet of digital and H…
Fujinon Unveils New HDTV Cine Style Zoom and Prime Lenses at NAB 2001 2001
Fujinon introduced three new prime lenses and one zoom lens within its HDTV Cine Style series at NAB 2001 in Las Vegas. The new HA17x7.8B-10 zoom offers 17x ma…
Colossalvision Shoots R.E.M. Music Video and High-Profile Assignments with Panasonic AJ-HDC27V HD Cinema Camera 2001
HD production pioneer David Niles of Colossalvision used two Panasonic AJ-HDC27V variable frame rate HD Cinema cameras to shoot a Michael Moore-directed R.E.M.…
NxtWave Communications and Alps Electric Integrate NXT2002 VSB Chip into TDMU7 DTV Tuner Module 2001
NxtWave Communications and Alps Electric announced the integration of the NXT2002 VSB demodulator chip into the Alps TDMU7 single-conversion tuner, creating th…
ABC to Broadcast 'NYPD Blue' in HDTV Beginning Season 8 Premiere, January 9, 2001 2001
ABC Television Network President Alex Wallau announced that 'NYPD Blue' will become the first regularly-scheduled series broadcast by ABC in HDTV, using the 72…
Granada Warns Blair: ONdigital Faces Closure Amid ITV Ownership Crisis 2001
Granada chairman Charles Allen wrote to Prime Minister Tony Blair warning that ITV faces foreign takeover and ONdigital faces closure if the government delays …
KPBS-DT Update: Tower Installation, HD Encoder Delivery, and Revised September 2001 On-Air Date 2001
KPBS-DT reports progress on its digital television buildout, including erection of a new 150-foot tower on Mt. San Miguel and installation of HD encoders from …
Princeton Graphic Systems Announces AI3.6HD: 36-Inch HDTV-Ready Direct-View Monitor with Ch.1 Interactive Services 2001
Princeton Graphic Systems unveiled the AI3.6HD, a 36-inch direct-view CRT monitor supporting 480p, 720p, and 1080i HDTV formats alongside XGA computer input an…
Digital Video Pioneer Bob Rast Named President and CEO of DemoGraFX Compression Technology Firm 2001
Robert M. Rast, a key architect of the U.S. DTV standard and former vice president at General Instrument and Dolby Laboratories, has been named president and C…
RCA Introduces 50-Inch LCOS HDTV Display at CES 2001 2001
RCA announced the L50000, a 50-inch Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) HDTV display weighing roughly 100 pounds — 60% lighter than comparable projection TVs — se…
Thomson Multimedia Launches RCA Scenium HDTV Line Including LCOS, Plasma, and Projection Sets 2001
Thomson multimedia introduced the RCA Scenium premium line of digital television products on July 11, 2001, featuring five HDTV models including a 50-inch LCOS…
Martin Scorsese Stumps for HDTV's Widescreen 16:9 Aspect Ratio in Philips-Backed Press Tour 2001
Director Martin Scorsese conducted a satellite-linked virtual press tour on behalf of widescreen HDTV, facilitated by a Philips Electronics donation to his Fil…
Snell & Wilcox Introduces ARC 20:20 Aspect Ratio Converter and HD 5500 Ph.C Upconverter at NAB 2001 2001
Snell & Wilcox unveiled two broadcast signal processing products at NAB 2001: the ARC 20:20, a 10-bit bi-directional aspect ratio converter, and the HD 5500 Ph…
Liberty Livewire Television Division Standardizes Global Operations with Snell & Wilcox HD Equipment 2001
Liberty Livewire Corporation's Television Division will standardize its global operations using Snell & Wilcox format converters and HD/SD switchers, beginning…
Snell & Wilcox Launches Mach1 Standards Converter and FlexiCache Video Recorder at NAB 2001 2001
Snell & Wilcox unveiled two new broadcast products at NAB 2001: the Mach1, a 1RU multi-format standards converter using proprietary M.Sc motion compensation te…
Snell & Wilcox Opens New Midtown Manhattan Office to Expand Eastern U.S. and Canada Operations 2001
Snell & Wilcox announced the opening of a new midtown Manhattan office at 274 Madison Avenue, more than doubling its previous New York City presence. The offic…
Spirit DataCine Film Scanners Sold to Chilefilms Group for Latin American Post-Production Facilities 2001
Thomson multimedia Broadcast Solutions announced the sale of two Spirit DataCine film scanners to Chilefilms Group, to be installed at facilities in Santiago, …
Strategy Analytics Cites Top Technology Trends for the New Decade: Ten Forecasts for 2001–2010 2001
Strategy Analytics released ten technology forecasts for the new decade, predicting cellular voice would surpass 50% of all voice traffic by 2005 and that 14.7…
Broadcasters Ask for Digital Tax Break to Accelerate DTV Spectrum Transition 2001
Paxson Communications and other TV broadcasters are lobbying the White House to make compensation tax-free as an incentive to vacate analog spectrum and transi…
Microsoft Video Exec Tom McMahon Joins DemoGraFX as Chief Architectural Officer 2001
DemoGraFX, Inc. announced the appointment of former Microsoft Director of Advanced Systems Architecture Thomas L. McMahon as Chief Architectural Officer to com…
Elantec Semiconductor Introduces EL4120C and EL4320C DC-Restore Amplifiers for HDTV and PC Video 2001
Elantec Semiconductor launched the EL4120C and EL4320C DC-restore amplifiers featuring 500MHz bandwidth to support HDTV, component video, and high-resolution P…
Triveni Digital Announces StreamBridge Real-Time PSIP Translator for ATSC Transport Streams 2001
Triveni Digital unveiled the StreamBridge PSIP Translator at the 2001 NAB Convention, designed to automatically update PSIP data in pre-encoded ATSC bitstreams…
WLS-TV Chicago Completes $5 Million HDTV Facility Rebuild with Philips Broadcast Equipment 2001
WLS-TV, ABC's Chicago owned-and-operated station, completed a two-year, $5 million technical facility rebuild to support simultaneous NTSC and 720p HDTV broadc…
Zenith and Samsung Partner with CBS for Fourth Season of Primetime HDTV Programming 2002
CBS Television announced a partnership with Zenith Electronics and Samsung Electronics America to broadcast all 18 primetime comedies and dramas in HDTV during…
CBS to Broadcast College Football in HDTV on September 7, 2002 2002
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…
FCC Adopts Mandatory DTV Tuner Plan with Five-Year Phase-In Schedule 2002
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…
Aragon Stage One 7.1 Channel Preamplifier and Processor Review 2002
The Aragon Stage One is a THX Ultra2 Certified preamplifier/processor/tuner supporting 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 decoding for Dolby Pro Logic II, dts-ES, and THX Surro…
Fox Television to Add HDTV to Primetime by Fall 2004 2003
Fox Television Network announced plans to transmit at least 50 percent of its prime-time schedule in HDTV by the fall 2004 season, reversing its previous stanc…
CBS and Sony Electronics Team Up to Broadcast Super Bowl XXXVIII and AFC Playoffs in HDTV 2003
CBS and Sony Electronics announced a partnership to broadcast all five AFC Playoff games and Super Bowl XXXVIII in 1080i HDTV with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround s…
3rd Annual Academy of DTV Pioneers Awards Congratulations 2003
The Consumer Electronics Association congratulates recipients of the 3rd Annual Academy of DTV Pioneers Awards, honoring 2002 achievements in HDTV advancement.…
Comcast and Starz Encore Launch STARZ! HD and Starz On Demand at The Western Show 2003 2003
Comcast and Starz Encore Group announced the launch of STARZ! HD in 1080i with Dolby Digital 5.1 and the Starz On Demand SVOD service at The Western Show in An…
CEA's 8th Annual HDTV Summit: Industry Leaders Align on Transition Progress and Digital TV Policy 2003
Industry leaders, trade association heads, and government officials gathered at the CEA's eighth annual HDTV Summit in Arlington, Virginia to discuss HDTV tran…
FCC Adopts Broadcast Flag Anti-Piracy Rule for Digital Television 2003
The FCC adopted the broadcast flag on November 4, 2003, requiring DTV reception devices to limit mass internet redistribution of digital broadcast content by J…
DISH Network to Add HDNet and HDNet Movies via New SuperDish Capable of 50 HDTV Channels 2003
EchoStar and DISH Network announced an agreement to carry HDNet and HDNet Movies on their new SuperDish platform, an elliptical 66cm dish capable of receiving …
Rodolfo LaMaestra's Digital Television (DTV) Review of a Year of Unprecedented Growth — CES 2004 Promotional Announcement 2004
HDTV Magazine promotes Rodolfo LaMaestra's 100-page DTV report covering CES 2004 product introductions, FCC tuner mandates, CableCARD regulations, and comparat…
HDTV Headline News Roundup: Super Bowl XXXVIII, Cable Deals, and Rising HDTV Sales — January 30, 2004 2004
A weekly news roundup from January 30, 2004 aggregates national coverage of HDTV adoption surrounding Super Bowl XXXVIII, highlighting cable and satellite prov…
HDTV Magazine Launches Customizable Hi-Def Program Grid Guide for U.S. Viewers 2004
HDTV Magazine announces the launch of its Hi-Def Program Grid Guide, described as the most important development in the publication's 22-year HDTV history. The…
HDTV News Roundup: Micronas Acquires LINX Electronics, Adelphia Launches HDTV, DTV Broadcast Lab Fails 2004
This May 2004 news digest covers Micronas acquiring Chicago-based LINX Electronics for $26 million to expand its ATSC receiver technology portfolio, while plan…
Discovery HD Theater Launches First National Consumer Promotion: HD Father's Day Sweepstakes 2004
Discovery HD Theater announced its first-ever national consumer promotion, the HD Father's Day Sweepstakes, running June 1–30, 2004, offering a grand prize tri…
INHD to Broadcast 10 Hours of Live HD Coverage of the 2004 Emmy Awards Red Carpet on E! Entertainment 2004
INHD, cable's most widely distributed all-HD network, partnered with E! Entertainment Television to deliver 10 hours of live high-definition coverage of the 20…

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HDTV Magazine Prime Time Grid â€“ September 10â€“12, 2003 2003
HDTV Magazine's prime time grid for September 10–12, 2003 lists HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers. CBS…
HDTV Magazine Issue 10 2003 â€” Network HD Programming Schedule 2003
HDTV Magazine's Issue 10 from 2003 presents a detailed network HD programming schedule covering ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), The WB (1080i), and PBS, …
HDTV Program Guide: Fall 2003 HD Channel Listings Including INHD, HDNET, and Major Networks 2003
This HDTV Magazine program guide covers HD broadcast schedules across major networks and specialty HD channels including INHD, INHD2, HDNET, and Discovery HD T…
HDTV Broadcast Schedule: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC/WB/PBS/Discovery in 1080i — November 28, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists network broadcast schedules for November 28, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery Channel in…
HDTV Magazine October 2003 Prime Time Grid: PBS HD Schedule, ESPN Sports, and Grid Guide Expansion Plans 2003
HDTV Magazine's October 2003 prime time grid lists PBS high-definition and widescreen programming, NFL and college football schedules on ESPN HD, and new chann…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, February 6, 2003 2003
HD programming for Thursday, February 6, 2003, covering CBS (CSI, Without a Trace), NBC (ER, The Tonight Show), and an extensive Discovery HD daytime lineup; A…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, March 1, 2003 2003
Saturday HD coverage includes ABC's film 'Patch Adams' in HD/5.1, CBS primetime dramas, and an extensive Discovery HD lineup featuring nature, travel, and wild…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, March 23, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, DirecTV, Dish, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD, with CBS and PBS not…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, March 21, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD, with ABC and PBS airing no HD content due to war coverage, and NBC featuring primetime…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, April 25, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD programming, including CSI Miami, Law & Order SVU, The Tonight Show, and Discovery HD document…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, May 16, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater, with CBS airing back-to-back CSI, NBC featuring Law & Order SVU, and Discovery HD Theater offering…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, May 2, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming featured CBS (Hack season finale, CSI Miami), NBC (Law & Order SVU, Tonight Show), The WB (Reba), PBS, and a full day of Discovery HD nat…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, May 30, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks with primetime and daytime schedules.
Daily HD Guide — Friday, May 9, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, ABC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, featuring Murder She Wrote, ER, The Tonight Show, and Reba, with ABC and PBS car…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, June 6, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, highlighted by NBA Finals Game 3 on ABC and primetime network dramas and com…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, June 13, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and more, highlighted by NBA Finals 2003 Game 5 in HD on ABC.
Daily HD Guide — Friday, June 6, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime listings including Crossing J…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, June 27, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, with no ABC or PBS national HD broadcasts scheduled that eveni…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, July 18, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, including JAG, Law & Order: SVU, Reba, and Discovery…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, July 25, 2003 2003
Friday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN HD, with ABC and PBS carrying no HD programming t…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 8, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, ESPN HD, and other providers, with primetime list…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 1, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming across CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN HD, with ABC and PBS carrying no HD programmi…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 15, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, featuring Boomtown on NBC, Reba on The WB, and full Discover…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 22, 2003 2003
Friday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other providers, featuring NBC's Boomtown, The WB's Reb…
HDTV Has Social Calling Tonight on The WB — January 23, 2003 HD Programming Guide 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide covers primetime HD broadcasts for January 23, 2003 across multiple networks including CBS, NBC, WB, and Fox. It also preview…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, March 17, 2003 2003
HD programming guide for Monday, March 17, 2003, covering ABC primetime in HD/5.1, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Channel schedules.
Daily HD Guide — Monday, April 21, 2003 2003
Monday April 21, 2003 HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater with primetime, daytime, and late-night schedules.
Daily HD Guide — Monday, May 12, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD for Monday, May 12, 2003.
Daily HD Guide — Monday, May 19, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater, featuring season finales of Everybody Loves Raymond and Everwood, plus full Discovery…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, May 26, 2003 2003
HD programming guide for Monday, May 26, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD.
Daily HD Guide — Monday, May 5, 2003 2003
Monday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, with primetime highlights including The Practice, Everybody Lo…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 2, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, highlighted by ABC's Stanley Cup Finals coverage and CBS pri…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 9, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, including Stanley Cup Finals on ABC and primetime CBS comedie…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 16, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, DirecTV, Dish, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD primetime…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 23, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other providers, with NBC and PBS carrying no HD programm…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 30, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other providers for the evening of June 30, 200…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, July 7, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, ESPN HD, HDNet, and other providers, with MLB baseball highlighted on ES…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, July 21, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks for Monday primetime, including a Less Than Perfect m…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, July 28, 2003 2003
Monday HD programming covers CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks, with CBS airing primetime sitcoms and Discovery HD Theater fea…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, August 11, 2003 2003
HD programming guide for Monday, August 11, 2003, covering CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and PBS, with ABC and NBC carrying no HD programming that night.
Daily HD Guide — Monday, August 18, 2003 2003
HD programming for Monday, August 18, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, headlined by ABC's Monday Night Football preseason g…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, August 4, 2003 2003
Monday HD guide covering CBS, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, ESPN HD, and INHD, with highlights including PBS's American Experience HDTV debut and Discovery HD The…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, March 22, 2003 2003
Saturday's HD guide covers ABC airing 'Good Will Hunting,' NBC suspending HDTV for Iraq War coverage, and Discovery HD featuring nature programming including I…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, April 26, 2003 2003
Saturday HD guide covering ABC (Forrest Gump in 720p DD5.1), CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD primetime programming, with no HD offerings from The WB or PBS.
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, May 10, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming featured ABC's broadcast of The Green Mile in 720p, CBS primetime dramas, NBC's Law & Order, and full-day Discovery HD Theater scheduli…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, May 17, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, featuring Charlie's Angels, Law & Order, season finales, and Dis…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, May 24, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming covers ABC's film 'Anna and the King,' CBS primetime dramas, and extensive Discovery HD Theater scheduling including nature, travel, an…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, May 3, 2003 2003
Saturday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD programming, highlighted by ABC's airing of Gladiator in 720p DD5.1 and NBC's live coverage…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, May 31, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming guide covering CBS, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks, with no HD primetime on ABC, NBC, or The WB.
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, June 7, 2003 2003
Saturday HD guide covering ABC's Stanley Cup Finals Game 6, CBS and NBC primetime, plus full schedules for Discovery HD Theater, with PBS noting no HD programm…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, June 14, 2003 2003
Saturday HD guide covering CBS, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, with CBS airing The District and The Agency, PBS featuring Great Performa…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, June 21, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming covers ABC, CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD, highlighted by Spielberg's Amistad on ABC and f…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, June 28, 2003 2003
Saturday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, DirecTV, Dish, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD programming, with A…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, July 5, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime offerings including Dragnet, The Di…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, July 19, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, with listings for primetime dramas, films, and documenta…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, August 9, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming featured ABC, CBS, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, with primetime movies and dramas on ABC and CBS, and a full daytime lineup on Discove…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, August 16, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming across ABC, CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN HD, featuring films, series, and a full Discovery H…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, August 2, 2003 2003
Saturday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, and Discovery HD Theater, with no HD offerings on NBC, WB, or PBS; Discovery HD featured nature documentaries …
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, April 13, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB, featuring primetime broadcasts in 720p and 1080i including movies, dramas, and series finales, with no …
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, April 20, 2003 2003
HD programming for Sunday April 20, 2003 covering CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD, with no HD offerings from ABC or PBS that evening.
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, April 27, 2003 2003
Sunday primetime HD programming on ABC, CBS, and NBC, featuring 'Eloise' in 720p, 'Alias,' 'Touched by an Angel,' a Hallmark Hall of Fame 'A Painted House,' an…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, April 13, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB, featuring primetime movies, dramas, and series including Dr. Dolittle, Alias, Law & Order: Criminal Int…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, May 11, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming features ABC's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Dragnet, NBC's Law & Order double episode, The WB's Smallville, and Discovery HD Theater wi…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, May 18, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB featured The Waterboy, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, American Dream, Law & Order: CI season finale, Smallvil…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, May 25, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks with primetime and daytime schedules.
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, June 8, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming features ABC's NBA Finals Game 3, The WB's Everwood episodes, and full-day Discovery HD Theater scheduling including documentaries on arc…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, June 22, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring primetime shows, a CBS miniseries, Law & Order,…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, June 29, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring primetime dramas and nature documentaries.
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, July 13, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, featuring primetime shows including Alias, The Mask …
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, July 20, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and other networks, featuring Small Soldiers, Alias, Analyze This, CSI, Law & Order Criminal I…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, July 27, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming covers ABC, CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, ESPN HD, and INHD, featuring ABC's Pennsylvania miners movie, …
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, August 10, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater, featuring movies, dramas, and specialty content including Stephen King's Storm of the Cen…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, August 17, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet Movies, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime offerings including Without a Tra…
Daily HD Guide — Sunday, August 3, 2003 2003
Sunday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, featuring primetime shows including Alias, The Pract…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, March 20, 2003 2003
HD programming for Thursday, March 20, 2003 covers NBC (ER season premiere, Tonight Show), CBS daytime, and extensive Discovery HD offerings, with ABC, PBS, an…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, April 10, 2003 2003
Thursday's HD guide covers CBS daytime and primetime programming including CSI and Without a Trace, NBC's ER, with ABC carrying no HD programming that evening.
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, April 24, 2003 2003
Thursday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD programming, including CSI, Without a Trace, Law & Order, ER, The Tonight Show, and extensive Discovery H…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, April 3, 2003 2003
HD programming for Thursday, April 3, 2003 covering CBS (CSI, Without a Trace), NBC (ER, Tonight Show), and extensive Discovery HD daytime and primetime offeri…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, May 15, 2003 2003
HD programming featured on CBS (CSI double episode, Without a Trace), NBC (ER Africa special, Tonight Show), and Discovery HD Theater with nature and travel do…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, May 22, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming covers ABC (NBA Eastern Conference Finals), CBS (CSI Miami, CSI, Without a Trace), NBC (ER, Tonight Show), and extensive Discovery HD T…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, May 29, 2003 2003
Thursday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD, featuring ABC's broadcast of Alien Resurr…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, June 5, 2003 2003
HD programming featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and others, highlighted by NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 between the Devils and Ducks on…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, June 12, 2003 2003
Thursday HD guide covering CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, with primetime highlights including ER featuring Don Cheadle and a full D…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, June 19, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring the film '28 Days,' CSI, ER, and a full Discovery HD …
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, June 26, 2003 2003
HD programming for Thursday, June 26, 2003, covering CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, with no HDTV on ABC, The WB, or PBS.
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, July 10, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, ABC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, with NBC airing ER in HD and Discovery HD Theater featuring arts a…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, July 17, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming guide covering CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, with CBS airing CSI and Without a Trace, and Discovery HD Theater fe…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, July 24, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, ESPN HD, and INHD, highlighted by ABC's mo…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, July 31, 2003 2003
HD programming guide for Thursday, July 31, 2003, covering CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other providers, with primetime offerings i…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, August 7, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming featured CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater, with NBC airing ER in HD and Discovery HD Theater offering a full day of documentary and l…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater primetime schedules, with HD/5.1 broadcasts on ABC and Discovery HD Theat…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, March 25, 2003 2003
HD programming for Tuesday, March 25, 2003 covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, with ABC primetime broadcasts in HD/5.1 surround soun…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, April 8, 2003 2003
Tuesday April 8, 2003 HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, with ABC primetime broadcasts in HD/5.1 including 8 Simpl…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, April 15, 2003 2003
Tuesday April 15, 2003 HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater, with primetime shows including Smallville, NYPD Blue, and…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2003
HD programming guide for Tuesday, April 22, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater primetime and daytime schedules, with PBS reporting …
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2003
Tuesday primetime HD coverage across ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and Discovery HD Theater, featuring shows like NYPD Blue, Frasier, and various Discovery HD nature and …
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, and HDNet, featuring season finales for Smallville, The Guardian, and Judging Amy, p…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, ESPN HD, HBO, and Showtime, featuring season finales acros…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks with primetime and daytime sche…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, May 6, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN primetime and daytime sche…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, June 3, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime listings including ABC comedies, Smallvi…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2003
Tuesday primetime HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring Smallville back-to-back episodes an…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2003
Tuesday primetime HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, including Eight Simple Rules, JAG, Smallvi…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, June 24, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD for Tuesday, June 24, 2003.
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, July 1, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN-HD primetime and daytime s…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime shows including NYPD Blue, S…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks with primetime schedules and full daytime Discovery HD Th…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, August 5, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, INHD, ESPN HD, and NBA TV, with primetime network dramas and a full day of Discovery HD programm…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring primetime network shows and daytime HDNet…
Daily HD Guide — Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2003
Tuesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks with primetime schedules and episode descript…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2003
Wednesday April 23, 2003 HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD with primetime and daytime schedules.
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, April 30, 2003 2003
Wednesday's HD guide features a major news release about iN DEMAND's planned launch of INHD, a new 24/7 linear HD channel debuting September 2003, alongside AB…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2003
HD programming for Wednesday, May 14, 2003, covering ABC, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and HDNet Movies, with primetime offerings from ABC and NBC and no …
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD programming features ABC, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater, with NBC airing a three-hour Law & Order block including the landmark 300th episode, plus…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks for Wednesday, May 28, 2003.
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, May 7, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN, including primetime dramas, documentaries, and late-night …
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, June 4, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD guide covering ABC (NBA Finals Game 1, Spurs vs. Nets), NBC (Law & Order back-to-back episodes in HD), PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, with highlights including NBA Finals Game 4, Law & Order doubl…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, June 18, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and other networks, highlighting ABC primetime in HD, NBC's Law & Order, and PBS's Great Performanc…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other networks, highlighting primetime broadcasts including Law & Order, Guilty Hea…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, July 2, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other providers for Wednesday, July 2, 2003, with WB a…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, July 16, 2003 2003
Wednesday guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, with primetime sitcoms, Law & Order, and The Tonight Sho…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS primetime programming, with CBS and The WB carrying no HD content, and PBS previewing an upcoming Am…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2003
HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN HD for Wednesday, July 30, 2003.
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, August 6, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and other providers, featuring primetime shows and a full day of Di…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2003
Wednesday primetime HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks, featuring Law & Order, Smallville, George Lopez…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 8, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcast schedules across multiple networks for January 8, 2003, including primetime shows on CBS and NB…
HDTV Has Social Calling: HD Programming Guide with Buying Advice, January 26, 2003 2003
Dale Cripps presents the nightly HD programming schedule for January 26, 2003, featuring ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB network listings alongside a BusinessWeek consum…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — August 23, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime time and daytime HD broadcasts for August 23, 2003 across major networks and cable channels including ABC, CBS, D…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — August 24, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide covers prime time and daytime HD broadcasts for August 24, 2003 across major networks and cable channels including ABC, CBS, …
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — Monday, August 25, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists Monday night high-definition broadcasts across major networks and cable channels including CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD …
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — August 26, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime time and daytime schedules for major HD broadcast and cable networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Di…
HD Daily Programming Guide — August 27, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for August 27, 2003 lists primetime schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater. Listings include epi…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — August 28, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine provides the complete daily HD programming schedule for August 28, 2003, covering broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and cable …
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — August 29, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for August 29, 2003 lists primetime and daytime schedules across major HDTV broadcast and cable channels including CBS, NBC, Th…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — August 30, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide for August 30, 2003 lists prime-time and daytime HD broadcasts across major networks and cable channels including CBS, NBC, D…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — August 31, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime time and daytime HD broadcasts across major networks and specialty channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS,…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — September 3, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for September 3, 2003 lists prime time schedules for ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS HDTV broadcasts. It includes episode descri…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 2, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime time and daytime schedules for major broadcast networks and HD cable channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS,…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 3, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for September 3, 2003 lists primetime and daytime schedules across major HDTV broadcast and cable channels including ABC, CBS, …
HD Daily Programming Guide — September 4, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts for September 4, 2003 across major networks and HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Th…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 5, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts across major networks and cable channels for September 5, 2003. ABC and The WB carried no HDTV programmin…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — Discovery HD, NBC, CBS and PBS Schedule 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime time and daytime HD broadcasts across major networks and specialty channels including Discovery HD Theater, HDNet…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Guide — Sunday, July 7, 2003 2003
This HDTV Magazine prime time grid lists Sunday evening programming across major broadcast and cable HD channels including ABC, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD …
The WB Network to Broadcast 11.5 Hours of HDTV Per Week in 2003–2004 Season 2003
The WB Network announced it will broadcast 11.5 hours, or 77% of its 15-hour primetime schedule, in 1080i HDTV for the 2003–2004 season — more than double its …
HDTV Magazine Prime Time Programming Guide — September 9, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a detailed prime time programming grid for September 9, 2003, covering HD-broadcast network and cable channels including A…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for Tuesday, September 16, 2003 lists primetime schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, HBO, and newly launched INHD and INHD2…
HD Programming Guide: CBS NFL Football in HDTV, September 14, 2003 2003
CBS Sports announced its first three NFL on CBS games to be broadcast in HDTV for the 2003 season, with the primary game each Sunday available in 1080-line res…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2003
The September 16, 2003 edition of HDTV Magazine presents the nightly HD programming schedule across major networks including ABC, CBS, HBO, WB, and newly launc…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — September 17, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers primetime and daytime schedules for ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS in high definition for September 17, 2003. The issue …
HDTV Magazine Prime Time Grid — September 18, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery HD, HDNet, ESPN HD, INHD 2003
The September 18, 2003 HDTV Magazine daily programming guide covers prime time and daytime HD schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — September 19, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers prime time and daytime schedules across multiple HDTV channels including CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, and…
HDTV Magazine Issue 09/2003: Prime Time HD Programming Grid with INHD and INHD2 Launch 2003
HDTV Magazine's daily prime time programming grid highlights the launch of INHD and INHD2 channels, expanding HD viewing options across ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Dis…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 21, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a daily high-definition television programming guide covering multiple broadcast and cable HD channels including ABC, CBS,…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — Issue 092203 2003
This daily HD programming guide from HDTV Magazine covers Monday night broadcasts across major HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theat…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB and HD Channels, September 23, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime schedules for September 23, 2003 across broadcast and HD cable channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — September 24, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine provides a comprehensive daily HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HBO, Showtime, ESPN H…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 26, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime schedules across major broadcast and cable HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, HDNet, and INHD for the ev…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — Monday Night Football and Prime Time Listings 2003
This HDTV Magazine daily programming guide lists HD broadcast schedules across major networks and HD-only channels including HDNET, Discovery HD Theater, and t…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — September 30, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and HD Channels 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide for late September 2003 lists primetime schedules across broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC alongside HD specialty channels…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — October 1, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide from HDTV Magazine lists primetime schedules across major broadcast and cable HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discove…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — October 2, 2003 with PBS HD Schedule Commentary 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers October 2, 2003 broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and HD specialty channels. Editor Dal…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — October 3, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a comprehensive daily high-definition television programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, …
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — October 4, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide covers HD broadcasts across major networks and specialty channels including CBS, NBC, WB, HDNet, and ESPN HD for the weekend …
HDTV Magazine Prime Time Grid — Weekly HD Programming Guide, Early November 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a detailed prime time programming grid covering HD broadcasts across major networks and specialty HD channels including IN…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Grid — Monday Night Football and Network HD Listings 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide covers prime time listings across major broadcast and cable HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, HDNET, and ESPN HD. Fea…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Grid — Daily HD Channel Listings with INHD, DirecTV, and Dish 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide covers prime time listings across multiple HD providers including INHD, INHD2, DirecTV, and Dish Network. The guide introduce…
HDTV Prime Time Programming Grid — August 2003 Daily Schedule 2003
This daily HDTV prime time grid from ilovehdtv.com lists evening programming available across HD signal providers including INHD, INHD2, DIRECTV, and DISH. The…
HDTV Prime Time Grid: HD Programming Guide for October 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers prime time broadcasts across HDTV channels including INHD, DIRECTV, and DISH for October 2003. The guide lists show desc…
HDTV Prime Time Grid: Daily HD Programming Schedule with PBS October HD Listings 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime time broadcasts across major networks including DirecTV, Disney Channel, and PBS for October 2003, noting which p…
HDTV Prime Time Grid: Wednesday Night HD Programming Schedule 2003
This daily HDTV prime time programming grid from ilovehdtv.com lists Wednesday evening HD broadcasts across DirecTV and Dish Network, covering shows including …
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Monday Night HD Listings (October 13, 2003) 2003
HDTV Magazine presents an unformatted bare-bones Monday night HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater. The editor announc…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — October 14, 2003: DISH, DIRECTV, and Broadcast HD Listings 2003
This issue of the ilovehdtv.com daily guide provides HD programming listings for DIRECTV, DISH, and broadcast channels including INHD and INHD2. The guide note…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — October 15, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime HDTV broadcasts available via DirecTV and DISH Network, covering network shows including The West Wing, Law & O…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — October 16, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a daily high-definition television programming guide for October 16, 2003, listing primetime and daytime schedules across …
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — October 17, 2003 2003
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents the nightly high-definition television programming schedule for Friday, October 17, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, and The …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS 1080i, Discovery HD Theater — October 18, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists broadcast schedules for ABC in 720p and CBS in 1080i, noting NBC and TheWB have no HDTV content that evening. Discovery…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC/WB 1080i — October 19, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime broadcasts available in high definition on October 19, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, and The WB in 1…
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts available in 720p on ABC and 1080i on CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD Theater. Featured programs…
HD Daily Programming Guide — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery HD — October 22, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime broadcasts for October 22, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, TheWB, and Discovery HD Theater (al…
Daily HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, Discovery HD Theater — October 23, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time high-definition broadcasts for October 23, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, WB, and Discovery HD Theat…
Daily HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC/Discovery HD Theater 1080i Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), and Discovery HD Theater (1080i) with full …
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, October 25, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater 2003
This daily HD programming guide for Saturday, October 25, 2003 lists HDTV broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), and NBC (1080i), including SEC college foo…
HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS 1080i, NBC 1080i — October 26, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime and early evening broadcasts available in high definition on October 26, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS and…
HD Daily Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS 1080i, NBC 1080i, Discovery HD Theater — October 27, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists broadcast schedules for ABC in 720p, CBS and NBC in 1080i, and Discovery HD Theater in 1080i for October 27, 2003. Featur…
HD Programming Guide for October 28, 2003: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC 1080i, Discovery HD Theater 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts for October 28, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater in 1080i. Listing…
Daily HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC 1080i Listings — October 29, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts in high definition across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), and Discovery HD Theater (1080i) fo…
Daily HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), PBS, and Discovery HD Theater for November 2003. …
Welcome New Readers: HDTV News Critique Game and Complete HD Programming Guide 2003
Dale Cripps invites readers to critique HDTV news coverage for misleading statements, framing public confusion as the industry's most damaging market impedimen…
HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC 1080i, Discovery HD Theater Listings 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and daytime broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), and Discovery HD Theater (1080i). Listing…
HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS 1080i, NBC 1080i — October 8, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime broadcasts available in high definition on October 8, 2003, covering ABC in 720p and CBS and NBC in 1080i. Feat…
HD TV Daily Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS/NBC 1080i Listings with Discovery HD Theater News 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts on ABC in 720p and CBS and NBC in 1080i, covering shows including 8 Simple Rules, Frasier, Law & Or…
HDTV Forum 2003 Conference Preview: Enabling HDTV from the Factory to the Home 2003
The HDTV Forum 2003 conference, scheduled for November 12–13 at the Marina Del Rey Marriott, will bring together senior executives from across the HDTV industr…
HDTV Forum 2003 Conference Preview and HD Programming Guide for November 11–13, 2003 2003
The HDTV Forum 2003 conference, co-sponsored by the CEA and hosted by Insight Media and DisplaySearch, was scheduled for November 12–13 at the Marina Del Rey M…
Daily HD Programming Guide: ABC 720p, CBS 1080i, NBC 1080i, WB — November 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and late-night broadcasts available in high definition, with ABC airing in 720p and CBS and NBC broadcasting …
HD Programming Guide: Saturday, November 8, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers Saturday, November 8, 2003 broadcasts in high definition across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), The WB, and PBS. L…
ABC in 720p: Bucs-Eagles Monday Night Football Opener, Plus CBS and NBC HD Listings 2003
John Madden previews the 2003 Monday Night Football season opener between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles, broadcast by ABC in 720p HD. The gu…
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery — November 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across major networks for November 2003, including ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS in 10…
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS Listings — December 3, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists evening broadcasts for December 3, 2003 across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), WB (1080i), and PBS (1080i). Feature…
HD Daily Programming Guide — November 13, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide for November 13, 2003 lists high-definition broadcasts across major networks including ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Disco…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — November 15, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for November 15, 2003 across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD channels. Listing…
HD Programming Guide for November 16, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for November 16, 2003 across major networks including CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD. Lis…
HD Daily Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery — November 17, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide for November 17, 2003 lists primetime and daytime broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery (all 1080i). H…
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS Listings — November 18, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts across major networks in 720p and 1080i for November 18, 2003. Listings cover ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, an…
HD Programming Guide for November 19, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for November 19, 2003 across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), WB (1080i), and PBS (1080i)…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Listings — November 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery Channel for November 2003, with CBS and NBC airing in …
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS High-Definition Listings — November 21, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), WB (1080i), and PBS (1080i) for the Thanksgiving …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Listings — November 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts available on CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), PBS (1080i), and Discovery (1080i) for a November 2003 …
HD Daily Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery — November 23, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists November 23, 2003 broadcast schedules for major networks transmitting in high definition, including ABC in 720p and CBS, …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: Monday Night Football, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery in HD 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery (all 1080i) for late November 2003. Featured programm…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thanksgiving Night, November 25, 2003 2003
This HDTV programming guide lists Thanksgiving night broadcasts for November 25, 2003, organized by network and HD format — ABC in 720p, CBS in 1080i, NBC in 1…
HD Programming Guide: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery — November 26, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for November 26, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), WB, PBS, and Discovery C…
Dale Cripps' Thanksgiving Message of Gratitude to the HDTV Industry and Community 2003
Publisher Dale Cripps offers a Thanksgiving editorial thanking key figures and organizations driving HDTV adoption, including Mark Cuban, HBO, Showtime, CBS, A…
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, November 29, 2003 — Network and Cable HDTV Listings 2003
The daily HDTV programming guide for November 29, 2003 shows limited network HD offerings, with CBS carrying college football (Florida State vs. Florida) in 10…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, November 30, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition television broadcasts for Sunday, November 30, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discover…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Monday, December 1, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists Monday, December 1, 2003 broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery Channel in high definition. Listi…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, December 2, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists Tuesday, December 2, 2003 primetime and daytime schedules across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery Channel (al…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, December 3, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists Wednesday, December 3, 2003 broadcasts across major networks in high definition, including ABC in 720p and CBS, NBC, WB, …
HD Programming Guide for Thursday, December 4, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
The December 4, 2003 daily HD programming guide lists prime-time and daytime broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery (all 1080i). A brie…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Friday, December 5, 2003 with Editorial Note 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts for December 5, 2003 across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS (all 1080i). An accompanying editorial note…
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, December 6, 2003 with Voom Subscriber Feedback 2003
The December 6, 2003 daily HD programming guide lists network and cable HDTV schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery. A reader letter shares dis…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, December 7, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists Sunday, December 7, 2003 broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), and WB (1080i) networks. Listings includ…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, December 8, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Monday, December 8, 2003, across major networks including ABC (720p) and CBS, NBC, WB, PBS…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, December 9, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime and late-night television schedules for Tuesday, December 9, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and …
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, December 10, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Wednesday, December 10, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery (all i…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, December 11, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists Thursday, December 11, 2003 broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery Channel (all 1080i). Listings …
HD Programming Guide for Friday, December 12, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts for Friday, December 12, 2003 across ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS (all in 1080i). Listings i…
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, December 13, 2003 — ABC, CBS, Discovery and More 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Saturday, December 13, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), PBS (1080i), and Discovery …
HD Programming Guide: Sunday, December 14, 2003 — ABC, WB, PBS, Discovery 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists all high-definition broadcasts available on Sunday, December 14, 2003, across ABC (720p), WB (1080i), PBS (1080i), and Di…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, December 15, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS 2003
The daily HD programming guide for Monday, December 15, 2003 lists primetime broadcasts across ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC (1080i), WB (1080i), and PBS (1080i…
HD TV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts available in high definition on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS (1080i), NBC…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, December 17, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime-time broadcasts available in high definition on December 17, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS (all …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, December 18, 2003 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Thursday, December 18, 2003, covering ABC (720p), CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD Thea…
HD Programming Guide for Friday December 19, 2003 with Holiday DTV Sales Report 2003
Holiday sales of LCD and plasma monitors drove DTV product sales to 3.5 million units in 2003, a 56 percent increase over 2002, with total consumer investment …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Saturday, December 20, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Saturday, December 20, 2003 across major networks including CBS, NBC, PBS, and Discovery…
HD Programming Guide: Sunday, December 21, 2003 — Network HDTV Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts for Sunday, December 21, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS in 1080i. Listings incl…
HD Programming Guide: Monday, December 22, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB Network Listings 2003
The HDTV Magazine daily programming guide for Monday, December 22, 2003 lists HD broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB in 1080i. Highlights include Monda…
HD Programming Guide: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and daytime high-definition broadcasts for Tuesday, December 23, 2003 across ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS. …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 — Christmas Eve HD Listings 2003
This Christmas Eve 2003 HD programming guide covers primetime and daytime schedules across ABC, CBS, WB, UPN, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater in 1080i. Discovery…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Christmas Day, December 25, 2003 2003
The HDTV Magazine daily guide for Christmas Day 2003 lists HD programming on CBS, NBC, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, noting that several networks have no HD c…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: Friday, December 26, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, PBS, Discovery HD 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers Friday, December 26, 2003 primetime and daytime schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater in 10…
HD Programming Guide: Friday December 26, 2003 — CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater and More 2003
This daily HD programming guide covers Friday, December 26, 2003, listing high-definition broadcasts across CBS, NBC, UPN, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater. Highl…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Sunday, December 28, 2003 2003
The December 28, 2003 HDTV daily guide lists HD programming across NBC, WB, UPN, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater, including NFL football, primetime dramas, and h…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Monday, December 29, 2003 2003
The HDTV Magazine daily guide for Monday, December 29, 2003 lists primetime HD programming across CBS, NBC, and other networks, noting several time slots with …
HD Programming Guide: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 — ABC, CBS, NBC Prime Time Listings 2003
This daily HD programming guide lists prime time television schedules for Tuesday, December 30, 2003, covering ABC, CBS, and NBC broadcasts in high definition.…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide: Tuesday, December 31, 2003 — New Year's Eve HD Listings 2003
The December 31, 2003 HDTV Magazine programming guide lists HD broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater for New Year's Eve. Discover…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, August 14, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming across CBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, HDNet Movies, and other networks, with CBS offering CSI and Without a Trace, and Discovery HD …
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, August 21, 2003 2003
Thursday HD programming guide covering CBS, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet Movies, HDNet, and other providers, with ABC and The WB carrying no HD programming…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2003
Wednesday HD programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, The WB, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks with primetime and daytime listings.
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide, January 24, 2003 2003
This daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists HD broadcast schedules for major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and Bravo HD+ for January 24,…
HDTV Has Social Calling: WB Tonight Plus Bravo HD+ Reaches 1.4 Million Cable Subscribers 2004
Dale Cripps presents the January 24, 2003 HD programming lineup for networks including WB, CBS, and NBC, alongside a January 2004 Bravo HD+ schedule featuring …
HPA Technology Retreat Report #2: HDV Camcorders, 3D NFL HD, and Broadcast Gear Demos 2004
Todd Mitchell reports from Day 2 of the HPA Technology Retreat in La Quinta, covering JVC's D-VHS HD Distribution Suite, Sony's HDCAM SR system, and Cobalt Ent…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: Thursday, January 1, 2004 — New Year's Day HD Listings 2004
The January 1, 2004 HDTV daily guide lists HD programming across CBS, NBC, ABC, and Discovery HD Theater for New Year's Day, with Discovery HD Theater offering…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Friday, January 2, 2004 2004
The January 2, 2004 HDTV Magazine programming guide lists no HD broadcasts for Friday night, with the Nokia Sugar Bowl on ABC Sports highlighted as the next ma…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Saturday, January 3, 2004 2004
This issue of HDTV Magazine provides the HD programming schedule for Saturday, January 3, 2004, covering NFL Wildcard Playoff games on CBS, prime-time network …
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 4, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for January 4, 2004 lists primetime high-definition broadcasts across major networks including CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS. Discovery…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 5, 2004 2004
This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a daily high-definition television programming guide listing HD broadcasts across multiple networks for early January 2004…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide with Editor's Note on Publication Plans 2004
Editor Dale Cripps apologizes for a delayed issue and reveals that HDTV Magazine is in serious talks with major publishers to expand into a full companion publ…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 7, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from HDTV Magazine lists high-definition broadcast schedules for January 7, 2004, covering network and PBS programming. Feature…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Network HD Listings with Discovery HD Theater Schedule 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime HD broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS for a weeknight in early 2004. Disco…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — January 10, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for January 10, 2004 lists high-definition broadcasts across NBC, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, and other networks. Featured HD co…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — November 4, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcast schedules across multiple networks for a single evening in early 2004, covering primetime shows on ABC, CB…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — Issue 011204 2004
This daily HD programming guide for January 12, 2004 lists high-definition broadcasts across major networks and cable channels including CBS, NBC, Discovery HD…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 13, 2004 2004
This HDTV Magazine issue provides a detailed nightly HD broadcast programming guide listing shows airing across major networks on January 13, 2004. Listings in…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 14, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition television broadcasts for January 14, 2004, covering prime-time network shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and c…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — January 15, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks for January 15, 2004, including primetime CBS dramas, NBC's ER, and D…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — January 16, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and late-night broadcast schedules across multiple networks for a weeknight in January 2004. Listings include…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — January 17, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks for January 17, 2004, including CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, and…
HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — January 18, 2004 2004
This HDTV Magazine daily programming guide lists high-definition broadcast schedules for the evening of January 18, 2004, covering network dramas, procedurals,…
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — Monday, January 19, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists Monday primetime and overnight broadcasts available in high definition, covering ABC, CBS, WB, NBC, and Discovery HD Thea…
HDTV Magazine Issue 01 2004: Daily HD Programming Guide with Network Listings 2004
This early 2004 HDTV Magazine issue provides a nightly high-definition programming guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS HD broadcasts, including the 2004 …
HDTV Magazine Daily Programming Guide — January 21, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime HDTV broadcasts across major networks for January 21, 2004, including CBS, NBC, WB, UPN, and Bravo …
Bravo HD+ Announces Distribution Agreements — Network Available to More Than One Million Cable Subscribers 2004
NBC Cable Networks announced on January 21, 2004 that Bravo HD+ had reached 1.4 million cable subscribers, with Insight Communications adding nearly one millio…
HDTV Has Social Calling: Dale Cripps on the Magazine's Future Direction and HDTV's Societal Impact 2004
Dale Cripps solicits reader feedback on the future of HDTV Magazine, weighing whether to continue the programming guide or shift focus to news and industry ana…
HDTV Has Social Calling: CBS DirecTV Waivers, Super Bowl HD Access, and the Trust Crisis 2004
Dale Cripps criticizes CBS local affiliates for refusing to grant DirecTV satellite waivers to viewers who cannot receive over-the-air signals, particularly fo…
HDTV Has Social Calling: Satellite Waiver Rules, the Super Bowl Blackout, and the DTV Transition 2004
Consulting broadcast engineer Don Landis explains that FCC satellite waiver rules prohibit temporary waivers for single programs like the Super Bowl, and that …
HDTV Has Social Calling: Super Bowl HDTV Reception Post-Mortem and Industry Feedback Call 2004
Dale Cripps solicits reader feedback on Super Bowl HDTV viewing party experiences, noting mixed reception quality across the country while his own DISH-supplie…
HDTV Has Social Calling: Super Bowl XXXVIII Exposes HDTV Access Gaps and Industry Infighting 2004
The 38th Super Bowl exposed the stark divide between HDTV haves and have-nots, with roughly 95% of the 90 million viewers unable to watch in high definition du…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — February 4, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for February 4, 2004 lists primetime HD broadcasts across major networks including NBC, WB, and PBS, with notable offerings i…
HDTV Has Social Calling: Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat Report, February 2004 2004
Todd Mitchell reports from the Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat in La Quinta, covering broadcaster responses to the Super Bowl halftime incident, HDTV prog…
HPA Tech Retreat 2004 Report #3: HD Optical Disc Formats, Flat Panels, and Washington Policy Update 2004
Todd Mitchell reports from the final day of the 2004 HPA Tech Retreat, covering Washington policy updates on the Broadcast Flag and DTV transition alongside a …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: Grammy Awards, Pearl Harbor, Law & Order — February 8, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for February 8, 2004 highlights HDTV broadcasts including the 46th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS from the Staples Center in Los A…
Warning Signs: Dale Cripps on Early HDTV Adoption Risks and Consumer Frustration 2004
Dale Cripps warns that technical failures and poor content experiences are discouraging early HDTV adopters, with consumer forum posts revealing frustration ov…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — February 10, 2004 Prime Time Listings 2004
This document presents a detailed HD television programming guide for the evening of February 10, 2004, listing prime time shows across multiple broadcast netw…
HDTV Magazine Launches IRC Chat Community for Readers and Industry Discussion 2004
Dale Cripps announces the launch of an IRC chat channel (#hdtvmag on DALnet) for HDTV Magazine readers, proposed by longtime subscriber Ali Navaie. The channel…
HDTV Has a Social Calling: What Should the Soul of HDTV Programming Be? 2004
Dale Cripps argues that the public has never had a direct voice in shaping national television programming, and calls on readers to articulate what they truly …
HDTV Has Social Calling — NBA All-Star Game, VOOM HDNews Launch, and HD Programming Guide 2004
DirecTV and DISH Network will carry the NBA All-Star Game and related events in high-definition, with feeds available on DISH HD Event Channel 9466 and DirecTV…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide: NBA All-Star Weekend, Network HD Listings — February 2004 2004
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HDTV Has Social Calling — HD Programming Guide for February 15, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Sunday, February 15, 2004 highlights high-definition broadcasts available across major networks and satellite providers. No…
HDTV Has Social Calling: Dale Cripps on Membership Drive, Forums, and NASCAR HD Coverage 2004
Dale Cripps outlines HDTV Magazine's membership and fundraising drive while highlighting the community value of its forums, citing reader discussions of NBC's …
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists high-definition television broadcasts available on Tuesday, February 17, 2004, across ABC, CBS, NBC, W…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Editorial with HD Programming Guide for February 18, 2004 2004
This February 18, 2004 issue of HDTV Magazine presents a daily high-definition programming guide covering broadcast and cable HD offerings across major network…
HDTV Has Social Calling — February 19, 2004 HD Programming Guide 2004
This daily HD programming guide from February 19, 2004 lists that evening's high-definition broadcasts across major networks and cable channels. The guide cove…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Friday, February 20, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Friday, February 20, 2004 lists prime-time HDTV broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB. It also h…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Saturday February 21, 2004 HD Programming Guide 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Saturday, February 21, 2004 lists high-definition broadcasts across major networks and cable channels including Discovery H…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Sunday, February 22, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts available on Sunday, February 22, 2004, covering network and cable offerings across ABC, NBC…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, February 24, 2004 lists primetime HD broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB networks with full episode descript…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Wednesday, February 25, 2004 lists HD and widescreen programming across broadcast and cable networks including NBC, CBS, WB, …
PBS HD Channel Launches March 1, 2004 with 50+ Stations and Full 24/7 Programming 2004
PBS announced the launch of its PBS HD Channel on March 1, 2004, a 24/7 all-HDTV service replacing the previous HD loop test feed. At least 50 local stations w…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Friday, February 27, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists high-definition and widescreen broadcasts available on Friday, February 27, 2004, across broadcast n…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, February 28, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily programming guide for Saturday, February 28, 2004 lists HD broadcasts available that evening, led by ABC's HD presentation of Forrest G…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Sunday February 29, 2004 HD Programming Guide 2004
This ilovehdtv.com issue from February 29, 2004 presents the day's high-definition television programming schedule, including the 76th Annual Academy Awards an…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Monday, March 1, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Monday, March 1, 2004 lists HD broadcasts across CBS, PBS HD, and Discovery HD channels. The guide includes primetime CBS…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, March 2, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Tuesday, March 2, 2004 lists primetime HDTV programming across major broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and oth…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, March 3, 2004 with HDNet Santa Anita Coverage Note 2004
Dale Cripps presents the HDTV programming schedule for Wednesday, March 3, 2004, covering primetime HD broadcasts including the premiere of Kingdom Hospital an…
HDNet to Broadcast Live HDTV Coverage of Santa Anita Big Cap; Ergen Pushes DBS Copyright and Grade B Changes 2004
EchoStar Chairman Charles Ergen argued before a Progress and Freedom Foundation audience that current law's 85-percent analog loophole gives broadcasters no in…
HDTV Has Social Calling — March 6, 2004 Daily HD Programming Guide with Voom Commentary 2004
The March 6, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists Saturday night HD broadcasts across HDNet, NBC-HD, and PBS-HD, including movies, dramas, and children's pr…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Sunday March 7, 2004 HD Programming Guide 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com covers Sunday, March 7, 2004 prime-time HDTV listings across major broadcast networks. Featured programs inc…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2004
This issue of ilovehdtv.com presents the nightly HD programming schedule for Tuesday, March 16, 2004, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, and other networks. It also promo…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide, March 17, 2004 2004
This March 17, 2004 issue of ilovehdtv.com provides a full daily HD programming guide covering prime-time and daytime schedules across multiple HD channels inc…
FOX Sports Announces 720p HD Coverage of NFL, NASCAR, and MLB Starting in 2004 2004
FOX Sports announced it will begin broadcasting major live sports events in 720p high-definition starting in the third quarter of 2004, covering the Super Bowl…
Gary Merson Corrects NY Times TiVo Inaccuracies; DirecTV Offers HD March Madness 2004
Consumer electronics author Gary Merson writes to correct multiple factual errors in a New York Times article by Eric Taub about TiVo and DVR technology, inclu…
HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Saturday, March 20, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Saturday, March 20, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HD broadcasts across multiple networks, noting where no HDTV is a…
HDTV Sunday Programming Guide for March 21, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com Sunday guide for March 21, 2004 lists prime-time HD programming across multiple networks, including Alias, The Practice, Law & Order: Crimina…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Monday, March 22, 2004 2004
The March 22, 2004 daily guide from ilovehdtv.com notes no HDTV programming available that evening, listing standard-definition CBS and WB prime-time schedules…
DirecTV Satellite HD Expansion and HDTV Quality as Job One — Grid Guide Launch Editorial 2004
Dale Cripps launches a new HD programming grid guide and warns that HDTV quality must be protected as DirecTV announces four new satellites capable of deliveri…
TWiHDSports Special Edition: INHD to Air 9 Hours of NCAA Baseball in HD, ESPN HD Studio Launch 2004
INHD announces nine hours of live NCAA Baseball Championship Regional coverage in high definition across three games on Saturday June 5, 2004, from Sunken Diam…
HD Sports Weekly Guide Volume 1, Issue 1: A Full Week of HDTV Sports Coverage 2004
Tom Vrolyk launches a weekly HD sports programming guide tracking a packed week of HDTV broadcasts including the NCAA Finals on CBS, the Masters on CBS with 42…
CBS HD Golf and FOX NFL HD Announcement: HD Sports Programming Update, April 16, 2004 2004
CBS Sports announced 13 PGA TOUR events totaling 80 hours in 1080i HDTV for 2004, beginning with the MCI Heritage from Hilton Head. FOX Sports declared plans t…
HD Sports Weekly: April 15, 2004 — Masters Golf, MLB, NHL, Long Beach Grand Prix and More 2004
The April 15, 2004 HD Sports Weekly newsletter highlights nearly 20 live HD sports broadcasts for the coming week, including MLB games from Fenway Park, the Lo…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, July 26, 2004 2004
FSN Bay Area announces 37 HD Major League Baseball telecasts for the 2004 season, covering Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants games on Comcast, beginni…
Daily HD Guide — Wednesday, August 4, 2004 2004
HDNet announces its 2004 MLS broadcast schedule, featuring 36 live high-definition telecasts of Major League Soccer matches through the regular season and MLS …
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, July 1, 2004 2004
Issue #13 of This Week in HD Sports covers the 4th of July holiday weekend with Euro 2004 soccer on INHD, MLB baseball, boxing on Showtime, Champ Car and MLS r…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, September 3, 2004 2004
Issue #22 covers a landmark HD sports weekend featuring ESPN-HD's three college football games, CBS and Bravo HD+ US Open Tennis, HDNet college football, Showt…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 5, 2004 2004
Issue #18 of This Week in HD Sports covers August 5–9, 2004 HD programming across HDNet, ESPN-HD, ABC, INHD, and Showtime, highlighting NFL Monday Night Footba…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, August 5, 2004 2004
Special edition covering CBS Sports' announcement of the first-ever HDTV broadcast of the 2004 PGA Championship, sponsored by Argent Mortgage, airing August 14…
Daily HD Guide — Monday, July 27, 2004 2004
Special edition news release announcing NBC Universal Cable's plans to broadcast 65 live HD hours of US Open Tennis Championships on Bravo HD+, marking one of …
Daily HD Guide — Friday, October 1, 2004 2004
Issue 26 of the TWiHD Sports guide covers HD sports programming October 1–7, 2004, including MLB, NFL, NCAA football, NASCAR, MLS, and boxing across INHD, ESPN…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, October 10, 2004 2004
HD sports programming guide for the week of October 10–16, 2004, covering MLB LCS, NFL on CBS/FOX/ESPN/ABC, college football, MLS soccer, NASCAR, and NBA on TN…
Daily HD Guide — Saturday, October 23, 2004 2004
This Week in HD Sports covers NFL, NCAA college football, NASCAR, NBA, MLS soccer, and the World Series across CBS, FOX, ESPN-HD, HDNet, TNT-HD, and INHD for t…
Daily HD Guide — Friday, August 13, 2004 2004
Weekly HD sports guide covering August 13–18, 2004, featuring Olympic coverage on NBC HD, MLB baseball on INHD and ESPN-HD, PGA Championship on CBS, NASCAR, Ch…
Daily HD Guide — Thursday, June 17, 2004 2004
Issue #11 of TWiHD Sports covers HD broadcasts June 17–23, 2004, featuring MLB, MLS, NASCAR, Champ Car racing, NCAA College World Series, and boxing across HDN…
This Week in HD Sports, Volume 1 Issue 3: Weekly Live HD Sports Programming Guide 2004
The third issue of This Week in HD Sports previews a packed week of live HD broadcasts including PGA Golf, NBA Playoffs, NHL Stanley Cup, NASCAR, MLB, Arena Fo…
This Week in HD Sports Issue #4: Boxing, MLB, NASCAR, Golf & Soccer in HDTV (April 29, 2004) 2004
Issue #4 of This Week in HD Sports covers a packed week of HDTV sports programming including eight MLB games, live NASCAR racing from California Speedway on HD…
This Week in HD Sports Issue #6: Preakness Stakes, Stanley Cup, Byron Nelson Golf in HD 2004
Issue #6 of This Week in HD Sports previews a packed week of live HDTV sports for May 13–19, 2004, headlined by NBC's HD broadcast of the 132nd Preakness Stake…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, May 27, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists HDTV broadcasts available on Thursday, May 27, 2004, across multiple networks including CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, and TNT. List…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide lists HD and standard broadcast programming for Wednesday, March 24, 2004, covering primetime network shows, PBS schedules, and l…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Friday, March 26, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Friday, March 26, 2004 lists HD programming across ABC, Fox, NBC, PBS, and specialty channels including jazz and nature progr…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, March 27, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Saturday, March 27, 2004 lists HD programming available across multiple channels including PBS, NBC, and cable networks. Seve…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, March 28, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide lists Sunday, March 28, 2004 HD programming across multiple broadcast networks, covering primetime shows including Alias, The Pra…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, March 29, 2004 — No HDTV on CBS or WB Tonight 2004
The daily HD programming guide for March 29, 2004 notes no HDTV broadcasts on CBS or WB that evening, listing standard-definition primetime schedules for those…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2004
This daily edition of the ilovehdtv.com newsletter presents the HD broadcast schedule for Tuesday, March 30, 2004, covering primetime programming across major …
House Panel Approves Copyright Bill; Reader Q&A on HD Channel Sources and Upconversion 2004
A House of Representatives panel approved a sweeping copyright bill targeting peer-to-peer piracy and expanding federal enforcement powers against Internet cop…
2004 Masters HDTV Coverage on CBS Sports and ATSC Annual Meeting DTV Industry Visions 2004
CBS Sports will deploy 42 high definition cameras to broadcast the 2004 Masters Tournament in 1080i HDTV, marking the second consecutive year of unified HD and…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, April 3, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Saturday, April 3, 2004 lists scheduled high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks including Discovery HD, PBS, an…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, April 4, 2004 — CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS Listings 2004
The April 4, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime HDTV broadcasts across CBS, NBC, The WB, and PBS. Several network slots are noted as c…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Sunday, April 5, 2004: No HDTV Tonight 2004
The April 5, 2004 daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com notes no HDTV programming available that evening on broadcast networks. The guide lists standar…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, April 6, 2004 2004
This document is a nightly HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, April 6, 2004, listing primetime HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, and …
Viewing Environment Solutions Are Receiving Attention: CinemaQuest Ideal-Lume Lighting Endorsed by Industry 2004
CinemaQuest, Inc.'s Ideal-Lume 6500-kelvin viewing environment luminaires have earned endorsements from Joe Kane Productions and are used by NIST, ISF, ILM, TH…
Daily HD Programming Guide for Thursday, April 8, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for April 8, 2004 lists prime-time and daytime HD broadcasts across multiple networks including CBS, NBC, PBS, and Discovery …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Friday, April 9, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists Friday, April 9, 2004 primetime and daytime broadcasts available in high definition across major net…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, April 10, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Saturday, April 10, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks including HBO, NBC, PBS, and Discovery HD. The…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, April 11, 2004 2004
The April 11, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists HDTV broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD for the full day. No…
HD Programming Guide: Monday, April 12, 2004 — CBS, WB, PBS, Discovery HD, Bravo HD 2004
The April 12, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime HD broadcasts on CBS and The WB, along with daytime and late-night schedules for PBS HD, Discov…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, April 13, 2004 lists prime-time HD broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, and The WB networks. Listings include episod…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, April 14, 2004 lists prime-time and daytime HD broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, WB, PBS, a…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, April 15, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Thursday, April 15, 2004 lists HD and standard broadcasts across multiple networks including CBS, PBS, and Discovery HD. …
INHD Announces MSO Affiliation Agreement with Adelphia Communications 2004
INHD has secured a distribution agreement with Adelphia Communications for its INHD and INHD2 channels, making Adelphia the second major non-owner MSO to carry…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, April 18, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists high-definition television broadcasts for Sunday, April 18, 2004, covering network prime-time, PBS, an…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, April 19, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts available on Monday, April 19, 2004, across ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS. Listings include primetime networ…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts available on Tuesday, April 20, 2004, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS schedules with episode descript…
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide lists HD programming available on Wednesday, April 21, 2004, covering prime-time network broadcasts on ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS…
Daily HD Programming Guide — Thursday, April 22, 2004 2004
This daily guide lists HD television programming available on Thursday, April 22, 2004, covering prime-time network broadcasts on CBS, NBC, and PBS alongside f…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Friday, April 23, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists Friday, April 23, 2004 primetime and daytime schedules across major broadcast networks including ABC, …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, April 24, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Saturday, April 24, 2004 lists HD and standard-definition broadcasts across major networks and cable channels. Featured h…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, April 25, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists Sunday, April 25, 2004 high-definition broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. The guide not…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Monday, April 26, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv daily guide for Monday, April 26, 2004 lists primetime and daytime HD programming across ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS, including network dramas, PBS do…
BBC Considering HDTV Distribution in the UK; TNT-HD Set for May Launch 2004
The BBC is evaluating a rollout of High Definition TV in the UK, citing growing large-screen adoption and DVD familiarity as demand drivers, while noting bandw…
Reader Response: A Consumer's Frustrating First-Hand Experience Setting Up HDTV with DirecTV 2004
A reader letter from Bill Haynes, aided by retired NBC engineer Jim Mendrala, details the maddening real-world experience of purchasing a Samsung DLP HDTV and …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Thursday, April 29, 2004 2004
This daily guide lists HD and standard television programming for Thursday, April 29, 2004, covering primetime, daytime, and late-night schedules across multip…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Friday, April 30, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Friday, April 30, 2004 lists prime-time and daytime HDTV broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and …
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, May 1, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition television broadcasts for Saturday, May 1, 2004, covering network and cable channels. Notable is uncertai…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, May 2, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition television broadcasts for Sunday, May 2, 2004, covering network, PBS, and premium cable channels. Listing…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Monday, April 3, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Monday, April 3, 2004 lists HD and standard-definition programming across broadcast networks, PBS, and cable channels includi…
HD Programming Guide: Wednesday April 28 and Tuesday May 4, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime HD broadcasts for Wednesday, April 28, 2004, covering network offerings on ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB. A PBS sched…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, May 5, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, May 5, 2004 lists HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, WB, PBS, and specialty HD channel…
Daily HD Programming Guide for Thursday, May 6, 2004 — Server Transmission Issues Note 2004
Dale Cripps notes ongoing server transmission issues affecting delivery of the daily HD programming guide, with Seattle server tests showing no latency on thei…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Friday, May 7, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Friday, May 7, 2004 lists HD broadcast programming across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB, alongside PBS and p…
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, May 8, 2004 — NBC, PBS, INHD, and More 2004
The daily HD programming guide for Saturday, May 8, 2004 lists high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks including NBC, PBS, and INHD. Featured progr…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, May 9, 2004 2004
The daily HD programming guide for Sunday, May 9, 2004 lists HDTV broadcasts across ABC, NBC, WB, PBS, and other networks, including an extended version of Har…
No HDTV Tonight — Daily HD Programming Guide for Monday, May 10, 2004 2004
The May 10, 2004 daily programming guide for ilovehdtv.com lists no HDTV broadcasts available that evening on major networks. The guide covers standard-definit…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2004
The daily HD programming guide for Tuesday, May 11, 2004 lists primetime HDTV broadcasts on ABC, CBS, and WB networks alongside a full PBS schedule. Notable br…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Wednesday, May 12, 2004 lists prime-time and daytime schedules across multiple HDTV broadcast channels including ABC, CBS, …
HD Daily Programming Guide for Thursday, May 13, 2004 — CBS, NBC, PBS, HDNet, and Discovery HD 2004
The May 13, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts across CBS, NBC, PBS, HDNet, and Discovery HD Theater, noting that The Tonight Show was being…
HD Programming Guide for Friday, May 14, 2004 — ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and PBS Listings 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily HD programming guide for Friday, May 14, 2004 lists prime-time HDTV broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, …
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, May 16, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists HDTV broadcast schedules for Sunday, May 16, 2004, covering primetime and daytime programming across m…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Monday, May 17, 2004 2004
The May 17, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists no HDTV primetime broadcasts for the evening, noting 'No HDTV Tonight' for network progr…
CBS's Helter Skelter Showcases HDTV and DD5.1 as Creative Storytelling Tools 2004
Dale Cripps praises CBS's Helter Skelter miniseries as a landmark example of HDTV and Dolby Digital 5.1 being used as intentional creative tools rather than me…
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, May 19, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Wednesday, May 19, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HDTV broadcasts across multiple networks. Featured programming inclu…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, May 20, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Thursday, May 20, 2004 lists prime-time and daytime HDTV schedules across multiple broadcast and cable networks. Featured p…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, May 22, 2004 2004
The May 22, 2004 HDTV Magazine daily programming guide lists Saturday HD broadcasts including ABC's network premiere of The Fast and the Furious and a TNT HD m…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, May 23, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists Sunday, May 23, 2004 broadcast schedules across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and PBS. Featured HD pr…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, May 24, 2004 — Network and Cable HDTV Listings 2004
The May 24, 2004 daily HD programming guide covers prime-time HDTV listings across ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and PBS, including NBA Playoffs coverage in true HDTV. A…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists high-definition television broadcasts for Tuesday, May 25, 2004, covering network, cable, and PBS offerings. Notable HD b…
Daily HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, May 26, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, May 26, 2004 lists HD and non-HD broadcasts across multiple networks including NBC, TNT, PBS, and Discovery HD…
HD Programming Guide for Friday, May 28, 2004 — Network and Cable HDTV Listings 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts available on Friday, May 28, 2004, across major broadcast networks and cable channels. Notab…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Saturday, May 29, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Saturday, May 29, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, TNT, PBS, and specialty channel…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, May 30, 2004 2004
The May 30, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks including TNT, PBS, and Discovery HD. The …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Monday, May 31, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Memorial Day, May 31, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks including CBS, TNT, PBS, and HDNet. Notabl…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Monday, June 1, 2004 2004
This daily guide lists HD programming available on June 1, 2004 across multiple broadcast and cable networks. A notable disclaimer warns that CBS daytime conte…
Daily HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, June 2, 2004 2004
The June 2, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and daytime HD schedules across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and PBS. A notabl…
Daily HDTV Programming Guide for Thursday, June 3, 2004 2004
This daily guide lists HD programming for Thursday, June 3, 2004 across multiple broadcast and cable networks. A notable editorial note flags that daytime cont…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Friday, June 4, 2004 2004
This daily guide lists HD programming available on Friday, June 4, 2004, across multiple broadcast and cable networks. A notable editorial note flags that dayt…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Sunday, June 6, 2004 2004
The June 6, 2004 HD programming guide lists available high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks including NBC, PBS, and Discovery HD Theater. A notab…
Nat Ostroff and Sinclair Broadcast Group Declare 8-VSB ATSC Standard 'Good to Go' 2004
Sinclair Broadcast Group Vice President Nat Ostroff, who led the late-1990s rebellion against the 8-VSB ATSC standard in favor of COFDM, now endorses fifth-gen…
BSkyB Plans Free Satellite TV Service and HDTV Launch in 2006, June 10 2004 2004
BSkyB announced plans to launch a free-to-air satellite service offering nearly 200 channels for a one-time equipment fee of £150, with no monthly subscription…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Friday, June 11, 2004 2004
The June 11, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime schedules across ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS HD channels. A notable editorial note flag…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, June 13, 2004 2004
The June 13, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and daytime schedules across multiple HD channels including CBS, HBO, NBC, WB, PBS HD, and Disco…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Monday, June 14, 2004 2004
The June 14, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime and daytime schedules across ABC, CBS, WB, PBS, and other HD-capable networks. A notable editori…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2004
The June 15, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks including CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS HD. The guide notes that one n…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide lists HD programming available on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and specialty channels for Wednesday, June 16, 2004. One network is noted a…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, June 17, 2004 2004
The June 17, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists primetime and daytime schedules across multiple broadcast and cable networks. Notably, one network's HDTV li…
HD Programming Guide for Friday, June 18, 2004 — Network, PBS, and Jazz TV Listings 2004
The daily HDTV programming guide for Friday, June 18, 2004 lists network broadcasts on ABC, CBS, and WB alongside PBS HD and jazz concert programming. A notabl…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, June 19, 2004 — PBS HD, Discovery HD, and HDNet Listings 2004
The June 19, 2004 HD programming guide covers Saturday schedules for PBS HD, Discovery HD Theater, and other HDTV channels, featuring films like Patch Adams an…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Sunday, June 20, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Sunday, June 20, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple channels including HBO, PBS, and Discovery HD. A notable…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, June 21, 2004 — Network Listings and Salem's Lot TNT Premiere 2004
The June 21, 2004 HDTV daily programming guide lists primetime network schedules across ABC, CBS, The WB, and other channels, noting which broadcasts are avail…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, June 23, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, June 23, 2004 lists primetime and overnight HD broadcasts across major networks and PBS affiliates. Listings i…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, June 24, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Thursday, June 24, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HD broadcasts across major networks and PBS. Highlighted upcoming …
HD Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, June 26, 2004 2004
The June 26, 2004 HD programming guide covers Saturday broadcasts across multiple networks, highlighting PBS, TNT, and cable HD offerings. Featured programming…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, June 27, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists high-definition television broadcasts for Sunday, June 27, 2004, covering network, PBS, and cable chan…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Monday, June 28, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists Monday, June 28, 2004 primetime and daytime broadcasts available in high definition across major networks. Listings inc…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2004
This daily programming guide lists HD broadcast schedules for Tuesday, June 29, 2004, covering ABC, CBS, The WB, and PBS HD offerings. Listings span primetime …
Jakers! PBS KIDS HD Series to Be Showcased on HDTV Screens in Sears and Circuit City Stores Nationwide 2004
PBS KIDS' Emmy Award-winning animated series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, the network's first children's series produced entirely in high definitio…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, July 3, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Saturday, July 3, 2004 lists HD broadcasts across multiple networks including Discovery HD, PBS HD, and cable channels. N…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, July 4, 2004 — Independence Day Special Broadcast Listings 2004
The July 4, 2004 HD programming guide highlights an Independence Day broadcast of 'An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre,' hosted by Kelsey Grammer and fea…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, July 7, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB…
HD Programming Guide for Thursday, July 8, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists high-definition broadcasts available on Thursday, July 8, 2004, across multiple networks and channels. The guide covers…
HD Programming Guide for Friday, July 9, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Friday, July 9, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HDTV broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, WB, and PB…
HD Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, July 10, 2004 2004
The July 10, 2004 daily HD programming guide lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple channels including PBS HD, Discovery HD Theater, and HDNet. Several pri…
HD Programming Guide for Sunday, July 11, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists primetime and daytime high-definition television schedules for Sunday, July 11, 2004, covering NBC, CB…
HD Programming Guide for Monday, July 12, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists HD broadcasts available on Monday, July 12, 2004, covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS HD schedules. Notable primetime o…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Tuesday, July 13, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HDTV schedules across multiple broadcast networks. Listings include A…
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2004
The daily HD programming guide for Wednesday, July 14, 2004 lists high-definition broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, WB, NBC, and PBS. Featured…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Thursday, July 15, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide lists HDTV broadcasts available on Thursday, July 15, 2004, covering network and cable channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, a…
HD Programming Guide for Friday, July 16, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists primetime and daytime high-definition television schedules for Friday, July 16, 2004, covering major b…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, July 17, 2004 2004
The July 17, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists no HD broadcasts for the evening on most networks, while detailing full schedules for PBS HD, Discovery HD…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, July 18, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists HD broadcast schedules for Sunday, July 18, 2004, covering network dramas, PBS nature and history pr…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Monday, July 19, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Monday, July 19, 2004 lists primetime and daytime HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, WB, PBS, and…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, July 20, 2004 lists primetime and daytime HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, WB, and PBS…
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2004
The daily HD programming guide for Wednesday, July 21, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HDTV broadcasts across multiple networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, a…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Thursday, July 22, 2004 2004
The July 22, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists that evening's high-definition broadcasts alongside upconverted and stretched content a…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Saturday, July 24, 2004 2004
The July 24, 2004 HDTV daily programming guide lists HD broadcasts across ABC, PBS, and Travel Channel, while flagging one unnamed network for airing only upco…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, July 25, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Sunday, July 25, 2004 lists HD broadcasts across multiple networks including CBS, NBC, WB, and PBS. The guide also notes …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Monday, July 26, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Monday, July 26, 2004 lists prime-time HD broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, WB, and PBS. The guide als…
Daily HD Programming Guide — Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Tuesday, July 27, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HDTV schedules across multiple networks including ABC, NBC, WB, PBS, …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, July 28, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, W…
Growing Pains: HD TiVo DirecTV/Pegasus Transfer Frustrations and HDTV Market Growth Forecasts 2004
A rural Minnesota reader details his frustrating experience trying to activate an HD TiVo unit while caught in a DirecTV-Pegasus account transfer limbo. Meanwh…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Friday, July 30, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Friday, July 30, 2004 lists primetime HD broadcasts across major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB, alongside PBS and …
Daily HD Programming Guide — Sunday, August 1, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide for Sunday, August 1, 2004 lists prime-time HDTV broadcasts alongside upconverted and stretched content across multiple network…
No HDTV Tonight — Daily HD Programming Guide for Monday, August 2, 2004 2004
The August 2, 2004 daily programming guide from ilovehdtv.com notes no native HDTV content airing that evening on major broadcast networks. The guide lists upc…
HD Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, August 3, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, August 3, 2004 lists primetime and overnight HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, NBC, WB, and …
No HDTV Tonight — Daily HD Programming Guide for August 5, 2004 2004
The August 5, 2004 daily guide from ilovehdtv.com announces no true HDTV programming available that evening on broadcast networks. The schedule lists only upco…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Friday, August 6, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide lists Friday, August 6, 2004 broadcast schedules across multiple HD channels including ABC, NBC, WB, and PBS. Listings cover …
HD Programming Guide for Saturday, August 7, 2004 — No HDTV Tonight on Major Networks 2004
The August 7, 2004 daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com notes that major broadcast networks NBC and CBS are airing no true HDTV content that Saturday …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Sunday, August 8, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Sunday, August 8, 2004 lists HD broadcasts across major networks including CBS, NBC, and The WB, alongside PBS and other chan…
HD Programming Guide for August 9, 2004 — TNT's 'The Grid' Series Finale Featured 2004
The August 9, 2004 HD programming guide highlights the two-hour series finale of TNT and BBC's terrorism drama 'The Grid,' airing in high definition at 9 PM ET…
HD Programming Guide for Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2004
This daily HD programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists primetime and daytime HDTV broadcasts for Tuesday, August 10, 2004, covering ABC, WB, NBC, PBS, and ot…
HD Programming Guide for Wednesday, August 11, 2004 2004
The daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, August 11, 2004 lists prime-time HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and WB, coveri…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, August 12, 2004 2004
The August 12, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide from ilovehdtv.com lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple networks, noting several slots as 'No HDTV Tonig…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Friday, August 13, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Friday, August 13, 2004 lists primetime and overnight schedules across multiple broadcast and cable channels, noting whic…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Saturday, August 14, 2004 2004
The August 14, 2004 daily HDTV programming guide lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple HD channels, noting several time slots carrying no true HDTV conten…
NBC's HDTV Olympics Coverage Draws Criticism for Day-Delay Broadcast and Sony's SD Commercials 2004
NBC's HDTV coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics faces sharp criticism from viewers and industry observers for its one-day delay, blackout policies, and failure…
HDTV Viewers Blast NBC's Delayed, Low-Quality 2004 Athens Olympics HD Coverage 2004
HDTV owners expressed sharp frustration with NBC's handling of the 2004 Athens Olympics in high definition, citing a 24-hour broadcast delay, repeated SD Sony …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for August 17, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple channels including PBS, Discovery, and network television. The…
NBC's HDTV Olympic Coverage Runs a Day Behind, Disappointing HD Viewers at 2004 Athens Games 2004
NBC's HDTV coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics aired up to 24 hours behind its standard-definition broadcast, frustrating subscribers who expected near-live c…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, August 19, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Thursday, August 19, 2004 lists prime-time HDTV broadcasts across ABC, CBS, NBC, and cable networks including NBC's live Olym…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Friday, August 20, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Friday, August 20, 2004 lists HD and non-HD broadcasts across multiple networks including ABC, PBS, and Discovery HD Thea…
HDTV Forum 2004 Preview & Saturday August 21 HD Programming Guide 2004
Dale Cripps invites readers to attend HDTV Forum 2004 in Los Angeles, where his panel on August 24 will feature executives from ESPN-HD, Discovery-HD, TheWB, H…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Monday, August 23, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily grid for August 23, 2004 lists prime-time HD broadcasts across CBS, WB, and other networks, including NFL pre-season football and Olymp…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Tuesday, August 24, 2004 lists scheduled broadcasts across multiple HD channels including ABC, WB, PBS HD, and Discovery …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Wednesday, August 25, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight schedules across multiple HD channels including ABC HD, WB HD, …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Monday, August 30, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Monday, August 30, 2004 lists prime-time and overnight schedules across multiple broadcast and cable channels. The guide …
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for August 31, 2004 lists HD and non-HD programming across broadcast and cable networks, noting several prime-time shows airing w…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, September 1, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for Wednesday, September 1, 2004 lists primetime HDTV broadcasts across major networks including ABC, NBC, WB, and PBS, alongside…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Friday, September 3, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Friday, September 3, 2004 lists primetime and daytime schedules across multiple HD broadcast and cable channels. Listings…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Saturday, September 4, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily programming guide for Saturday, September 4, 2004 lists HD and upconverted broadcasts across major networks and cable channels includin…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Monday, September 6, 2004 2004
This daily HDTV programming guide for Monday, September 6, 2004 lists primetime and late-night broadcast schedules across major networks. PBS listings are note…
HD Cable Carriage Study: Top-25 U.S. Markets Data, September 7, 2004 Daily HDTV Grid 2004
A BuyingHDTV.com study of HD cable carriage in the top-25 U.S. markets reveals HBO and NBC lead at 98% carriage while Voom carries 33 non-local HD channels ver…
ILoveHDTV Launches Beta Two-Week HDTV Grid Guide in Partnership with Tribune Data 2004
ILoveHDTV launches a beta web-based HDTV programming grid guide developed with Tribune data services and Shane Sturgeon, offering two weeks of advance scheduli…
HDTV Daily Programming Guide for Thursday, September 9, 2004 2004
The ilovehdtv.com daily guide for September 9, 2004 lists HD and upconverted programming across broadcast and cable channels including NBC, PBS, HDNet, and INH…

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