DTV News for 1-20-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 1-20-2006
345 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Television Makes Pretty Good Television
(Emmy Advanced Media)
http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.c ... _make.html


Now Broadcasting in High Definition!
High Definition TV has come the the Yakima/Tri-Cities area!
(KNDU-TV Kennewick, WA / KNDO-TV Yakima, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/article.src?ID=38779

NBC in HD coming to Roanoke Cox cable customers
(Roanoke, VA Times)
http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/49144

CBS stations to convert to Sony XDCAM HD
CBS currently owns approximately 600 pieces of XDCAM equipment.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20060119/

KPI to Produce HD Specials for HGTV [Paid Subscription Required]
Independent production company KPI will produce six one-hour specials in HD for the upcoming HGTV-HD service.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News


High Definition Hyped, But Many Consumers Remain Wary
HDTV perceptions remain positive among those reporting familiarity, but many consumers can't justify replacing their current TVs
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 250&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060120/to171.html?.v=17

TV makers to score at World Cup
Event seen as catalyst for big screen and HDTV boom
(vnunet.com / Yahoo News)
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21489 ... -tv-makers
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20012006/175/t ... d-cup.html

HDTVs Scaled Down To Size
Smaller sets fit in the bedroom as well as the come-over-to-watch-the-game room
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... =rss_magzn

Nearly Half of HDTV Owners Aren't Getting the Whole Picture
Best Buy Blue Shirts Help Educate Consumers About Having a True HDTV Experience
(Business Wire / FinanzNachrichten)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachric ... 880076.asp


CES 2006 Home Video Wrap-Up
(DesignTechnica)
http://news.designtechnica.com/featured_article38.html

Proton Launches Premium Line of Puriti