DTV News for 2-23-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 2-23-2006
1090 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

DIRECTV Announces Next 24 Markets to Receive High-Definition Local Channels in Spring 2006
Local HD Markets Will Total 36, Representing More Than 58 Percent of U.S. Television Homes
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060222/20060222005912.html?.v=1

DirecTV to Add 24 Local-HD Markets
DirecTV announced the next two-dozen markets that will receive its local HD programming.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

DirecTV puts another 24 US cities on HD map
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=1495

Beaver Creek utility adds HDTV channels
(Portland, OR Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/metrosouth/or ... xml&coll=7

Cable providers struggle to meet HDTV demand
(Fort Myers, FL News-Press)
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll ... 30411/1002

ABC affiliate will carry digital Fox programming
(Associated Press via Lexington, KY Herald-Leader)
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/bu ... y_business


Scripps Survey Touches on HD
Scripps Networks incorporated HDTV into its recent first quarterly lifestyle survey of 2006.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

Survey Says: HDTV Tops Shoes
Women would pick an HDTV set over a toaster, a day off or a new pair of Manolo Blahniks.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Some Perspective: Women and HDTV
(Home Theater Watch)
http://www.hometheaterwatch.com/archives/013922.html

U.S. HD households to rise to 78 million by 2008, says report
A new report from Kagan Research expects the number to reach 97 million two years later.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... -20060222/


New HDTVs Reach Higher And Higher
(Hartford, CT Courant)
http://www.courant.com/technology/hc-ne ... ?track=rss

HDTV Moves to the Next Level
A new video format, 1080p, offers stunning images. For consumers who want to be ahead of the game, it could be worth the investment
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnf ... =rss_daily

Will you be ready when TV goes digital?
Before you buy - and before 2009 - find out how reception will change
(Sioux Falls, SD Argus Leader)
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... /1004/LIFE

The Future of Digital TV [Includes Link to Video Report]
In less than three years, the way you view television will change for good.
(KEYC-TV Mankato, MN)
http://www.keyc.tv/article/view/93660/

1080p Is Here
With the release of Sony's Blu-ray, Toshiba's HD-DVD and Playstation 3 (Blu-ray), the television market will be introduced to an entirely new resolution-- 1080p.
(Can Magazine)
http://www.canmag.com/news/4/8/3184

LCoS Display Technology Shoot-Out, Part D
(ExtremeTech)
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... X1K0000532

Panasonic worldwide leader in Plasma sales
(Digital Home Canada)
http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/content/view/1051/51/


Interview - Mark Knox, Toshiba on HD-DVD
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... _-_mar.php


Video Division issues guidelines for resolving interference
Thirty licensees must use the guidelines to resolve problems with impermissible interference on their elected channel DTV or with facilities that don't fulfill the requirements of a Negotiated Channel Agreement.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... -20060222/

Unlicensed Devices Could Compromise EAS [Charles W. Rhodes]
Since my article in the Oct. 19, 2005 issue of TV Technology, ("Developing a 24/7 Digital EAS System"), some real progress has been made by the FCC in the matter of the Emergency Alert System.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/di ... ices.shtml

It's Time for HD Commercials [Craig Johnston]
I was pleased to read the other day that in this year's Super Bowl broadcast, slightly more than half of the spots were in high definition. I might not be all that pleased except that a friend of mine is cranky. In fact, maybe I'm not all that pleased after all.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/pr ... ials.shtml

The Perils and Promise of Lighting for HD
HOLLYWOOD: To those who suggest that there isn't any difference between lighting for SD and HD I have to respectfully disagree.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... mise.shtml


Sony Debuts New HDW-F900R Model
Sony is improving on its own HDW-F900 with the premiere of the new HDW-F900R model.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13964.shtml

Sony Intros HD 3X Speed Super Slow-Mo Camera System
Expanding its range of multi-format high-definition technology for high-end studio and sports broadcasting, Sony is introducing a new 3x HD super slow motion camera system.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13963.shtml

Macrosystem Announces HDD/RT HDV Hard Drive Recorder/Converter
The MacroSystem HDV Recorder provides real time, full resolution display of HDV material. With this technology, users can archive, duplicate and view HDV footage, without compromising the resolution through compression and lengthy conversion times.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_13965.shtml

Blackmagic Design Unveils Universal Version of HDLink Software
The HDLink connects post production quality SDI video directly
(HD Issues / Digital Video Editing)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=37693
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/arti ... p?id=37693

Blackmagic Design Announces Universal Version of HDLink Software to Support Intel-based Macs
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060222/20060222005317.html?.v=1


Grupo Televisa moves forward with DTV transition [Mexico]
The Mexican broadcaster installed eight high-powered DTV transmitters in the fourth quarter of 2005 as part of its transition to digital television service.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... -20060222/

Eurovision HDTV contest
(Tech Digest via Reg Hardware)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/02/23 ... v_contest/

Ofcom timescale threatens HD over DTT [UK]
Large swathes of west and northern UK will be prevented from receiving HDTV via digital terrestrial television (DTT) unless communications regulator Ofcom's timetable for re-allocating spectrum after the digital switchover (DSO) is speeded up, warned UK transmission tower owner and operator Arqiva (formerly ntl:broadcast) at a recent conference
(TVBEurope)
http://www.tvbeurope.com/index.php?opti ... 4&Itemid=1

Sky plans major sports HD roll-out [UK]
Satellite broadcaster Sky has given the strongest indication yet of the line-up for its dedicated HD sport channel which launches later this year, writes Adrian Pennington.
(TVBEurope)
http://www.tvbeurope.com/index.php?opti ... 3&Itemid=1

Sky offers preview of its HDTV service [UK]
Launches assault on internet-TV threat
(Register)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23 ... iews_hdtv/

Sky offers preview of its HDTV service [UK]
Sky has launched a new website, which includes sample teaser clips from its new high-definition television service, which will be launched before July.
(ElectricNews.Net)
http://www.electricnews.net/news.html?code=9671230

KOREA: Big push for digital broadcasts planned this year [South Korea]
Digitization drive part of nationwide goal for digital broadcast system by 2010
(Korea Herald via AsiaMedia)
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.a ... ntid=39635

'Billions lost' in slow move to digital [Australia]
Labor slams 'slow' move to digital
(Melbourne Herald Sun / Sydney Morning Herald)
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common ... 37,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Lab ... 02665.html

Widescreen & High Definition Program Schedule [Australia]
(Updated 23 Feburary 2006)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
http://www.widescreentv.com.au/program.html