DTV News for 10-13-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 10-13-2006
858 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Academy Award Winning Panelists, Product Premieres, Education Slate Announced For November 2nd HD Expo
Industry's Most Successful Technology Event Features Panels, Exhibits, Educational Intensives
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=12113

Clear Channel Launching Multicast Network
Clear Channel Television is launching a new multicast network in seven of its markets with a rotating wheel of entertainment fare, including movies, children's shows and how-to programs.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... edesc=news


HD 'Star Wars' Will Cycle to HBO
Original Aspect Ratios Will Be Preserved
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=333

HD 'Star' will shine; Comcast unveils hi-def pix, music
Comcast, the biggest cable operator in the U.S., is going bananas with high definition, offering all six "Star Wars" movies in HD on Cinemax on Demand, plus dozens of musical performances in a service called INHD Jukebox.
(Daily Variety via CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6380474.html

INHD to Launch Wall Street Doc [Phillip Swann]
High-def series to spotlight day traders, fund managers and others on the Street.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/wallstreethd101206.htm

A&E HD Launches In Quiet [Phillip Swann]
The high-def simulcast of the variety channel is only available in a few markets.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/aehd101206.htm

DirecTV Expands HD Markets
(CableRetailer.com)
http://www.cableretailer.com/#Story2


Consumer Reports Finds LCD and Plasma Flat Panels as Reliable During First Two Years as Tube TVs
(Consumer Reports via yahoo News)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20061012/p ... tvs183_xml

LG Electronics Doing Its Part in DTV Transition
LG Electronics finds itself in a unique position in the DTV transition. It