DTV News for 12-13-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,114 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Waiting for the show </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HDTV, still pricey, may be just around the corner. Screens loom big, wide, flat and stunningly clear. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(San Luis Obispo, CA Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Vendors Prep HDTV Recorders </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> At the Western Cable Show, new set-top boxes from Motorola and Scientific Atlanta combine two HDTV tuners with big hard drives. Coverage includes a four-room DVR and Moxi too. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(eWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Mitsubishi Digital Debuts Home Cinema Projector </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The long last gasp of tube-based TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(New York Times via Minneapolis, MN Star Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Comcast adds HDTV broadcasting from KGW </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Vancouver, WA Columbian)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Adelphia offers HDTV to some areas </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Palm Beach, FL Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Adelphia Begins High-Definition Service in Palm Beach, Fla., Area </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Palm Beach, FL Post via Highmark Funds)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Charter Adds New High Definition Programming </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Just in Time for the Holidays, Cable Company is First in Southland to Launch HDNet and HDNet Movies for Program-Hungry HDTV Owners </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Charter Boosts Southern Calif. HDTV Lineup [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Charter Communications said Friday that it has launched HDNet and HDNet Movies in Southern California. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cablevision To Expand High-Definition Programming Slate </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WPBT Goes Digital With Calrec </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> KLCS Selects Leitch For DTV Transition </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> OLEDs compete for display market niche </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Electronic Buyers News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV and eGovernment [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> e-Envoy pushes DiTV [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The UK Government has published a framework to promote the development of digital interactive TV for delivering services </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kable's Government Computing)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Italian Senate approves TV reform bill [Italy] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Ushers in DTT and RAI privatisation </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Mediaset launches 5-channel DTT multiplex [Italy] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Reaches 54 per cent of Italian population </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Analogue switch-off postponement for Finland? [Finland] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Parliamentary working group now suggests August 2007 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 12 December 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
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