DTV News for 3-30-2004

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:38 am

DTV News for 3-30-2004   
 1,006 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 Powell Plan Has Silver Lining, Says Powell [Paid Subscription Required]  
 Despite the industry's complaints, broadcasters will get some benefits from the FCC's still-developing plan to accelerate the DTV transition, agency chief Michael Powell said Monday.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA406773?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a> 
 
 Upton Reserves Judgment on Powell Plan [Paid Subscription Required]  
 Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the point man on digital TV in the House, isn't ready to bless or curse an FCC plan to speed the DTV transition.  
(Broadcasting & Cable) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA406589?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a> 
 
 CCAGW to Congress: Spur Broadcasters into Digital Age; Return Spectrum to Taxpayers  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-29-2004/0002136891&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...891&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Turn on digital TV  
(The Hill) 
<a href="http://www.thehill.com/glass/033004.aspx">www.thehill.com/glass/033004.aspx</a> 
 
 
 CEA Congratulates 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers Award Recipients  
 The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today congratulated recipients of the 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (DTV Academy) Awards that were presented Monday during CEA's ninth annual HDTV Summit - Partnership, Policy and Profits.  
(Consumer Electronics Association) 
<a href="http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10429">www.ce.org/press_room/pre...p?id=10429</a> 
 
 CEA Congratulates 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers Award Recipients  
 Awards Presented During Luncheon Ceremony at CEA's Ninth Annual HDTV Summit  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040329005804&newsLang=en">home.businesswire.com/por...ewsLang=en</a> 
 
 CEA Hands Out (DTV) Academy Awards [Paid Subscription Required]  
 The Consumer Electronics Association presented its "2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (DTV Academy) Awards" Monday.  
(Multichannel News) 
<a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA406768?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a> 
 
 
 Consider screen resolution, size before selecting television  
(Lawrence, KS Journal World) 
<a href="http://www.ljworld.com/section/toplikar/story/165650">www.ljworld.com/section/t...ory/165650</a> 
 
 NPT tests idea to provide digital emergency services  
(Nashville, TN Tennessean) 
<a href="http://www.tennessean.com/business/archives/04/03/49036718.shtml?Element_ID=49036718">www.tennessean.com/busine...D=49036718</a> 
 
 Reno to be HD compatible by Thursday  
(Reno, NV Gazette-Journal) 
<a href="http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2004/03/30/67374.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=umbrella&sp3=umbrella&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=news_front&jsmultitag=umbrella.rgj.com">www.rgj.com/news/stories/...la.rgj.com</a> 
 
 
 Cable HDTV Now Available in 99 of Top 100 U.S. Markets; Service Reaches 84 Million Homes  
 Consumers in 155 Markets Nationwide Can Receive High Definition TV Over Cable; 382 Local Digital Broadcast Stations Now Being Carried by Cable  
(National Cable & Telecommunications Association) 
<a href="http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=465&showArticles=ok">www.ncta.com/press/press....rticles=ok</a> 
 
 NCTA: 84 M cable homes can get hi-def  
 Cable-based high-definition television (HDTV) service is available in 99 of the top 100 U.S. markets, equal to about 84 million of the 108 million TV homes in the U.S., the National Cable & Telecommunications Association revealed in a new report.  
(CED Magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/0304/cedaily040329.htm#2">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0329.htm#2</a> 
 
 HDTV Hits 99 of Top 100 Markets [Paid Subscription Required]  
 The NCTA announced that 84 million of the country's 108 million homes now have HD service available.  
(Multichannel News) 
<a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA406597?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a> 
 
 
 Harris and CBS Team Up to Broadcast NCAA Basketball Final Four in HDTV  
 NCAA Basketball Games to be Broadcast In HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2004/03_mar/news/div3u77i.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...v3u77i.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2004/03_mar/news/div3u77i.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...v3u77i.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03_mar/news/div3u77i.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03...v3u77i.htm</a> 
 
 Real Madrid Battles Barcelona Live in High-Definition Exclusively on WorldSport HD  
 VOOM HD Originals Channel Scores With World Class Soccer Match  
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040329/nym020_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0403...020_1.html</a> 
 
 ESPN Digital Center to Open June 7 [Paid Subscription Required]  
 ESPN announced that its new, 120,000-square-foot HD digital-production facility will open in Bristol, Conn., June 7.  
(Multichannel News) 
<a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA406678?display=Breaking+News">www.multichannel.com/arti...aking+News</a> 
 
 
 New InFocus ScreenPlay 7205 Now Available for Discerning Videophiles: The Ultimate High-Definition Home Theater Projector  
(Business Wire via NewsAlert) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqgJ:0bKbmdKWyJq0ndq&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a> 
 
 1394/FireWire/i.LINK Expands into New Plasma, Rear Projection HDTVs, Digital Video Recorders, New Generation of Camcorders  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040329005693&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a> 
 
 Quantum Data Introduces Advanced HDMI-Certified Video Test Generators for HDTV And Home Theater Markets  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-30-2004/0002137340&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...340&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Techcraft to Develop and Produce Accessory Furniture for Brillian's Next-Generation LCoS(R)-Based HDTV Products  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-30-2004/0002137156&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...156&EDATE=</a> 
 
 DisplaySearch and Insight Media Announce `HDTV Forum 2004: Accelerating the HDTV Transition'  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040329005549&newsLang=en">home.businesswire.com/por...ewsLang=en</a> 
 
 DisplaySearch and Insight Media Announce HDTV Forum 2004: Accelerating the HDTV Transition  
 Three days event to take place at the Westin Century Plaza in Los Angeles on August 24-26, 2004  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2004/03_mar/news/0i08c76k.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...08c76k.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2004/03_mar/news/0i08c76k.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...08c76k.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03_mar/news/0i08c76k.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03...08c76k.htm</a> 
 
 Gefen's New 2:8 HDTV Distribution Amplifier Sends One HDTV Source To Eight HDTV Displays  
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2004/03_mar/news/xaufdkzr.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...ufdkzr.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03_mar/news/xaufdkzr.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03...ufdkzr.htm</a> 
 
 
 Crispin, LINX Team For PSIP Solution  
(Digital Television) 
<a href="http://digitaltelevision.com/articles/article_595.shtml">digitaltelevision.com/art..._595.shtml</a> 
 
 Hitachi to Intro 3 New Cameras During NAB 2004.  
 Hitachi Denshi America will introduce three new cameras during NAB 2004.  
(Videography) 
<a href="http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/videography/article_7383.shtml">www.uemedia.net/CPC/video...7383.shtml</a> 
 
 Hitachi to Address Cost-Conscious HDTV Market With New SK-31B Camera at NAB 2004  
 Company also to intro SDI-output camera for standard definition applications  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2004/03_mar/news/f1na6guf.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...na6guf.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2004/03_mar/news/f1na6guf.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...na6guf.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03_mar/news/f1na6guf.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03...na6guf.htm</a> 
 
 FOR-A intros New image Stabilizer: FOR-A IVS-700HS  
 FOR-A Corporation of America continues to expand its line of image stabilizers to include high-definition processing with the addition of the FOR-A IVS-700HS.  
(Videography) 
<a href="http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/videography/article_7366.shtml">www.uemedia.net/CPC/video...7366.shtml</a> 
 
 Fletcher Chicago Adds Fujinon E Series HDTV Cine Style Zoom Lens  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2004/03_mar/news/747kjc8r.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...7kjc8r.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2004/03_mar/news/747kjc8r.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...7kjc8r.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03_mar/news/747kjc8r.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2004/03...7kjc8r.htm</a> 
 
 Fletcher Adds Fujinon HD Cine Style Lens  
(Digital Television) 
<a href="http://digitaltelevision.com/articles/article_598.shtml">digitaltelevision.com/art..._598.shtml</a> 
 
 Fletcher Chicago Adds Fujinon E-Series HDTV Lenses to Rental Stock  
 To meet the demand of the high-end 24p digital cinematography market, Fletcher Chicago, a premier 24P HD rental and sales facility, selected the Fujinon 6-30mm (HAe5x6)