DTV News for 12-19-2002
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 7:19 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 12-19-2002 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,473 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 686 Stations in 174 Markets Delivering in Digital (as of December 19, 2002) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/dtvstations.asp">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...ations.asp</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 6 New Stations Make DTV Transition [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pressrel/releases/7602.pdf">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...s/7602.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable and Consumer Electronics Companies to Announce Key Agreement on Digital TV Transition Issues </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=324&showArticles=ok">www.ncta.com/press/press....rticles=ok</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable Firms, TV Makers Strike Deal on Digital TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Television makers and cable operators have reached a deal that would allow digital signals to pass seamlessly over their equipment, clearing a cumbersome hurdle in the transition to digital television, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / Yahoo News / CNet News.com / MSNBC)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=EKEGA3QDCVS3KCRBAE0CFFA?type=technologyNews&storyID=1931876">www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=1931876</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20021219/tc_nm/media_digitaltv_dc">dailynews.yahoo.com/news?...gitaltv_dc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1040-978409.html?tag=lh">news.com.com/2100-1040-97...tml?tag=lh</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/849414.asp?0si=-&cp1=1">www.msnbc.com/news/849414...si=-&cp1=1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable-ready digital TV deal forged </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20021218S0030">www.eetimes.com/sys/news/...21218S0030</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV Makers to Unveil Next Generation Digital Sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1780703">www.mediaweek.com/mediawe...id=1780703</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital deal enables HDTV sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/19/BU237784.DTL&type=business">www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...e=business</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Plug-and-play agreement reached [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The cable and consumer-electronics industries plan to announce a final agreement on "plug-and-play" standards Thursday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109831&display=breakingNews">www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable, CEA to Announce Plug-and-Play [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The NCTA and the CEA have scheduled a joint press conference Thursday to discuss the "plug-and-play" agreement. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109845&display=breakingNews">www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Pact reached on 'plug-n-play' TV [Paid Subscription Required for Full Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1780960">www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=1780960</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer group tells the FCC to withdraw its rulemaking on the broadcast flag </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Consumer Federation of America said that because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling yesterday, which upheld the consumer's right to make copies of digital content, the FCC has no reason to continue with flag rulemaking. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_consumer_group_tells/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Jefferson County, Colo., Measures Mount Morrison Tower Pros, Cons </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Denver, CO Post via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpF6VuaicrfaTqLjpqurdqvnulvrpv0vs&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WKYT To Broadcast Kentucky/Indiana In HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(WKYT, Lexington, Ky)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1053738&nav=4CANCxTe">www.wkyt.com/Global/story...v=4CANCxTe</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet Picks Up Warner Bros. Titles [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HDNet has signed a deal with Warner Bros. whereby the studio will provide the service with 30 library titles each year. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109840&display=breakingNews">www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet Gets Warner Movies </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(CableWorld)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cableworld.com/archive/cableworld/2002/12/16/cwd02121801.shtml">www.cableworld.com/archiv...1801.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High-end German television sets maintain a low profile </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1040294093245580.xml">www.cleveland.com/living/...245580.xml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> List of widescreen TVs (19 December 2002) [MSWord File] [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dba.org.au/templates/files/Widescreen_TV_List.doc">www.dba.org.au/templates/...V_List.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,473 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 686 Stations in 174 Markets Delivering in Digital (as of December 19, 2002) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/dtvstations.asp">www.nab.org/newsroom/issu...ations.asp</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 6 New Stations Make DTV Transition [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pressrel/releases/7602.pdf">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...s/7602.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable and Consumer Electronics Companies to Announce Key Agreement on Digital TV Transition Issues </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=324&showArticles=ok">www.ncta.com/press/press....rticles=ok</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable Firms, TV Makers Strike Deal on Digital TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Television makers and cable operators have reached a deal that would allow digital signals to pass seamlessly over their equipment, clearing a cumbersome hurdle in the transition to digital television, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / Yahoo News / CNet News.com / MSNBC)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=EKEGA3QDCVS3KCRBAE0CFFA?type=technologyNews&storyID=1931876">www.reuters.com/newsArtic...ID=1931876</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20021219/tc_nm/media_digitaltv_dc">dailynews.yahoo.com/news?...gitaltv_dc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1040-978409.html?tag=lh">news.com.com/2100-1040-97...tml?tag=lh</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/849414.asp?0si=-&cp1=1">www.msnbc.com/news/849414...si=-&cp1=1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable-ready digital TV deal forged </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20021218S0030">www.eetimes.com/sys/news/...21218S0030</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV Makers to Unveil Next Generation Digital Sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1780703">www.mediaweek.com/mediawe...id=1780703</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital deal enables HDTV sets </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/19/BU237784.DTL&type=business">www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...e=business</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Plug-and-play agreement reached [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The cable and consumer-electronics industries plan to announce a final agreement on "plug-and-play" standards Thursday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109831&display=breakingNews">www.broadcastingcable.com...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cable, CEA to Announce Plug-and-Play [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The NCTA and the CEA have scheduled a joint press conference Thursday to discuss the "plug-and-play" agreement. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109845&display=breakingNews">www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Pact reached on 'plug-n-play' TV [Paid Subscription Required for Full Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1780960">www.hollywoodreporter.com...id=1780960</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Consumer group tells the FCC to withdraw its rulemaking on the broadcast flag </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Consumer Federation of America said that because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling yesterday, which upheld the consumer's right to make copies of digital content, the FCC has no reason to continue with flag rulemaking. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_consumer_group_tells/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Jefferson County, Colo., Measures Mount Morrison Tower Pros, Cons </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Denver, CO Post via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpF6VuaicrfaTqLjpqurdqvnulvrpv0vs&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WKYT To Broadcast Kentucky/Indiana In HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(WKYT, Lexington, Ky)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1053738&nav=4CANCxTe">www.wkyt.com/Global/story...v=4CANCxTe</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet Picks Up Warner Bros. Titles [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HDNet has signed a deal with Warner Bros. whereby the studio will provide the service with 30 library titles each year. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=109840&display=breakingNews">www.multichannel.com/inde...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet Gets Warner Movies </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(CableWorld)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cableworld.com/archive/cableworld/2002/12/16/cwd02121801.shtml">www.cableworld.com/archiv...1801.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High-end German television sets maintain a low profile </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1040294093245580.xml">www.cleveland.com/living/...245580.xml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> List of widescreen TVs (19 December 2002) [MSWord File] [Australia] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dba.org.au/templates/files/Widescreen_TV_List.doc">www.dba.org.au/templates/...V_List.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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