DTV News for 4-5-2003
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:29 pm
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 4-5-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,366 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Squaring Off On 'Analog Hole' [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> After years of debate, the TV industry has a deal that will help fight a piracy problem that could plague producers in the future: illegal digital-to-digital copying and distribution of high-resolution, high-definition content. Now the industry can concentrate on fighting today's piracy problem: digital duplication of low- resolution analog programming.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable )<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA289828&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Washington&pubdate=04/07/2003&STT=000&industryid=1031">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1031</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Worth a Shot </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> With lots more to watch, it's time to look at high-definition TV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kiplinger)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2003/May/spending/digitaltv.html">kiplinger.com/magazine/ar...taltv.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV gains ground </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(LaCrosse, WI Tribune)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2003/04/05/news/z1digital.txt">www.lacrossetribune.com/a...igital.txt</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WPNE scheduled to turn on digital TV signal May 1 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Green Bay, WI Press-Gazette)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/et_9575571.shtml">www.greenbaypressgazette....5571.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Live, from Topeka, it's HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Kansas City, MO Star)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/5559682.htm">www.kansascity.com/mld/ka...559682.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cuban: HDTV Bandwidths Could Mean Fewer Channels </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1006">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1006</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USA Network to Show Masters Golf Tournament in HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1010">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1010</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USA Network To Air Masters in HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaPost)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?SubMatter=Traditional&newsID=201086">www.mediapost.com/dtls_ds...sID=201086</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet to Carry Major League Soccer in HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1011">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1011</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Major League Soccer And HDNet Enter Three-Year Exclusive HDTV Agreement </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=04&Day=04&-recid=40513&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...513&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ESPN Expects New Digital Broadcast Center to Be Operational Next Spring </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Waterbury, CN Republican-American)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpO5I0aicv1KTrvnqtG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Discovery HD Theater Announces Additional Premieres and $65 Million ATLAS HD Project </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(PR Newswire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpO0rubWbrengmde5&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Not Everyone Agrees On Plug-and-Play Deal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1005">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1005</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Critics Hit Plug-and-Play Deal [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> When no one complains, things can happen swiftly at the Federal Communications Commission. But when the FCC is asked to referee industry battles, the process can grind to a halt. The cable and consumer-electronics industries reached an agreement last December to build cable-ready DTV sets that don't need a set-top box to obtain one-way standard analog and digital programming, including premium ...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA289923&display=sectionStory&verticalid=316&industry=Policy&pubdate=04/07/2003&STT=000&industryid=1078">www.multichannel.com/inde...tryid=1078</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Another episode of 'FCC Knows Best' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Network World Fusion)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0331brodsky.html">www.nwfusion.com/columnis...odsky.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Will People Pay Up For HDTV? Cable, Satellite Firms Bet Maybe </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibd/20030404/bs_ibd_ibd/2003_4_4_feature">story.news.yahoo.com/news..._4_feature</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Time Warner Using Pioneer Set-Tops for HD Cable </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1018">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1018</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Gemstar Readies HD Guide for Motorola [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Gemstar-TV Guide said it has completed development and testing of TV Guide
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,366 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Squaring Off On 'Analog Hole' [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> After years of debate, the TV industry has a deal that will help fight a piracy problem that could plague producers in the future: illegal digital-to-digital copying and distribution of high-resolution, high-definition content. Now the industry can concentrate on fighting today's piracy problem: digital duplication of low- resolution analog programming.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable )<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA289828&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Washington&pubdate=04/07/2003&STT=000&industryid=1031">www.broadcastingcable.com...tryid=1031</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Worth a Shot </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> With lots more to watch, it's time to look at high-definition TV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kiplinger)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2003/May/spending/digitaltv.html">kiplinger.com/magazine/ar...taltv.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Digital TV gains ground </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(LaCrosse, WI Tribune)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2003/04/05/news/z1digital.txt">www.lacrossetribune.com/a...igital.txt</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> WPNE scheduled to turn on digital TV signal May 1 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Green Bay, WI Press-Gazette)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/et_9575571.shtml">www.greenbaypressgazette....5571.shtml</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Live, from Topeka, it's HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Kansas City, MO Star)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/5559682.htm">www.kansascity.com/mld/ka...559682.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Cuban: HDTV Bandwidths Could Mean Fewer Channels </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1006">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1006</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USA Network to Show Masters Golf Tournament in HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1010">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1010</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> USA Network To Air Masters in HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaPost)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?SubMatter=Traditional&newsID=201086">www.mediapost.com/dtls_ds...sID=201086</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDNet to Carry Major League Soccer in HD </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1011">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1011</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Major League Soccer And HDNet Enter Three-Year Exclusive HDTV Agreement </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://db.widescreenreview.com/weeknews/FMPro?-db=webnewsearch.fp5&-format=record%5fdetail.htm&-sortfield=rank&-op=cn&Type=Web%20News&Year=2003&Month=04&Day=04&-recid=40513&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...513&-find=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ESPN Expects New Digital Broadcast Center to Be Operational Next Spring </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Waterbury, CN Republican-American)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpO5I0aicv1KTrvnqtG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Discovery HD Theater Announces Additional Premieres and $65 Million ATLAS HD Project </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(PR Newswire via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpO0rubWbrengmde5&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&Title=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Not Everyone Agrees On Plug-and-Play Deal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1005">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1005</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Critics Hit Plug-and-Play Deal [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> When no one complains, things can happen swiftly at the Federal Communications Commission. But when the FCC is asked to referee industry battles, the process can grind to a halt. The cable and consumer-electronics industries reached an agreement last December to build cable-ready DTV sets that don't need a set-top box to obtain one-way standard analog and digital programming, including premium ...... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Multichannel News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA289923&display=sectionStory&verticalid=316&industry=Policy&pubdate=04/07/2003&STT=000&industryid=1078">www.multichannel.com/inde...tryid=1078</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Another episode of 'FCC Knows Best' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Network World Fusion)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0331brodsky.html">www.nwfusion.com/columnis...odsky.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Will People Pay Up For HDTV? Cable, Satellite Firms Bet Maybe </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibd/20030404/bs_ibd_ibd/2003_4_4_feature">story.news.yahoo.com/news..._4_feature</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Time Warner Using Pioneer Set-Tops for HD Cable </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1018">www.tvtechnology.com/dail...hp?id=1018</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Gemstar Readies HD Guide for Motorola [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Gemstar-TV Guide said it has completed development and testing of TV Guide