DTV News for 5-28-2003
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:43 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 5-28-2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,313 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 - 901 Stations in 189 Markets Delivering in Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (as of May 28, 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC 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> South Florida TV Stations Go Digital with HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The long-simmering takeoff of high-definition TV is showing signs of warming up. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Miami, FL Herald via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpS7UqaictuKTseruvG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Century Productions Inaugurates HD Baseball Telecasts </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> All-sports cable network to produce 100 live HD games with Grass Valley cameras, switcher, servers </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Century Productions Inaugurates HD Baseball Telecasts With Grass Valley Production Gear from Thomson </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> All-sports cable network to produce 100 live HD games with Grass Valley cameras, switcher, servers </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(tf1.fr)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://bourse.tf1.fr/detail_actualite.phtml?news=150741">bourse.tf1.fr/detail_actu...ews=150741</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Thomson Rolls Out Expanded DTV Lines </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York - Thomson formally unveiled its 2003-04 A/V home and portable entertainment product lines, including expanded models of flat-panel TVs, and seven fully integrated HDTV sets highlighted by a pair based on Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing (DLP) microsdisplay engines. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=119831&display=breakingNews">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Texas Instruments to Deliver Seminar on DLP Technology at InfoComm 2003 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Latest Developments in DLP Technology to Be Described </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_dlp_infocomm03.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...comm03.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_dlp_infocomm03.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...comm03.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Where Do We Go from Here? [Pete Putman] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> As the pro A/V industry sets its sights on InfoComm 2003 in Orlando, Florida (June 2 through 5), there are plenty of questions to be answered and hot topics to be debated. The sluggish economy and some pretty brutal price wars in the projector and monitor segments have many dealers and end- users wondering when and what they should buy. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Sound & Video Contractor)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://svconline.com/ar/avinstall_go/index.htm">svconline.com/ar/avinstall_go/index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NMT's HD4 mobile unit produces first HD broadcast </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The HD4 delivered a simultaneous 1080i HD and NTSC Widescreen SD feed from Game 5 of the first-round NBA playoff series between the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks April 29. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_nmts_hd_mobile/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CBS 5 Digital TV [FAQ] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(KWGN, Cheyenne, WY)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kgwn.tv/station/headlines/337776.html">www.kgwn.tv/station/headl...37776.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NEC Designs Multiple Genesis Microchip ICs into LCD TV Monitors </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NEC's VALUESTAR Series PC Leverages gm6015 and gm3120 Controllers for 17-inch WXGA TV Monitors </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052703/231475249&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...oter_file=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20030527005249&headlineSearchConfigBO=1054033200000%201054152614000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%209999%20190213200000%20dtv%252C%2Bhdtv%252C%2Batsc%252C%2Bdvb%20%20%20false%20false%20&newsLang=en&beanID=2133606841&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Future of Home Entertainment now Available in Edmonton [Canada] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Shaw Launches Shaw On Demand and High Definition TV for Customers in Edmonton </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CCN Via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpTq0qdCbmdiXtG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Freeview launches free gaming service [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advanced-television.com/2003/News_archive/may26_june2.html#freeviewlaunches">www.advanced-television.c...ewlaunches</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 28 May 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Widescreen Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/">www.widescreentv.info/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,313 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV STATIONS IN OPERATION - 901 Stations in 189 Markets Delivering in Digital </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (as of May 28, 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC 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> South Florida TV Stations Go Digital with HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The long-simmering takeoff of high-definition TV is showing signs of warming up. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Miami, FL Herald via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpS7UqaictuKTseruvG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Century Productions Inaugurates HD Baseball Telecasts </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> All-sports cable network to produce 100 live HD games with Grass Valley cameras, switcher, servers </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_thomgv_hdbb.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...v_hdbb.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> New Century Productions Inaugurates HD Baseball Telecasts With Grass Valley Production Gear from Thomson </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> All-sports cable network to produce 100 live HD games with Grass Valley cameras, switcher, servers </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(tf1.fr)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://bourse.tf1.fr/detail_actualite.phtml?news=150741">bourse.tf1.fr/detail_actu...ews=150741</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Thomson Rolls Out Expanded DTV Lines </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New York - Thomson formally unveiled its 2003-04 A/V home and portable entertainment product lines, including expanded models of flat-panel TVs, and seven fully integrated HDTV sets highlighted by a pair based on Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing (DLP) microsdisplay engines. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=119831&display=breakingNews">www.twice.com/index.asp?l...eakingNews</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Texas Instruments to Deliver Seminar on DLP Technology at InfoComm 2003 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Latest Developments in DLP Technology to Be Described </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_dlp_infocomm03.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...comm03.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_dlp_infocomm03.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...comm03.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Where Do We Go from Here? [Pete Putman] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> As the pro A/V industry sets its sights on InfoComm 2003 in Orlando, Florida (June 2 through 5), there are plenty of questions to be answered and hot topics to be debated. The sluggish economy and some pretty brutal price wars in the projector and monitor segments have many dealers and end- users wondering when and what they should buy. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Sound & Video Contractor)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://svconline.com/ar/avinstall_go/index.htm">svconline.com/ar/avinstall_go/index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NMT's HD4 mobile unit produces first HD broadcast </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The HD4 delivered a simultaneous 1080i HD and NTSC Widescreen SD feed from Game 5 of the first-round NBA playoff series between the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks April 29. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/ar/broadcasting_nmts_hd_mobile/index.htm">broadcastengineering.com/.../index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CBS 5 Digital TV [FAQ] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(KWGN, Cheyenne, WY)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kgwn.tv/station/headlines/337776.html">www.kgwn.tv/station/headl...37776.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NEC Designs Multiple Genesis Microchip ICs into LCD TV Monitors </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> NEC's VALUESTAR Series PC Leverages gm6015 and gm3120 Controllers for 17-inch WXGA TV Monitors </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Business Wire)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.052703/231475249&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...oter_file=</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20030527005249&headlineSearchConfigBO=1054033200000%201054152614000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%209999%20190213200000%20dtv%252C%2Bhdtv%252C%2Batsc%252C%2Bdvb%20%20%20false%20false%20&newsLang=en&beanID=2133606841&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> The Future of Home Entertainment now Available in Edmonton [Canada] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Shaw Launches Shaw On Demand and High Definition TV for Customers in Edmonton </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CCN Via NewsAlert)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CpTq0qdCbmdiXtG&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...-prmynews-</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Freeview launches free gaming service [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advanced-television.com/2003/News_archive/may26_june2.html#freeviewlaunches">www.advanced-television.c...ewlaunches</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Widescreen/HD program schedule [Australia) </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> (updated 28 May 2003) </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Widescreen Television)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.widescreentv.info/">www.widescreentv.info/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END-->
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