DTV News for 8-27-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 6:35 am

DTV News for 8-27-2003   
 1,222 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 CBS Sports and RCA Team Up to Broadcast 2003 U.S. Open Tennis Championships in HDTV  
 High Definition Simulcast Will Once Again Include All Six Days of Coverage  
(PR Newswire / Yahoo) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-26-2003/0002006948&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...948&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030826/nytu149_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0308...149_1.html</a> 
 
 Sam Runco to Speak At HDTV Forum in November  
 Runco known throughout the industry as an innovative and entertaining speaker  
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_dispsearch.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...search.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_dispsearch.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08...search.htm</a> 
 
 DisplaySearch and Insight Media Announce Sam Runco to Speak At HDTV Forum in November  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.082603/232385702&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...oter_file=</a> 
 
 Samsung and TERK Want to Take You to the Super Bowl!  
 Exciting Fall HDTV Promotion Offers Cash Back on the Purchase of Qualifying Samsung and TERK HD Products and Gives One Lucky Fan the Chance to Win A Trip for Two to the Super Bowl  
(PR Newswire / Yahoo) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030827/nyw029_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0308...029_1.html</a> 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-27-2003/0002007125&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...125&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Key Digital Systems Launches HD/SD Video Scaler and Home Theater Backbone  
 HD Leeza Has DVI/SDI Inputs and DVI/RGBHV Outputs  
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_keydigital.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...igital.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_keydigital.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08...igital.htm</a> 
 
 Key Digital Systems Launches Next-Generation 'HD Leeza' HD/SD Video Scaler and Home Theater Backbone with DVI/SDI Inputs and DVI/ RGBHV Outputs  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.082603/232385577&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...oter_file=</a> 
 
 Toshiba offers new portable digital projectors  
(MacCentral) 
<a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/08/26/toshiba/">maccentral.macworld.com/n...6/toshiba/</a> 
 
 BenQ Ships New PB7220 Digital Projector  
(Widescreen Review) 
<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=08&Day=26&-recid=40815&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...815&-find=</a> 
 
 AKIRA Introduces 84-Inch Plasma Display  
(Widescreen Review) 
<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=08&Day=26&-recid=40809&-find=">db.widescreenreview.com/w...809&-find=</a> 
 
 For now, full-screen is more popular than widescreen format  
(Akron, OH Beacon Journal) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp0RBqaidvKLelvDjrevtq1jfru4&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a> 
 
 TWC adds 10th channel to HDTV line up  
 Reflecting growing consumer interest in digital and high- definition television, Time Warner Cable-Houston has added Discovery HD Theater to its existing HDTV line-up.  
(Fort Bend, TX Southwest Sun) 
<a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10030448&BRD=1914&PAG=461&dept_id=183401&rfi=6">www.zwire.com/site/news.c...3401&rfi=6</a> 
 
 Charter offers NBC in HDTV  
(Fort Worth, TX Star-Telegram) 
<a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/6628866.htm">www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/6628866.htm</a> 
 
 NBC 5, Charter Communications Launch HDTV on Cable in Ft. Worth & Park Cities  
(PR Newswire / Yahoo) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-26-2003/0002006999&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...999&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030826/datu035_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0308...035_1.html</a> 
 
 Comcast Enhances High-Definition Line-Up With Addition Of KOMO 4  
(KOMO Seattle, WA) 
<a href="http://www.komotv.com/hdtv/comcast.asp">www.komotv.com/hdtv/comcast.asp</a> 
 
 Charter to offer high-definition cable  
(Madison, WI Capital Times) 
<a href="http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/stories/55513.php">www.madison.com/captimes/.../55513.php</a> 
 
 Charter to start offering HDTV  
(Madison, WI Wisconsin State Journal) 
<a href="http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/special/55544.php">www.madison.com/wisconsin.../55544.php</a> 
 
 Comcast to offer upgraded signals  
(Augusta, GA Chronicle) 
<a href="http://augustachronicle.com/stories/082603/bus_160-6437.000.shtml">augustachronicle.com/stor....000.shtml</a> 
 
 TrendWatch Fast Fact: DTV Plans by Market Size  
 DTV plans by ADI gives yet another clue to adoption rates  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_fastfax_8_2503.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...8_2503.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_fastfax_8_2503.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...8_2503.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_fastfax_8_2503.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08...8_2503.htm</a> 
 
 DVS supports HD Varicam  
 New software now supports the variable frame rate of Panasonic's AJ-HDC27 (Varicam) HD film camera  
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_dvs_pana.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...s_pana.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08_aug/news/cw_dvs_pana.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/08...s_pana.htm</a> 
 
 Ligos MPEG-2 ATSC/DVB Encoder Will Debut At IBC 2003  
 MediaRig Encoder Supports Standard Broadcast Features Including Static PSIP  
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional) 
<a href="http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/2003/08_aug/news/dlligs82603.htm">www.broadcastnewsroom.com...s82603.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/08_aug/news/dlligs82603.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...s82603.htm</a> 
 
 Groundbreaking PC-Based MPEG-2 ATSC/DVB Encoder from Ligos Will Debut At IBC 2003  
 MediaRig Encoder Supports Standard Broadcast Features Including Static PSIP And PSI/SI Control Tables, MP@ML and 4:2:2P@ML, AC-3 Audio and VBI Closed Captioning  
(PR Newswire via Yahoo) 
<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030826/sftu016_1.html">biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0308...016_1.html</a> 
 
 Philips' reference design converts CRTs to LCD TVs  
(EE Times) 
<a href="http://www.eet.com/semi/news/OEG20030826S0013">www.eet.com/semi/news/OEG20030826S0013</a> 
 
 SCM Microsystems Introduces World's First Mobile Terrestrial Broadcast Digital TV Receiver for Laptop PCs [DVB-T]  
 Teams With T-Systems and ZDF to Develop Information Platform  
(PR Newswire) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-27-2003/0002007066&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...066&EDATE=</a> 
 
 Strategy Analytics: Digital TV Prices Will Fall to 36 Euros by 2007 [Europe]  
 Digital Terrestrial TV Expansion Will Fuel Demand for New PVR and DVD Devices  
(Business Wire via NewsAlert) 
<a href="http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cp0RBqbKbytu3nJq&Topic=Digital%20TV&Nav=pr-prmynews-&StoryTitle=Digital%20TV">www.newsalert.com/bin/sto...gital%20TV</a> 
 
 Poland to create DTT working group [Poland]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/world/-poland_dtt_group.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/news/world..._group.htm</a> 
 
 Plans change for Wollongong, Inland NSW, Regional Queensland and Tasmania [Australia]  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?display=news&newsID=419">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?...newsID=419</a> 
 
 ABC updates current regional activities [Australia]  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?display=news&newsID=421">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?...newsID=421</a>