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DTV News for 4-27-2005

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:47 am
by Lee Wood
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 4-27-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 613 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - April 24, 2005 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 'SNL' Goes High-Def </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(New York, NY Post)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB, MSTV Oppose DTV Tuner Mandate Delay </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Making Of A Date Certain [Dale Cripps] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tech CEOs Want DTV "Date Certain" </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(MediaWeek)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV date urged [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The leaders of some of America's biggest names in high technology are calling on Congress to approve legislation that sets a "date certain" for the switch to digital TV. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Hollywood Reporter)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tech to TV Execs: Get Off the Beachfront! </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(InternetNews.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> CEOs Want Their HDTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Several CEO's called on Congress to set a date when broadcasters will be forced to end their analog transmissions. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(DesignTechnica)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> High-tech CEOs want their DTV and they want it now </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Engadget)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hi-tech CEOs back US switchover move </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Successful Launch for the First of DirecTV's Next Gen HDTV Satellites </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Converge)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DirecTV launches first of four hi-def birds </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DirecTV announced the successful launch of Spaceway F1, the first of four advanced satellites that will give the DBS provider the capacity to offer more than 1,500 local HD and 150 national HD channels. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CED Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Can Flat Panels Level Off? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Motley Fool / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Electronics makers race to dominate hot market for flat-screen televisions </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(International Herald Tribune)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Westinghouse Digital HD-Ready 27-, 30- and 32-Inch LCD TVs Now Available at Stores Nationwide </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> LCD TV Provider Distributes Models At Affordable Price Points To Consumers; Prices Start at $999 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Axcera Intros 'Dual Use' A/D Transmitter at NAB </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Chyron Introduces Duet HyperX HD/SD at NAB </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> HD/SD character generator switchable with just the click of a mouse </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> JVC Announces GY-HD7000U HD Camcorder </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> JVC Professional Products Company announced a three-chip, high-definition/standard-definition (HD/SD) switchable electronic newsgathering/electronic filed production (ENG/EFP) style camcorder. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Videography)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Birns & Sawyer Orders 25 Panasonic HD Camcorders </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Rental and sales firm purchases AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD P2 multi-format camcorders </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Birns & Sawyer Buys 25 Panasonic AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD P2 Camcorders </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Birns & Sawyer, Inc., a rental and sales firm serving the motion picture industry, has placed an initial order for 25 AG-HVX200 DVCPRO HD P2 handheld cameras, the world's first 1080i/720p/480i multi-format camcorder. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Videography)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV Azteca prepares for HDTV transmission in nine cities in Mexico [Mexico] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A Mexican television programmer enlists the help of Harris to bring HDTV services to nine cities </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV Azteca Taps Harris for DTV Transmitters, HD Encoders [Mexico] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> E4 launching on Freeview in May [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Channel 4 is to make digital channel E4 available on the non-subscription Freeview platform in time for the new series of Big Brother next month. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(BBC News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> E4 to cash in on the rise of Freeview [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Guardian Unlimited)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> E4 digital channel switches to Freeview [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Financial Times)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> E4, E4+1 to launch on Freeview in May [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Channel 4 confirms that E4 and its timeshift companion will launch on DTT at the end of May. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Spy)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> In full: Channel 4's E4 press release [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Channel 4 confirms that E4 and timeshifted service E4 +1 will be available for free on DTT next month. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Spy)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Channel 4 shifts E4 to Freeview [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital TV Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> E4 gets Freeview boost [UK] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Entertainment turns back on subscription revenue for Freeview millions </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(intellagencia.com)<br>
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