DTV News for 1-17-2006
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:45 am
DTV News for 1-17-2006
348 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Friday, January 20, 2006
The Meeting will focus on presentations by senior agency officials regarding implementations of the agency's strategic plan and a comprehensive review of FCC policies and procedures.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Commission Meeting Agenda
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 3203A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 3203A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events web page
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio [RealMedia Required]
20060117 Mark's (Almost) Monday Memo
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02215.html
2009 Squeaks By
Lawmakers have agreed to shut off analog broadcast television transmissions in 2009, not on New Year's Eve nor after March Madness, but on Feb. 17--the 51st anniversary of the canonization of Clare of Assisi as the patron saint of television.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... 1.06.shtml
Money at crux of TV debate
Sinclair, Time Warner at odds over charge to carry HD signal
(Winston-Salem, NC Journal)
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satel ... 8769314684
Super Bowl won't be available in high definition
Service not offered on ABC channel for Time Warner customers; viewers need an antennae
(Lancaster, OH Eagle-Gazette)
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... emplate=BD
KCPT will add three digital cable channels
(Kansas City, MO Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/h ... ily49.html
USDTV Inks TBN Carriage Pact [Paid Subscription Required]
Wireless-TV service U.S. Digital Television will distribute five digital Christian networks from Trinity Broadcasting Network in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
Rocky Mountain high def
New MTV channel promises peak viewing high above Vail
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/m ... 89,00.html
MTV launches high-definition channel
(Scripps Howard News Service)
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?a ... V-01-16-06
Rocky Mountain Hi-Def
MTV celebrates its 25th anniversary this year in style as the channel goes high-def with the Jan. 16 launch of MHD.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... 1.06.shtml
Vertigo 2005 U2 Live from Chicago Airing on HDNet January 29th
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060116/20060116005024.html?.v=1
Super Bowl ads changed to high-definition format
(Gannett News Service via Poughkeepsie, NY Journal)
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps ... /1003/NEWS
Super Bowl ads focus on high-def TV
Advertisers will add high-definition sharpness to their roster of splashy commercials to be aired during the Super Bowl.
(PhysOrg)
http://www.physorg.com/news9876.html
Broncos' big dreams fuel HDTV sales
With the team one win away from another Super Bowl, retailers report a blitz on wide, high-definition televisions.
(Denver, CO Post)
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_3408765
Super Bowl gives digital TVs a kick
(Associated Press via Lansing, MI State Journal)
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps ... 9/1001/RSS
HDTV: It's like going from records to CDs
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/o ... 41,00.html
Old-fashioned antenna can help you catch high-def signals
(Chicago, IL Tribune / Los Angeles, CA Times)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technolog ... 735.column
http://www.latimes.com/technology/chi-0 ... technology
Bright and Clear Digitally -- Over the Air
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rsonaltech
Going digital
(Decatur, IL Herald & Review via TMCNet)
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1286773.htm
Big-screen high-definition TVs are ripe for buying
(Kiplinger's Money Power via Salt Lake City, UT Deseret News)
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,12 ... 55,00.html
HEATHER NEWMAN: Tune in to HDTV
Sales of high-definition sets soar as prices plummet
(Detroit, MI Free Press)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... 1/1120/RSS
Several options with digital TVs
(Lufkin, TX Daily News)
http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/con ... =7&cxcat=9
Buying a HDTV? How to be prepared to select the one for you
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... hdtv_h.php
HD made clearer
(Presentations Magazine)
http://presentations.com/presentations/ ... 4250&imw=Y
Large-screen displays, Part One
Large-screen displays are everywhere these days, and they're getting larger, better and cheaper. But big screens are also bringing big changes to the industry and big questions for customers trying to sort out the vying technologies.
(Presentations Magazine)
http://presentations.com/presentations/ ... 4443&imw=Y
My Cat Is Watching HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
And she isn't alone. Many High-Definition TV owners report that their pets are having trouble distinguishing the realistic picture from reality itself.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/catwatcheshdtv011606.htm
More CES Coverage
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymorrison/
Electronics Evolution is Full Steam Ahead
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held each January in Las Vegas and it showcases the latest electronics from the industry's leading companies.
(Electronic House)
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/6009.html
Samsung 56 Inch HDTV Wins Best of CES Award
Introduces the HL-S5679W
(Home Theater)
http://hometheater.consumerelectronicsn ... p?id=36789
Samsung Sets Blu-ray Plan, Cuts OCAP Deal
LAS VEGAS - Samsung expects to be one of the first manufacturers to market a Blu-ray Disc player in the United States when it ships a $1,000 unit near the end of April, Jim Sanduski, Samsung digital video and audio products group senior marketing VP said at the company's International CES press conference.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6299665.html
Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 [CNET editors' review]
The bottom line: While not quite as good for home theater as the best plasmas, the expensive Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 puts on a pretty face and delivers an impressive picture.
(CNET)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Bravia_KDL ... ml?tag=nav
Sony Unveils '06 Blu-ray, BRAVIA Lines
LAS VEGAS
348 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Friday, January 20, 2006
The Meeting will focus on presentations by senior agency officials regarding implementations of the agency's strategic plan and a comprehensive review of FCC policies and procedures.
(Federal Communications Commission)
Commission Meeting Agenda
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 3203A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 3203A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events web page
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio [RealMedia Required]
20060117 Mark's (Almost) Monday Memo
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02215.html
2009 Squeaks By
Lawmakers have agreed to shut off analog broadcast television transmissions in 2009, not on New Year's Eve nor after March Madness, but on Feb. 17--the 51st anniversary of the canonization of Clare of Assisi as the patron saint of television.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... 1.06.shtml
Money at crux of TV debate
Sinclair, Time Warner at odds over charge to carry HD signal
(Winston-Salem, NC Journal)
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satel ... 8769314684
Super Bowl won't be available in high definition
Service not offered on ABC channel for Time Warner customers; viewers need an antennae
(Lancaster, OH Eagle-Gazette)
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... emplate=BD
KCPT will add three digital cable channels
(Kansas City, MO Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/h ... ily49.html
USDTV Inks TBN Carriage Pact [Paid Subscription Required]
Wireless-TV service U.S. Digital Television will distribute five digital Christian networks from Trinity Broadcasting Network in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
Rocky Mountain high def
New MTV channel promises peak viewing high above Vail
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/m ... 89,00.html
MTV launches high-definition channel
(Scripps Howard News Service)
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?a ... V-01-16-06
Rocky Mountain Hi-Def
MTV celebrates its 25th anniversary this year in style as the channel goes high-def with the Jan. 16 launch of MHD.
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... 1.06.shtml
Vertigo 2005 U2 Live from Chicago Airing on HDNet January 29th
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060116/20060116005024.html?.v=1
Super Bowl ads changed to high-definition format
(Gannett News Service via Poughkeepsie, NY Journal)
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps ... /1003/NEWS
Super Bowl ads focus on high-def TV
Advertisers will add high-definition sharpness to their roster of splashy commercials to be aired during the Super Bowl.
(PhysOrg)
http://www.physorg.com/news9876.html
Broncos' big dreams fuel HDTV sales
With the team one win away from another Super Bowl, retailers report a blitz on wide, high-definition televisions.
(Denver, CO Post)
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_3408765
Super Bowl gives digital TVs a kick
(Associated Press via Lansing, MI State Journal)
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps ... 9/1001/RSS
HDTV: It's like going from records to CDs
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/o ... 41,00.html
Old-fashioned antenna can help you catch high-def signals
(Chicago, IL Tribune / Los Angeles, CA Times)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technolog ... 735.column
http://www.latimes.com/technology/chi-0 ... technology
Bright and Clear Digitally -- Over the Air
(Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rsonaltech
Going digital
(Decatur, IL Herald & Review via TMCNet)
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1286773.htm
Big-screen high-definition TVs are ripe for buying
(Kiplinger's Money Power via Salt Lake City, UT Deseret News)
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,12 ... 55,00.html
HEATHER NEWMAN: Tune in to HDTV
Sales of high-definition sets soar as prices plummet
(Detroit, MI Free Press)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... 1/1120/RSS
Several options with digital TVs
(Lufkin, TX Daily News)
http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/con ... =7&cxcat=9
Buying a HDTV? How to be prepared to select the one for you
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... hdtv_h.php
HD made clearer
(Presentations Magazine)
http://presentations.com/presentations/ ... 4250&imw=Y
Large-screen displays, Part One
Large-screen displays are everywhere these days, and they're getting larger, better and cheaper. But big screens are also bringing big changes to the industry and big questions for customers trying to sort out the vying technologies.
(Presentations Magazine)
http://presentations.com/presentations/ ... 4443&imw=Y
My Cat Is Watching HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
And she isn't alone. Many High-Definition TV owners report that their pets are having trouble distinguishing the realistic picture from reality itself.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/catwatcheshdtv011606.htm
More CES Coverage
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymorrison/
Electronics Evolution is Full Steam Ahead
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held each January in Las Vegas and it showcases the latest electronics from the industry's leading companies.
(Electronic House)
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/6009.html
Samsung 56 Inch HDTV Wins Best of CES Award
Introduces the HL-S5679W
(Home Theater)
http://hometheater.consumerelectronicsn ... p?id=36789
Samsung Sets Blu-ray Plan, Cuts OCAP Deal
LAS VEGAS - Samsung expects to be one of the first manufacturers to market a Blu-ray Disc player in the United States when it ships a $1,000 unit near the end of April, Jim Sanduski, Samsung digital video and audio products group senior marketing VP said at the company's International CES press conference.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6299665.html
Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 [CNET editors' review]
The bottom line: While not quite as good for home theater as the best plasmas, the expensive Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 puts on a pretty face and delivers an impressive picture.
(CNET)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Bravia_KDL ... ml?tag=nav
Sony Unveils '06 Blu-ray, BRAVIA Lines
LAS VEGAS