DTV News for 3-23-2006
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:59 am
DTV News for 3-23-2006
1062 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
DTV Station Status
DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - March 20, 2006
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1221
Standing vigil for analog TV
Run for the hills, Feb. 17, 2009, is the day of the apocalypse. This is the day that will affect almost every American household, as it's the drop-dead date for analog television to go the way of the dodo bird. This threat has been hanging over the broadcast industry for about 10 years now and has been pushed back in the past, but this time President Bush officially signed legislation calling for this "hard date" for the official cutoff.
(United Press International via PhysOrg)
http://www.physorg.com/news12013.html
Cuban Predicts High-Def Net 'Survivor'
HDnet founder and Internet billionaire Mark Cuban predicts that within five years every household will have a high-definition set, but that not every network will be able to make the switch.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Strategy Analytics Views DTV Transition as Pay TV Windfall
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1213
Plasma or LCD? Size matters
Your next television will probably be big and flat. But the industry is divided on what technology you'll choose to improve your view of the world.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/Plasma+or+LCD+Size+ ... 52824.html
A Gamble on L.C.D. TV's Meant Survival for Sharp
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/techn ... aAkQnxkgGg
Men, women willing to sacrifice for HD plasma, says survey
Findings of a Roper Public Affairs poll sponsored by Pioneer Electronics finds men and women who said they'd go to surprising lengths for an HD plasma display.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... sacrifice/
Sony Steps Into 2006
JN reports on Sony's 2006 lineup, including that shiny, new Blu-ray player!
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/ ... ylineshow/
Toshiba delays HD-DVD rollout
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters / Westfall Weekly News)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False
http://www.newsone.ca/westfallweeklynew ... &id=163088
Warner HD DVDs Officially Delayed; LG To Build Dual-Format Player
HD DVD titles to trickle out starting April 18th; LG Electronics to offer Blu-ray/HD DVD combi player this fall; Disney to support HD DVD?
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/031906hddvd/
First HD-DVD players due to go on sale
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1558
Citytv Toronto's News Programs Go HD [Canada]
"BreakfastTelevision", "CityLine", "CityNews at Noon", "CityNews at Six" and "CityNews at 11" will be broadcast in high definition, beginning in September, 2006.
(Broadcaster Magazine)
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issu ... 06&btac=no
EU's Mandelson Touts EU Digital TV Standard For Brazil [Brazil]
(Dow Jones Newswires via Morningstar)
http://news.morningstar.com/news/DJ/M03 ... t=Americas
World Cup 2006: The HD race is on!
(TVBEurope)
http://www.tvbeurope.com/index.php?opti ... 5&Itemid=1
BBC to screen World Cup in HDTV [UK]
The BBC is to screen this summer's football World Cup and Wimbledon championships in High-definition television (HDTV).
(BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4834322.stm
BBC Ready To Switch On HDTV [UK]
The BBC has said that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in high definition this summer as part of its trial. The corporation will trial will kick off with its share of World Cup matches up to and including the Sunday 9 July final.
(bios Magazine)
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3096
BBC to show World Cup and Wimbledon in HDTV [UK]
The BBC will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in the high-definition television format this summer as part of a trial.
(MediaBulletin)
http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/ ... edon-hdtv/
BBC confirms HDTV World Cup broadcasts [UK]
The BBC announced today that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major matches at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in high definition quality.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/index.c ... sID=548868
Numbers don't lie [UK]
1,000,000 is the number of high definition TV (HDTV) sets expected to be in UK households by the time of the World Cup. However, with just 11 weeks to the big kick-off in Germany, the chances of the tournament marking a glorious debut for the new technology have faded.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/analysis/ind ... sID=548441
Sharp Rolls Out New Aquos HD LCD TVs [UK]
Sharp Electronics has announced the addition of three new models to its P-Series range of LCD TVs, which have been specifically optimised for the UK PAL broadcast signal.
(bios Magazine)
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3095
CCTV Launches China's First HDTV Service with TANDBERG Television MPEG-2 Encoding System [China]
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060322/20060322005444.html?.v=1
China to become world's largest DTV receiver producer in 2010 [China]
(Xinhua via People's Daily)
http://english.people.com.cn/200603/23/ ... 52911.html
Tokyo Broadcasters Planning 'World's Tallest Tower' [Japan]
(Radio World)
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=8722
Tokyo Broadcasters Planning 'World's Tallest Tower' [Japan]
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1218
Can you use a spare TV channel? [Australia]
The floodgates have been thrown open on what new services could be provided on Australia's two unused digital TV channels in a discussion paper released yesterday by the media regulator.
(Australian IT)
http://australianit.news.com.au/article ... l?from=rss
Digital hopefuls asked to impress [Australia]
Government asks for ideas about how to allocate two digital licenses in 2007
(Melbourne Age via AsiaMedia)
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-p ... ntid=41317
Media doubtful of grand plan [Australia]
The Federal Government's media plan is struggling to win industry support, with major players concerned about its commercial impact and dubious of the viability of proposed new digital TV services.
(Melbourne Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/ ... 44356.html
1062 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
DTV Station Status
DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - March 20, 2006
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1221
Standing vigil for analog TV
Run for the hills, Feb. 17, 2009, is the day of the apocalypse. This is the day that will affect almost every American household, as it's the drop-dead date for analog television to go the way of the dodo bird. This threat has been hanging over the broadcast industry for about 10 years now and has been pushed back in the past, but this time President Bush officially signed legislation calling for this "hard date" for the official cutoff.
(United Press International via PhysOrg)
http://www.physorg.com/news12013.html
Cuban Predicts High-Def Net 'Survivor'
HDnet founder and Internet billionaire Mark Cuban predicts that within five years every household will have a high-definition set, but that not every network will be able to make the switch.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Strategy Analytics Views DTV Transition as Pay TV Windfall
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1213
Plasma or LCD? Size matters
Your next television will probably be big and flat. But the industry is divided on what technology you'll choose to improve your view of the world.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/Plasma+or+LCD+Size+ ... 52824.html
A Gamble on L.C.D. TV's Meant Survival for Sharp
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/techn ... aAkQnxkgGg
Men, women willing to sacrifice for HD plasma, says survey
Findings of a Roper Public Affairs poll sponsored by Pioneer Electronics finds men and women who said they'd go to surprising lengths for an HD plasma display.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... sacrifice/
Sony Steps Into 2006
JN reports on Sony's 2006 lineup, including that shiny, new Blu-ray player!
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/ ... ylineshow/
Toshiba delays HD-DVD rollout
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters / Westfall Weekly News)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False
http://www.newsone.ca/westfallweeklynew ... &id=163088
Warner HD DVDs Officially Delayed; LG To Build Dual-Format Player
HD DVD titles to trickle out starting April 18th; LG Electronics to offer Blu-ray/HD DVD combi player this fall; Disney to support HD DVD?
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/031906hddvd/
First HD-DVD players due to go on sale
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1558
Citytv Toronto's News Programs Go HD [Canada]
"BreakfastTelevision", "CityLine", "CityNews at Noon", "CityNews at Six" and "CityNews at 11" will be broadcast in high definition, beginning in September, 2006.
(Broadcaster Magazine)
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issu ... 06&btac=no
EU's Mandelson Touts EU Digital TV Standard For Brazil [Brazil]
(Dow Jones Newswires via Morningstar)
http://news.morningstar.com/news/DJ/M03 ... t=Americas
World Cup 2006: The HD race is on!
(TVBEurope)
http://www.tvbeurope.com/index.php?opti ... 5&Itemid=1
BBC to screen World Cup in HDTV [UK]
The BBC is to screen this summer's football World Cup and Wimbledon championships in High-definition television (HDTV).
(BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4834322.stm
BBC Ready To Switch On HDTV [UK]
The BBC has said that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in high definition this summer as part of its trial. The corporation will trial will kick off with its share of World Cup matches up to and including the Sunday 9 July final.
(bios Magazine)
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3096
BBC to show World Cup and Wimbledon in HDTV [UK]
The BBC will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in the high-definition television format this summer as part of a trial.
(MediaBulletin)
http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/ ... edon-hdtv/
BBC confirms HDTV World Cup broadcasts [UK]
The BBC announced today that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major matches at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in high definition quality.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/index.c ... sID=548868
Numbers don't lie [UK]
1,000,000 is the number of high definition TV (HDTV) sets expected to be in UK households by the time of the World Cup. However, with just 11 weeks to the big kick-off in Germany, the chances of the tournament marking a glorious debut for the new technology have faded.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/analysis/ind ... sID=548441
Sharp Rolls Out New Aquos HD LCD TVs [UK]
Sharp Electronics has announced the addition of three new models to its P-Series range of LCD TVs, which have been specifically optimised for the UK PAL broadcast signal.
(bios Magazine)
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3095
CCTV Launches China's First HDTV Service with TANDBERG Television MPEG-2 Encoding System [China]
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060322/20060322005444.html?.v=1
China to become world's largest DTV receiver producer in 2010 [China]
(Xinhua via People's Daily)
http://english.people.com.cn/200603/23/ ... 52911.html
Tokyo Broadcasters Planning 'World's Tallest Tower' [Japan]
(Radio World)
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=8722
Tokyo Broadcasters Planning 'World's Tallest Tower' [Japan]
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1218
Can you use a spare TV channel? [Australia]
The floodgates have been thrown open on what new services could be provided on Australia's two unused digital TV channels in a discussion paper released yesterday by the media regulator.
(Australian IT)
http://australianit.news.com.au/article ... l?from=rss
Digital hopefuls asked to impress [Australia]
Government asks for ideas about how to allocate two digital licenses in 2007
(Melbourne Age via AsiaMedia)
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-p ... ntid=41317
Media doubtful of grand plan [Australia]
The Federal Government's media plan is struggling to win industry support, with major players concerned about its commercial impact and dubious of the viability of proposed new digital TV services.
(Melbourne Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/ ... 44356.html