DTV News for 5-31-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 5-31-2006
993 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Martin Tees Up Multicast Must-Carry
Some key issues may finally start moving at the FCC now that it stands to have a full complement by next month.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News

Martin Tees Up June 15 Multicast Must-Carry Vote
Cable operators would need to comply with so-called multicast-must-carry rules in a proposal sponsored by FCC chairman Kevin Martin that would reverse agency policy established in 2001.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

Martin Preparing Must-Carry Push
New Republican Majority Boosts Agency Chief's Clout
(TelevisionWeek)
http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=10094

FCC boss wants TV multicasting vote by mid-July
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin wants to vote by mid-July on a proposal to require cable companies to carry extra digital channels that broadcasters plan to offer, agency and industry officials said Tuesday.
(Reuters / Yahoo News / Netscape News)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060530/med ... a_fcc_dc_1
http://channels.netscape.com/news/story ... m&sc=reuvf


The Schubin Report with Mark Schubin [Listen Online]
May PM Edition (May 30, 2006)
(The Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/

The Schubin Report with Mark Schubin [Download MP3]
May PM Edition (May 30, 2006)
(The Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/TSR/the ... report.mp3


Digital Television replacing analog
(Dayton, OH Wright State University Guardian)
http://www.theguardianonline.com/media/ ... online.com

Will This Be Your HDTV Picture? [Phillip Swann]
The Senate considers legislation that would allow cable operators to reduce the picture quality of HDTV channels.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/yourhdtvpicture053006.htm

DirecTV HD Locals in Cleveland - Possible Date
(Ohio Media Watch)
http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2006/05/d ... eland.html

CFL in HD to Kick Off on WorldSport HD
Voom HD Networks' WorldSport HD will air 25 live games from the CFL in HD during the 2006 season.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

How do I find HDTV over-the-air in my area?
(Cox News Service via Philadelphia, PA Daily News)
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/liv ... ews_living

USDTV Takes Aim at MPEG-4 AVC
(Communications Technology)
http://www.ct-magazine.com/news/053006.html


HE 2006 Show Reports
UAV's Thomas Norton, Shane Buettner, Fred Manteghian, and Steven Stone will be blogging directly from the show starting Thursday, June 1.
(Ultimate AV)
http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/he2006/


Hitachi Debuts New LCDs and Plasma TVs
(ExtremeTech)
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 394,00.asp

Hitachi Announces New Plasma and LCD TVs
Hitachi's new HDTVs include a 1080 plasma screens lines and four slim 120Hz LCD televisions.
(Digital Trends News)
http://news.digitaltrends.com/article10556.html

Hitachi to ship $2200 1080p LCD TV in November
(TG Daily)
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/05/30/hitachi_1080p_lcd/

Samsung SyncMaster 244T LCD Monitor
Start clearing room on your desktop.
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/lcds/506samsung/

Westinghouse LVM-42w2 LCD HD Monitor
A true HD monitor.
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/lcds/506west/


High-Def DVD Part II - Taiwan Challenger [Rodolfo La Maestra]
Over the past couple of years, I have written on these reports (as well as in the pages of DVDetc and HDTVetc Magazines) about the four Hi-def DVD formats in the China/Taiwan market, three from China (EVD, HVD, and HDV), and one from Taiwan (FVD).
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... lenger.php

Can Old HDTVs Play High Definition DVDs?
Just because you have an HD set doesn't mean you'll be able to watch high-definition DVDs.
(Electronic House Magazine)
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/11883.html

All You Need to Know (for now) About HD DVD and Blu-ray
High Definition DVD is finally a reality, but dueling formats are causing consumer consternation. This primer will lower your HD blood pressure.
(Electronic House Magazine)
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/11880.html


Video Console Supremacy May Rest With High Def
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo News)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20060530/bs ... 6530tech01


Chyron debuts DynaCrawl
DynaCrawl HD/SD features dual, customized crawls/tickers plus time/temp/logo display.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/headlin ... 60529/?r=1&

Grass Valley unveils new AV Mixer
The Indigo AV Mixer is available in either SD- or HD/SDI-compatible versions.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/headlin ... 60529/?r=1&

NTC builds HD control room for Discover Communications
The new control room supports both SD and HD production.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/headlin ... -20060529/


Universal Display, Mitsubishi team on OLED materials
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =188501309

Hitachi and Matsushita to boost LCD TV output
(Financial Times)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/90c47888-f087- ... e2340.html


German mobile operators unite on DVB-H
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1701


Switch off of analogue TV services scheduled for 2012 [Ireland]
(online.ie)
http://www.online.ie/Home/News.aspx?newsId=359457

Survey suggests deep confusion over HD [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=1700

Digital TV switchover: Live trial gets thumbs-up from viewers [UK]
(PublicTechnology.net)
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules ... e&sid=5088

World Cup fans snap up HDTVs [UK]
(Western Mail via icWales)
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news ... _page.html

Pace launches free-to-air HD receiver [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1702

PC offers World Cup in HD [UK]
(Register Hardware)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/31/hd_pcs/

Mirai T27004 HD ready LCD TV [UK]
Mirai turns up the heat in the Hi-Def price war.
(T3)
http://www.t3.co.uk/reviews/entertainme ... ady_lcd_tv

S'pore To Roll Out HDTV Trials In June [Singapore]
(Bernama)
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_ ... ?id=201032

MediaCorp estimates cost of at least S$100m to implement HDTV [Singapore]
(Channel NewsAsia / Yahoo News)
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/ ... 56/1/.html
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060531/5/sin ... 11256.html

S'pore kickstarts HDTV trials [Singapore]
The island-state will commence high-definition television (HDTV) trials from next month, marking the start of its bid to become Asia's media hub.
(ZDNet Asia)
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/ ... 365,00.htm

Singapore to start HDTV trials ahead of World Cup [Singapore]
(Reuters via Yahoo News)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060531/3/2lawq.html

Xinhua China Ltd. Acquires HDTV Editing Technology [China]
Acquisition Enhances Digital Content Delivery Capabilities
(Xinhua / PR Newswire / Sys-Con)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 940&EDATE=
http://www.sys-con.com/read/228785.htm