DTV News for 6-2-2006
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:58 am
DTV News for 6-2-2006
991 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
DTV Station Status
DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - May 31, 2006
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1297
FCC Releases Tentative DTV Channel Allotment List
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1289
Dallas Station Requests Analog Turnoff
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1291
FCC Offers Seminar for LPTV Digital Companion Channel Applicants
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1292
Group to Martin: More DTV Localism
TV stations should not receive expanded cable-carriage rights for their digital signals unless the federal government requires them to expand coverage of local civic-affairs and election news, according to a nonpartisan election-watchdog group.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
NAB to Stevens: Cable must not be permitted to downconvert HD
A provision of a pending Senate bill would allow cable operators to downconvert broadcast HDTV signals before retransmitting them, and the NAB objects.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/sena ... -20060601/#
Judge Sends Denver TV Tower Proposal Back to Commissioners
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1294
Plans for New Chicago TV Tower 'Officially Dead'
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1293
White-space proposal has new life
The U.S. Senate introduced two bills that would require the commission to adopt rules to authorize the unlicensed use of television spectrum for wireless broadband services.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... posal_new/
NAB, APTS Push Online DTV-Box Purchasing
Commercial and noncommercial broadcasters, tech companies and others Thursday wrote the National Telecommunications & Information Administration advocating an Internet voucher system for DTV-to-analog converters.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
A 24-hour music television channel
Featuring the best artists, the best songs, and the best images of all time in a pure all-music presentation; Available free over-the-air on your digital tuner
(WPIX New York, NY)
http://wb11.trb.com/entertainment/hidef ... rack=prime
Prime Time for Hi-Def
Gorgeous movies. Eye-popping sports. Hyperreal crime dramas. HDTV finally arrives.
(Wired News)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/hidef.html
Eyes linger on new hot medium
The same HD, or high-definition, technology making televised images more crisp and clear is changing the way programs are shot -- and how the behind-the-scenes talent view their handiwork.
(Washington, DC Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/entertainmen ... -7006r.htm
Producer Stephanie Bennett Goes Hi-Tech With New HDTV Series
Onstage at World Cafe Live Features Top Musical Talent; June 27th Sees DVD Premiere of Bennett's Chuck Berry Biopic
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060601/lath058.html?.v=56
Insignia NS-30HTV
The Insignia NS-30HTV can display wide-screen HDTV and costs a relative pittance, but for most people the savings won't justify its problematic picture quality.
(CNET editor's review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Insignia_NS_30H ... a+NS-30HTV
Sony Unveils BRAVIA LCD TV With Full HD Models & 1080p Inputs
(HardwareZone)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.p ... =6&src=rss
Sony Strengthens BRAVIA Flat-Panel LCD Line With Full HD Models and 1080p Inputs
Line Also Features Elegant Floating Glass Design and Changeable Color Bezels
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Sys-Con)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 619&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060601/lath013a.html?.v=2
http://www.sys-con.com/read/230079.htm
Seven from Sony: new BRAVIA flat-panel LCDs
(engadget)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/seve ... anel-lcds/
Connect 3 HDMI(TM) Devices to Your HDTV with the PureAV(R) HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch by Belkin
The Quick Adoption of High-Definition Video and the Insufficient Number of HDMI Inputs Make This Switch an Essential Piece of Your Home Entertainment System
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060601/20060601005188.html?.v=1
Belkin Readies HDMI Video Switch
The new PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch will let HD users enjoy up to three HDMI sources through one interface.
(Digital Trends News)
http://news.digitaltrends.com/article10598.html
Belkin Switch increases HD input connectivity on your TV
(Pocket-lint)
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=3513
HD ENG: Is it ready?
If you've noticed that the topic of HD ENG and local production has been popping up frequently in conversations around you, you're not alone.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... eng_ready/
Candidate Standard: ATSC Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) Data Return Link (DRL) Standard [Adobe PDF File]
This Candidate Standard was prepared by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Technology and Standards Group (TSG) Specialist Group on Digital ENG (TSG/S3). The document was approved by TSG on 9 May 2006 as a Candidate Standard for a period of time ending 15 December 2006.
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/standards/cs_docume ... -696r0.pdf
A/112: E=VSB Implementation Guidlines [Adobe PDF File]
The purpose of this document is to explicate the ATSC standards related to E-VSB (Enhanced VSB), and provide guidelines to parameter selection and implementation scenarios where useful.
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/standards/a_112.pdf
ATSC A/97 provides gateway to fix DTV glitches for Update Logic
UpdateTV points to a less painful way for DTV makers to update firmware, drivers and other software.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/upda ... -20060601/#
Fujinon Showcases Full Line Of HDTV Lenses At Cine Gear Expo 2006
Offers a popular range of
991 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
DTV Station Status
DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - May 31, 2006
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1297
FCC Releases Tentative DTV Channel Allotment List
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1289
Dallas Station Requests Analog Turnoff
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1291
FCC Offers Seminar for LPTV Digital Companion Channel Applicants
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1292
Group to Martin: More DTV Localism
TV stations should not receive expanded cable-carriage rights for their digital signals unless the federal government requires them to expand coverage of local civic-affairs and election news, according to a nonpartisan election-watchdog group.
(MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News
NAB to Stevens: Cable must not be permitted to downconvert HD
A provision of a pending Senate bill would allow cable operators to downconvert broadcast HDTV signals before retransmitting them, and the NAB objects.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/sena ... -20060601/#
Judge Sends Denver TV Tower Proposal Back to Commissioners
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1294
Plans for New Chicago TV Tower 'Officially Dead'
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1293
White-space proposal has new life
The U.S. Senate introduced two bills that would require the commission to adopt rules to authorize the unlicensed use of television spectrum for wireless broadband services.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... posal_new/
NAB, APTS Push Online DTV-Box Purchasing
Commercial and noncommercial broadcasters, tech companies and others Thursday wrote the National Telecommunications & Information Administration advocating an Internet voucher system for DTV-to-analog converters.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
A 24-hour music television channel
Featuring the best artists, the best songs, and the best images of all time in a pure all-music presentation; Available free over-the-air on your digital tuner
(WPIX New York, NY)
http://wb11.trb.com/entertainment/hidef ... rack=prime
Prime Time for Hi-Def
Gorgeous movies. Eye-popping sports. Hyperreal crime dramas. HDTV finally arrives.
(Wired News)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/hidef.html
Eyes linger on new hot medium
The same HD, or high-definition, technology making televised images more crisp and clear is changing the way programs are shot -- and how the behind-the-scenes talent view their handiwork.
(Washington, DC Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/entertainmen ... -7006r.htm
Producer Stephanie Bennett Goes Hi-Tech With New HDTV Series
Onstage at World Cafe Live Features Top Musical Talent; June 27th Sees DVD Premiere of Bennett's Chuck Berry Biopic
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060601/lath058.html?.v=56
Insignia NS-30HTV
The Insignia NS-30HTV can display wide-screen HDTV and costs a relative pittance, but for most people the savings won't justify its problematic picture quality.
(CNET editor's review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Insignia_NS_30H ... a+NS-30HTV
Sony Unveils BRAVIA LCD TV With Full HD Models & 1080p Inputs
(HardwareZone)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.p ... =6&src=rss
Sony Strengthens BRAVIA Flat-Panel LCD Line With Full HD Models and 1080p Inputs
Line Also Features Elegant Floating Glass Design and Changeable Color Bezels
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Sys-Con)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 619&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060601/lath013a.html?.v=2
http://www.sys-con.com/read/230079.htm
Seven from Sony: new BRAVIA flat-panel LCDs
(engadget)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/seve ... anel-lcds/
Connect 3 HDMI(TM) Devices to Your HDTV with the PureAV(R) HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch by Belkin
The Quick Adoption of High-Definition Video and the Insufficient Number of HDMI Inputs Make This Switch an Essential Piece of Your Home Entertainment System
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060601/20060601005188.html?.v=1
Belkin Readies HDMI Video Switch
The new PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch will let HD users enjoy up to three HDMI sources through one interface.
(Digital Trends News)
http://news.digitaltrends.com/article10598.html
Belkin Switch increases HD input connectivity on your TV
(Pocket-lint)
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=3513
HD ENG: Is it ready?
If you've noticed that the topic of HD ENG and local production has been popping up frequently in conversations around you, you're not alone.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... eng_ready/
Candidate Standard: ATSC Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) Data Return Link (DRL) Standard [Adobe PDF File]
This Candidate Standard was prepared by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Technology and Standards Group (TSG) Specialist Group on Digital ENG (TSG/S3). The document was approved by TSG on 9 May 2006 as a Candidate Standard for a period of time ending 15 December 2006.
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/standards/cs_docume ... -696r0.pdf
A/112: E=VSB Implementation Guidlines [Adobe PDF File]
The purpose of this document is to explicate the ATSC standards related to E-VSB (Enhanced VSB), and provide guidelines to parameter selection and implementation scenarios where useful.
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/standards/a_112.pdf
ATSC A/97 provides gateway to fix DTV glitches for Update Logic
UpdateTV points to a less painful way for DTV makers to update firmware, drivers and other software.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/upda ... -20060601/#
Fujinon Showcases Full Line Of HDTV Lenses At Cine Gear Expo 2006
Offers a popular range of