DTV News for 8-30-2006
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:30 am
DTV News for 8-30-2006
902 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
CableCard Swipes at Set-Top Boxes
A federal appeals court upheld an FCC mandate last month requiring cable companies to support CableCard technology -- which essentially allows consumers to get rid of their set-top cable TV boxes.
(Wired News)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... =rss.index
Stations oppose House 'down conversion' plan
TV stations are up in arms about a U.S. House of Representatives plan that would allow cable and satellite TV operators to down convert their HD programming for delivery to subscribers.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6366595.html
Are Broadcasters Being Hypocritical?
HD Observer Joseph Whip notes that local broadcasters are opposing proposed federal legislation that could permit cable and satellite TV operators to lower the quality of their High-Definition TV signals in some cases to ensure that all viewers can receive digital signals. But he says the broadcasters are already reducing the HD picture quality by providing multiple digital channels (multicasting) along with their HD feeds. Some local stations have used the Digital TV space (where HDTV feeds are sent) to launch extra digital channels for weather updates and other services.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/whip082906.htm
PBS Utilizes Multicasting Capabilities with Create
Public television stations are turning to Create, a new educational channel, to help them make use of their DTV multicasting capabilities.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_14419.shtml
Mark Cuban Speaks Out! [Phillip Swann]
The HDNet co-founder reveals which HDTV DVD player he would buy and why his high-def network is not carried by Comcast.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/mark083106.htm
Did HD Snub Hurt NBC's Emmy Ratings? [Phillip Swann]
Sunday's awards show drew its second smallest audience in 16 years.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/emmyratings083006.htm
Paramount to Boldly Take 'Star Trek' into the Next Generation of High-Def?
(High-Def Digest)
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/sh ... gh-Def/203
Mitsubishi HC3000 DLP Projector [Peter Putman]
Mitsubishi
902 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
CableCard Swipes at Set-Top Boxes
A federal appeals court upheld an FCC mandate last month requiring cable companies to support CableCard technology -- which essentially allows consumers to get rid of their set-top cable TV boxes.
(Wired News)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... =rss.index
Stations oppose House 'down conversion' plan
TV stations are up in arms about a U.S. House of Representatives plan that would allow cable and satellite TV operators to down convert their HD programming for delivery to subscribers.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6366595.html
Are Broadcasters Being Hypocritical?
HD Observer Joseph Whip notes that local broadcasters are opposing proposed federal legislation that could permit cable and satellite TV operators to lower the quality of their High-Definition TV signals in some cases to ensure that all viewers can receive digital signals. But he says the broadcasters are already reducing the HD picture quality by providing multiple digital channels (multicasting) along with their HD feeds. Some local stations have used the Digital TV space (where HDTV feeds are sent) to launch extra digital channels for weather updates and other services.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/whip082906.htm
PBS Utilizes Multicasting Capabilities with Create
Public television stations are turning to Create, a new educational channel, to help them make use of their DTV multicasting capabilities.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_14419.shtml
Mark Cuban Speaks Out! [Phillip Swann]
The HDNet co-founder reveals which HDTV DVD player he would buy and why his high-def network is not carried by Comcast.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/mark083106.htm
Did HD Snub Hurt NBC's Emmy Ratings? [Phillip Swann]
Sunday's awards show drew its second smallest audience in 16 years.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/emmyratings083006.htm
Paramount to Boldly Take 'Star Trek' into the Next Generation of High-Def?
(High-Def Digest)
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/sh ... gh-Def/203
Mitsubishi HC3000 DLP Projector [Peter Putman]
Mitsubishi