DTV News for 3-23-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 3-23-2007
697 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Get ready to go digital
Analog TV broadcasting will be history on Feb. 17, 2009
(Pensacola, FL News Journal)
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/app ... /703230334



Cablevision Adds Two Unique and Popular Networks to Leading High-Definition Line-Up
Discovery HD Theater And National Geographic Channel HD Bring Travel, Nature, Wildlife And Culture From Across The Globe To iO(R) Digital Cable Customers, With The Superior Picture And Sound Of High-Definition
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070322/clth141.html?.v=15

Cablevision Adds Discovery, Nat Geo to HD Lineup
Cablevision has added Discovery HD Theater and National Geographic Channel HD to its high-definition channel lineup
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent ... 1003561663

Discovery HD Theater Signs Carriage Deal With Cablevision
Discovery Communications and Cablevision have made an agreement that will bring Discovery HD Theater to Cablevision customers.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... edesc=news

'Planet Earth' takes your breath away
If you've been planning to buy that HDTV anyway, you might as well buy it for Planet Earth.
(USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television ... htm?csp=34

YES to launch Yankees HD channel
The cable network is going all out with high-quality production.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/ye ... nnel-0323/

Mariners, FSN Northwest and Comcast reach high-def TV deal
All of the Seattle Mariners home games this season will be shown in high-definition television on Comcast's FSN Northwest HD channel.
(Seattle, WA Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stor ... from_rss=1

More Reds games on HDTV
Cincinnati Reds fans in Northern Kentucky will see 33 Reds games in HDTV from FSN Ohio on Insight Communications this season.
(Cincinnati, OH Enquirer)
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ ... 4/70322022

MLB Signs Sharp as High-Def Sponsor
Major League Baseball has entered into a three-year deal with Sharp Electronics under which the Sharp AQUOS line will become the official high-definition television sponsor of MLB.
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networ ... 1003561561

CBS promises Gator games on HD-TV
Gator fans with high-definition receivers may have had a bittersweet first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. While the Gators advanced to the Sweet 16, the money fans paid for a HD receiver didn't hone its value.
(Gainesville, FL Sun)
http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 2/70322017

Harris Corporation and CBS Sports Broadcasting NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in High-Definition Television for Third Consecutive Year
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, and CBS Sports announced today that Harris is sponsoring CBS Sports' high-definition television (HDTV) coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship tournament.
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 324&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070322/clth120.html?.v=12

Harris sponsoring airing of NCAA roundup in HD
Harris Corp. won't be driving to the hoop or pulling any rebounds. But, for the third straight year, the Melbourne-based company is involved in the NCAA men's basketball championship tournament.
(Florida Today)
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.d ... /703230337

Harris to help with High Definition Television broadcast of NCAA games
When CBS airs the latest round of the NCAA men's basketball tourney today, there will be a close tie-in to Central Florida-based Harris Corp., the company said today.
(Orlando, FL Sentinel)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business ... ?track=rss

Get an extra helping of basketball tonight on new digital channel
Last weekend, Time Warner Cable added two extra digital channels for basketball fans to catch more NCAA tournament action beyond what was carried on WFMY.
(Winston-Salem, NC Journal)
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satel ... 8&path=rss



First Look: JVC HD-58S998 HDTV
If you're convinced that you don't have room for a big-screen rear-projection TV, JVC's svelte new 58-inch HD-58S998 could change your mind.
(Consumer Reports)
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/elec ... dtv_ov.htm

Pioneer's 50-inch plasma a top performer
Pioneer's 50-inch plasma delivers excellent picture quality
(CNET.com via CNN.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/2 ... cnn_latest



The Most Requested, Quintessential HD DVD Title is Now Here! The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Just in Time For Father's Day Gift Givers, the Entire Legendary Matrix Series in the Splendor of 1080p High Definition Brilliance with More Than 35 Hours of Bonus Features
(Business Wire via Broadcast Newsroom)
http://hd.broadcastnewsroom.com/article ... inter=true

Matrix Trilogy Hitting HD DVD In Two Multi-Disc Sets.
Morpheus prophesizes that if you want The Matrix in HD badly enough, thou shalt spring for the sequels too.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/32207matrix/

New firm makes Blu-ray DVDs for indie filmmakers
A respected Hollywood movie producer and a DVD pioneer said they have formed a company to make and distribute DVDs in the new Blu-ray digital format for independent film and video makers.
(Reuters / Yahoo News)
http://www.reuters.com/article/industry ... 9920070322
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/med ... akers_dc_1

Hollywood Eyes Indie Blu-ray Movies [Phillip Swann]
Duo form company to produce independent films in the high-def format.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/indieblu032307.htm

Toshiba to Cut HD-DVD Price to $399 [Phillip Swann]
The new price will start on April 1.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/toshibaprice032207.htm



HD Update
March 22, 2007 Issue
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/index.asp?l ... 02#6389746

ATSC, NAB Plan DTV Hot Spot
The Advanced Television Systems Committee and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will do their part at next month