DTV News for 5-16-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 5-16-2007
643 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Congress should step in to prevent digital program stripping, Rehr says
In a written statement to a House subcommittee last week, the head of the NAB said Congress should direct the FCC to prevent the stripping of broadcast digital program streams by cable and satellite operators.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/co ... ping-0515/

CEA: Consumers Will Have Access To Convertrers
But says some stores may not carry the coupon-eligible boxes.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442402.html

Broadcasters Want Converters On Shelves By January
The National Association of Broadcasters wants assurances from equipment makers and sellers that digital-to-analog converter boxes will be on all store shelves by January 2008.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442241.html



High-definition telecasts increase by 200 percent on FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket
Southern California baseball fans receive 100 HD games on FSN; Next on FSN HD: Cincinnati Reds at Dodgers; Angels at Seattle Mariners
(Major League Baseball)
http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/p ... p&c_id=ana

ABC to Provide New HD, Mobile Streams
ABC says it will soon deliver high-definition programming over the Internet, as well as provide a range of on-demand and streaming content to Sprint mobile phones.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442220.html

ABC to Stream HD Shows Online
Full episodes of some popular ABC primetime shows will debut this summer in HD on the Web. Disney-ABC Television Group claimed to be the first major television programmer to stream HD video online, at 1280-by-720 resolution.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6442478.html

ABC Brings HD Video To Web, Greater Geo-Targeting Of Ads
ABC intends to bring HD-quality streaming video to its flagship Web site.
(MediaDailyNews)
http://publications.mediapost.com/index ... _aid=60345

ABC to Offer HD Shows Online [Phillip Swann]
The launch is expected in July.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/abchd051607.htm

HDNet ready for 'Action' with improv
Mark Cuban's HDNet said Tuesday that it will produce and finance 15 new episodes of the improv comedy series "Sports Action Team."
(Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... af5a53654f

New channels emerge to feed demand for HDTV
Popularity of high-definition shows is straining the technology that delivers them.
(Washington, DC Post via Austin, TX American-Statesman)
http://www.statesman.com/business/conte ... =7&cxcat=3



HDTV makes list of hottest consumer electronics gifts for mom
Move over candy and flowers, here comes HDTV.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/hd ... -0515/?r=4

'Top Road Travelers' more likely to own HDTVs, other electronics, analysis says
An analysis of data about the 20 percent of U.S. adults who travel the road most reveals that they are more likely to own HDTVs than the general population.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/to ... -0515/?r=4

HDTV silences captions
As high-definition TV becomes more common, many deaf people are finding that closed captioning is missing or difficult to turn on.
(Sacramento, CA Bee via Minneapolis, MN Star Tribune)
http://www.startribune.com/154/story/1185463.html

HDTV Closes the Captions [Phillip Swann]
Most high-def programming is not available with closed-captions for the hearing-impaired.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdcaptions051607.htm



Switch To HDTV Drives Sales Of Remotes
(Investor's Business Daily / Yahoo News)
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDA ... e=20070515
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20070515/bs ... 515newamer

Should Plasma HDTVs Be Taxed? [Phillip Swann]
Economics professor says the flat-panel TV takes up more energy than tube televisions.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/plasmatax051507.htm

Mitsubishi 2007 Line Show [Peter Putman]
Mitsubishi is placing its bets this year on an all-1080p lineup, including an expanded line of LCD HDTVs.
(HDTVexpert)
http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages_b/Mitsu ... how07.html

Mitsubishi Big On DLP And LCD
2007 lineup of DLP RPTVs and LCD flat panels announced before the gathered press Monday in New York.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/051507mits/

Samsung showcases 52-inch module from 8G LCD line
Samsung Electronics unveiled a prototype of a 52-inch LCD panel module Wednesday, the first to roll out using a glass substrate processed in its 8th-generation LCD fab scheduled to be completed later this year.
(EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/show ... =199600838

ViewSonic N3235w
The inexpensive ViewSonic N3235w offers decent picture quality, but its lightweight jack pack falls short of the competition.
(ZDNet)
http://review.zdnet.com/ViewSonic_N3235 ... =pdtl-list



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