DTV News for 5-30-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 5-30-2007
629 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


Producers Share Strategies for Navigating the Vast Sea of HD Info
The transition to digital television is not without its challenges, and among the biggest gripes are the multiple finishing specs and requirements from television networks, according to SHOOT magazine.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_15109.shtml

Ask Swanni: Will DIRECTV Add Playboy HD? [Phillip Swann]
Your humble high-def guru takes your questions.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/swanniask052907.htm

Ask Swanni: DIRECTV, 150 HD Channels? [Phillip Swann]
Your humble high-def guru takes your questions.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/askswanni052907.htm



Runco Acquired by Planar
In $36.7 million cash deal, Runco becomes one of three brands.
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/052907runco/



Are You Ready to GO-HD for Under $300?
AIPTEK Unveils True 720P HD Camcorder
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 427&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070529/latu001.html?.v=90
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... ?id=145177



When HDTV is Just Too Small
Japanese broadcaster NHK has stamped out a display format it's calling Super Hi-Vision, using a resolution of 7680x4320, four times the dimensions of what HD offers.
(Wired News)
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/w ... is_ju.html

In Pictures: NHK's Successor to HDTV
Engineers at Japan's NHK have demonstrated progress on Super Hi-Vision, a future replacement for today's HDTV systems.
(PC World / Yahoo News)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13234 ... ticle.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2007053 ... rld/132347

NHK Pushes Optical Disc Speed Limit
Researchers at Japan's NHK have developed an optical disc recording system based on Blu-ray Disc that spins as fast as 15,000 rpm.
(PC World / Yahoo News)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13230 ... ticle.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2007052 ... rld/132305

Japan Showcases 'Super Hi-Vision' [Phillip Swann]
The picture offers resolution four times clearer than current high-def pictures.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/nhk052907.htm



DTV decoder addresses PVR requirements
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe has announced the latest member of its SmartMPEG family, the SmartMPEG-C, an advanced DTV decoder designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's STB and IDTV market.
(Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800466423_4 ... M?from=RSS



Capita win 'digital help' contract [UK]
The BBC has appointed Capita to deliver the first digital switchover help scheme.
(Press Assoc. News / Channel 4)
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20070 ... 7c575.html
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/s ... act/536487

BBC appoints Capita for switchover support [UK]
The BBC has appointed Capita to run its digital switchover support scheme in Whitehaven.
(Digital Spy)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a ... pport.html

BBC appoints Capita for Whitehaven scheme [UK]
The BBC has selected outsourcing giant Capita to run the digital switchover help scheme in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven, the first area of the UK to have its analogue signals switched off this October under the Government's 2007 to 2012 switchover timetable.
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=2459