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• Another first for nations's first HDTV station
  WRAL-HD, the first commercial station in the nation to broadcast in High Definition Television (HDTV), has completed a live satellite feed of an Atlantic Coast Conference football game. The game, played September 6, 1997, is the first football game produced in HDTV. The signal was transmitted from the site to a K-2 satellite and then returned to the WRAL-HD transmitter where it was then broadcast live to monitors placed at Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC. North Carolina State beat Duke in the match 45-14.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• DVN and Hisense join force to develop digital TV business in China
  DVN Limited, the leading technology services provider of state-of-the-art digital TV broadcast platform is pleased to announce its agreement with Hisense Electric Company Limited to form a strategic alliance to develop nationwide digital TV broadcasting business in the PRC. According to the agreement, DVN shall provide to Hisense the requisite production technology for the manufacturing of digital broadcasting receivers (also known as “set top boxes”); whilst Hisense will utilize its extensive production and sales capability and its advantage as a top market player and R & D leader in consumer electronics area to manufacture and sell the set top boxes designed by DVN. Not only will Hisense be the key producer and sales force, it will also support the finance for all production cost. As its partner, DVN will receive from Hisense licensing fee based on the actual production volume of the set top boxes.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• FCC eases digital TV transition for consumers
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today took another step forward in the transition to digital television. The FCC adopted rules for digital “plug and play” cable compatibility, which is a key piece of the digital television puzzle. In a “plug and play” world, consumers can plug their cable directly into their digital TV set without the need of a set-top box. The FCC said the new rules will ease the transition to digital TV by promoting competition, convenience and simplicity for consumers.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Mediostream announces a DV-to-MPEG2 real-time software
  MedioStream, Inc., today announced Medio CAMpegª, a patent-pending software technology that allows DV camcorder users to go directly from DV into MPEG2 format for video streaming, DVD authoring, archiving or distribution. This $499 software package provides the ability to create an MPEG2 file from a DV camcorder using your notebook or desktop PC. Medio CAMpeg will be shown for the first time at DV Expo, Booth 649.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Philips Consumer Electronics and Fujitsu to co-operate in development of colour PDP
  Philips Consumer Electronics and Fujitsu Limited today announced a joint development agreement covering design and refinement of colour plasma display panels (PDP) used in flat televisions for the consumer market. The agreement strengthens existing co-operation between the two companies in this field and is expected to greatly accelerate the development of the PDP flat TV market.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Third digital vision BitPack MPEG encoder sold to Corus Premium
  Digital Vision proudly announces the sale of another BitPack system to Corus Premium Television of Canada. The deal was concluded through Digital Vision’s Canadian distributor Applied Electronics in Toronto. BitPack is Digital Vision’s award winning MPEG compression tool offering Video-on-Demand, Near Video-on-Demand server encoding and archiving as well as high definition and DVD pre-mastering.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Wow Digital TV presents first U.S. mass-market
  WOW Digital TV, organized to accelerate digital broadcast TV reception in the home, today announced that it will demonstrate its revolutionary Terrestrial Digital and Interactive Set-top Receiver in conjunction with Telemundo, KBLR 39 during the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas April 8-11, 2002. Leading technology companies OpenTV, Harmonic and Thales are providing cutting edge systems to enable the broadcast.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• Doremi Labs introduces the V1-MP2 MPEG2 video disk recorder
  Doremi Labs introduces the V1-MP2; the intelligent choice for video recording and playback. The stylish front panel is the first hint of its performance capabilities. More than just a drop in replacement for aging video tape recorders, the V1-MP2 offers superior MPEG2 image quality and simultaneous record and playback for time delay and instant replay of live video feeds such as during sports broadcasts. The V1-MP2 can also be used as a highly reliable playback device for video presentations.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 24, 2004



• Paragon launches PDA Buyer and WideScreen TV Buyer magazines
  Paragon Publishing has this week launched two new titles, PDA Buyer and Widescreen TV Buyer. Both titles will belong to Paragon’s ‘Buyer Group’ of titles, strengthening this already important brand which includes Digital Camcorder Buyer, DVD Buyer and Digital Camera Buyer. Launch of the titles comes just in time for the pre-Christmas shopping rush and January sales period, further establishing Paragon as the pre-eminent Publisher within consumer technology markets.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 24, 2004



• Set-top box vendors and DBS providers tap digital TV
  The consumer electronics industry, with its market value exceeding $100 billion annually, is attracting companies from various industry sectors seeking new opportunities. Among them, both cable set-top box (STB) manufacturers and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers appear well positioned to draw upon consumers’ appetite for CE products, according to technology research fi rm ABI. Thanks to their ability to bundle products and services, these companies are able to cater to consumers’ needs unlike other industries actively pursuing this market.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 24, 2004



• JVC to provide expansive national marketing campaign
  Best Buy, Circuit City and Sears, top-tier national retailers, will all begin carrying the high-definition JVC D-VHS® VCR, featuring playback of hi-def D-TheaterTM software, it was announced from today's CEDIA trade show.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 22, 2004



• Directv to add high-definition network signals to its channel lineup
  Continuing to expand its high-definition and enhanced digital television programming, DIRECTV , Inc., the nation's leading digital multichannel television service provider, announced today that it plans to offer CBS-HD programming -- including hit primetime series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," as well as the Sunday, Feb. 1 broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVIII -- in the coming weeks. A similar agreement with FOX is expected to be reached in the next several weeks.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 20, 2004



• Featuring new720p and 480p output resolution modes, newly designed remote control technologies
  Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. is bringing a new level of performance and flexibility to high-definition digital television with the introduction of its DST-3100 second-generation DIRECTV HD Digital Satellite Receiver. The DST-3100 incorporates DVI (Digital Visual Interface) technology for consistent high-quality reception of DIRECTV HD service, along with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) to ensure the security of copyrighted high-definition programming.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 20, 2004



• Jointly developed LCD will be unleashed at CEATEC Japan 2000
  Philips Flat Display Systems (FDS), one of the world’s largest suppliers of active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) and a business group of Philips Components, and Rainbow Displays, Inc. (RDI) of Endicott, New York, today jointly announced they will showcase the industry’s first 37.5-inch “tiled” flat panel display at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) Japan 2000, to be held October 3-7, 2000, in Tokyo.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 20, 2004



• Toshiba introduces expanded lineup of flat-screen FST pure color TV's for 2002
  Toshiba is meeting growing consumer demand for high-performance flat-screen color TVs in 2002 with a completely redesigned and expanded lineup of its acclaimed "purely flat" FST Pure direct-view color TVs. Toshiba's FST Pure family now includes a total of 17 high-performance models (including 6 HDTV-Compatible sets and two new widescreen 34-inch models with DVI/HDCP interface.) Screen sizes in Toshiba's new FST Pure family range from 14- to 20-, 27-, 32-, 34w- and 36-inches models.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 20, 2004



• Hitachi's first HDTV graphics camera among product highlights
  Hitachi Denshi America will show a dockable DVD-RAM recorder as part of its development of a line of tapeless recorders and camcorders at the NAB 2002 convention. The units will be designed around Hitachi's Emmy-Award winning DVD-RAM technology and will record MPEG2 video on to a DVD-RAM cartridge with a 60-minute capacity. The products will come bundled with software for editing the media within a laptop PC. The media may also be edited in the camera, as well as transferred to a server for further processing.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: September 25, 2005



• New series showcases enhanced digital television
  Building on the flexibility of the U.S. digital television (DTV) standard and a successful first round of interactive television trials, Triveni Digital Inc. and Zenith Electronics Corporation are partnering with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to provide technical support for a new interactive television series, "Life 360," scheduled to debut Oct. 5 (check local listings).
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 12, 2004



• Philips' Extended FlatTv™ Line
  Philips Electronics today announced an expansion to its award-winning FlatTV™ line with 27 new models ranging in size from 14- to 61-inches –offering more selection in flat television products than any other manufacturer. Showcased at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Philips’ new LCD and plasma FlatTV products offer consumers a flat television solution for every room in the home and feature the best in television design and advanced picture quality.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: May 18, 2005