Directory: TV-CG-Convergence

01-06-13-CIAAdvert-IsTiVoAThreatToAdIndustry.txt
02-01-10-LATimes-DigInputsTV.txt
02-01-23-iSuppliStanford-BraodcastHDTV.txt
02-02-20-Slate_HDTV-Confusion.txt
02-03-05-USAToday-HDTV.txt
02-03-25-ZDNet-PulsentVideoCompression.txt
02-04-04-SJMerc-FCC-PowellUrgesHdtv.txt
02-04-05-WashPost-FCC-PowellUrgesHdtv.txt
02-04-13-SJMerc-HDTVTransitionProblems.txt
02-04-16-StanfordResourcesInc-HDMI.txt
02-04-17-USAToday-HighDefMultimediaInterface.txt
02-04-25-AP-TVIndustryCopyProtectionAgreement.txt
02-04-29-CNETNews-VODIssues.txt
02-05-01-SJMerc-CableAgreesPowellPlan.txt
02-05-07-CNETNews-StreamingVideo.txt
02-05-07-SJMerc-BPDG-HDTV.txt
02-06-11-Reuters-TauzinDTV-BPDG-Schedule.txt
02-06-12-EFF-TauzinDTV-Schedule.txt
02-07-22-PMTechDaily-HollingsTauzinUrgeFCCtoRequireBroadcastFlag.txt
02-08-01-SJMerc-DTVPictureUnclear-GoodSummary.txt
02-08-05-SJMerc-FCCToRequireDigitalTuners.txt
02-08-06-SJMerc-FCCtoRequireHDTVTuners.txt
02-08-06-WSJ-FCCToRequireDigitalTuners.txt
02-08-07-EFF-FCCBroadcastFlagLetter.txt
02-08-07-SJMerc-FCC-ConsidersBroadcastFlag.txt
02-08-08-EFF-PublicInterestGroupsBroadcastFlagPressRelease.txt
02-08-12-TidBITS-Doctorow-BPDG.txt
02-09-19-CNETNews-TauzinDingellProposedAnalogTVEndBy2007.txt
02-09-20-LATimes-TauzinDingellProposedAnalogTVEndBy2006.txt
02-10-24-DCInternet-DOCBelievesCopyrightFightsSlowingBroadbandGrowth.txt
02-11-03-AOTC-ReviewOfBadTechLegislation.txt
02-11-08-USAToday-HDTV-BroadcastAndCableStandards.txt
02-12-00-ACMNetWorker-ProblemsWithConvergence.txt
02-12-02-BostonGlobe-GAOPushesDigtialTVDeadline.txt
02-12-19-SJMerc-CableAndTVReachAgreementOnDTVStandard.txt
03-01-03-BusWeek-BroadcastFlag.txt
03-01-05-NYT-StudiosStartingToImplementCopyRrestrictions.txt
03-01-11-Yahoo-FCCChiefLikesTiVoAndPlansToShare.txt
03-02-03-PCMag-Dvorsk-HDTVProblems.txt
03-02-05-HillNews-CongressCommUnveilTechPriorities.txt
03-03-00-ACMNetWorker-WhoWillControlYourLivingRoom.txt
03-03-26-FedCompWeek-HomelandEmergencyResponseOpsAct-ForceTVToReleaseSpectrum.txt
03-03-28-ZDNet-OperaBrowserToSupportTVOverIP.txt
03-04-07-CNETNews-Altair-SonyTVWillDisplayVidoeFromInternet.txt
03-08-18-SJMerc-PBSStationsUseHDToSendMultipleStreams.txt
03-09-10-EFF-CommentsOnFCCRulemakingForDTVReadySets.txt
03-09-11-SJMerc-FCCDTVRules-Labeling-Copying.txt
03-11-04-SJMerc-FCCApprovesBroadcastFlagForDTV.txt
03-12-01-SJMerc-DTVBroadcastsLaunchedInJapan.txt
03-12-07-SJMerc-DG-HongKongBroadbandTVProhibtsCopying.txt
04-01-07-SJMerc-IntelToFundInvestmentInDigitalHome.txt
04-01-08-CNETNews-PhillipsIntroducesInternetReadyTV.txt
04-01-08-EETimes-LCOS-IntelLiquidCrystalTechForHDTV.txt
04-01-08-LATimes-HomeDevicesDontSpeakSameLangusage.txt
04-01-08-MSWatch-GatesTalksUpSeamlessComputing.txt
04-01-08-PCWorld-IntelsPlansForHomeEntertainmentProducts.txt
04-01-08-SeaPI-MSShowsNewConvergenceSoftware.txt
04-01-09-CNETNews-PushIntoLivingRoomAGamble.txt
04-01-09-SJMerc-HPJumpsIntoConsumerElectronics.txt
04-01-09-VUNet-LCOS-IntelLiquidCrystalTechForHDTV.txt
04-02-11-PCWorld-FCCApprovesDTVBroadcastFlag.txt
04-02-18-SJMerc-AkimboMarketsInternetVideoOnTVService.txt
04-03-15-EFF-DownResolutionOfAnalogComponentsShouldBeProhibited-2.txt
04-03-15-EFF-DownResolutionOfAnalogComponentsShouldBeProhibited.txt
04-04-00-ACMCompInEntertainment-InteractiveTV-TechnologiesAndStandards.txt
04-05-00-InSourced-SonyDevelopsOpticalHeadForCD-DVD-BluRay.txt
04-05-07-LATimes-FCCProposingToReallocateTVSpectrum.txt
04-06-28-SJMerc-DownloadingMoviesMovesCloserToReality.txt
04-07-02-SJMerc-DTVTunerMandateUneededAndCostly.txt
04-07-15-EETimes-AdvancedDRMForDVDCouldSpurTransitionToHighDefTV.txt
04-08-05-Wired-FCCApproves13BroadcastFlagTechnologiesIncludingTiVo.txt
04-08-06-SJMerc-ChinaIssuesDTVBroadcastLicensesToStateOwnedCompanies.txt
04-10-04-SJMerc-FoxMemberOfBothBothHD-DVDAndBlu-rayGroups.txt
04-10-29-SJMerc-FCCMarketingDTVIsWrong.txt
04-11-01-SJMerc-MSWinXPMediaCenterHasGoodFeatures.txt
04-11-12-SJMerc-AkimboSetTopBoxForInternetTVLacksContent.txt
04-11-29-SJMerc-ThreeMovieStudiosBackHD-DVDOverBlu-Ray.txt
04-11-30-SJMerc-ThreeMovieStudiosBackHD-DVDOverBlu-Ray.txt
04-12-09-EETimes-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt
04-12-09-FinTimes-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt
04-12-09-HollywoodRep-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt
05-01-03-SJMerc-ComcastCableIntroducesDVRAndOnDemand.txt
05-01-05-LATimes-HPIntroducesNewEntertainmentProducts.txt
05-01-05-SJMerc-HPIntroducesNewEntertainmentProducts.txt
05-01-07-USAToday-IncompatibleConsumerElectronicsConfusing.txt
05-01-10-SJMerc-MediaHubsForConsumersImproving.txt
05-01-20-UCSDNews-RealTimeHDTVSentOverAdvancedNetwork.txt
05-01-31-SJMerc-CableAndPublicTVGroupsAgreeOnDTV.txt
05-02-02-PCWorld-DTVAndTVOverIP.txt
05-02-03-SJMerc-DeadlineSoughtForHDTVSwitch.txt
05-02-13-SJMerc-TVOverIP-IPTV-PoisedForRollout.txt
05-02-16-CompWorld-Noam-DigitalHomeNetworksChangeConsumerElectronics.txt
05-04-14-SJMerc-JointVentureWithChineseAnnoucesBroadbandMediaPlans.txt
05-04-19-SJMerc-BartonBillExpectedToNameAFirmDateForDTVTransition.txt
05-04-27-SJMerc-HighTechDTVCoalitionUrgesFirmDateForTransition.txt
05-05-26-CNETNews-MPAASaysDTVBroadcastFlagIsNeeded.txt
05-06-07-TechNewsWorld-FutureDVDStandardsBattleContinues.txt
05-06-09-SJMerc-FCCSetsDeadlineForMidsizeTVsToSupportDTV.txt
05-06-16-CSMonitor-BigScreenTVsUseLotsOfEnergy.txt
05-07-12-CNETNews-SenatePanelSuggestsDigitalTVSwitchIn2009.txt
05-07-16-SJMerc-VDSLChipMakerIkanosSeesIncreasedDemandForOnlineVideo.txt
05-07-25-SJMerc-NetflixToTestInternetMovieDownloads.txt
05-08-12-SJMerc-TiVoTestsInternetDownloadServiceForTV.txt
05-08-23-Mainichi-JapaneseElectronicsFirmsAbandonUnifyingStandardsForNewDVDs.txt
05-08-23-SJMerc-Blu-ray-HD-DVDTalksBreakDown.txt
05-09-01-WashPost-ToshibaDelaysLaunchOfFirstHD-DVDPlayer.txt
05-09-21-TechNewsWorld-MPEG4StandardStartsToTakeShape.txt
05-10-00-IEEESpectrum-AnalogTVFinallyOnWayOut.txt
05-10-19-ZDNet-Blu-rayWinningFutureDVDFormatWar.txt
05-10-21-SJMerc-WarnerBrosToSupportBothBlu-rayAndHD-DVDFormats.txt
05-10-24-InvestBusDaily-USConsidersSpectrumAuctionWhenTVGoesAllDigital.txt
05-11-07-SJMerc-YahooAndTiVoToBlendSomeTVAndWebServices.txt
05-11-08-SJMerc-YahooAndTiVoToBlendSomeTVAndWebServices.txt
05-11-14-NYT-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt
05-11-14-RedHerring-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt
05-11-14-WashPost-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt
05-11-16-Reuters-Blu-rayAndHPDisagreeOverLaunchPlan.txt
05-11-21-NYT-TiVoToSupportMovingTVToiPods.txt
05-11-21-SJMerc-TiVoToSupportMovingTVToiPods.txt
05-11-22-SJMerc-AOLAndBrightcoveToBringTVToInternet.txt
05-11-30-SJMerc-NewChipEnablesInexpensiveDigitalTVConverters.txt
05-12-06-CreativeMac-ManyHDTVBuyersStillConfused.txt
05-12-10-NewSci-InternetTVAtCrucialPoint.txt
05-12-19-SJMerc-USHouseMovesForAllDTVByFeb2009.txt
05-12-20-RedHerring-ConsumersRipDTVLaw.txt
06-01-06-SJMerc-HD-DVDFormatWars.txt
06-01-09-InfoWeek-InternetAndDigitalTVPressesTVIndustry.txt
06-02-06-SJMerc-IssuesWithHighDefinitionTV.txt
06-02-07-AP-DisneySpinsOffVideoOnDemandService.txt
06-02-13-VNUNet-UKCableCompanyNTLStartsBitTorrentTrials.txt
06-02-14-SJMerc-DisneySpinoffMovieBeamAnnouncesMovieDownloads.txt
06-03-00-ACMNetWorker-VideoComputingConvergenceHappening.txt
06-03-21-SJMerc-MAToProvideSoftwareForInternetTV.txt
06-03-23-AP-TelcosSeeOpportunityInTVOverPhoneLines.txt
06-03-30-AP-CableCompaniesSeeNetworkedDVRs.txt
06-04-06-MediaPost-DataRevealsAlmostNoViewersForCommercialsOnDVRs.txt
06-04-07-AP-NetworksRushToOfferShowsOnline-TVViewingDeclines.txt
06-04-07-MediaPost-DVDOwnersStillRecallCommercials.txt
06-04-07-SJMerc-LetTelcoAndCableCompeteForTVViewers.txt
06-04-10-AP-ABCOffersFreeInternetAccessToSomePrimeTimeTVShows.txt
06-04-10-AP-NewEmmyCategoryForBroadbandTVShows.txt
06-04-10-SJMerc-OnlineTVShowsChallengeCableTV.txt
06-04-11-SJMerc-FreeInternetTVAccessRequiresCommercialWatching.txt
06-04-18-ArsTech-PhillipsInventionwouldForceViewersToWatchCommercials.txt
06-04-18-NewSci-PhillipsInventionwouldForceViewersToWatchCommercials.txt
06-05-09-USAToday-TIVOToProvideBroadbandAccessToWebVideos.txt
06-05-14-AP-ISPsFearInternetCantHandleHeavyVideoLoad-ProposeCharges.txt
06-05-17-SeattleTimes-SuperHighDefinitionVideo.txt
06-06-01-SJMerc-YahooLaunchesRevampedOnlineVideoService.txt
06-08-31-AP-ChinaDevelopsOwnDigitalTVStandard.txt
06-09-12-AP-ATandTLauchesLiveBroadbandTVService.txt
06-09-12-AP-NBCLaunchesOnlineVideoVenture.txt
06-09-26-InfoWeek-Doctorow-DRMMakesHighDefVideoUnappealingToConsumersAndHollywood.txt
06-10-30-AP-SeveralCompaniesExpandWedBasedTVOfferings.txt
06-11-00-CACM-MeshBasedP2PProvidesInternetTVDistributionToAverageUsers.txt
07-01-11-NewTeeVee-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaDescribeOnlineTVProject.txt
07-01-15-HackingNetFlix-NetflixToOfferOnlineVideoService.txt
07-01-16-AP-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaUnveilJoostNetTVService-2.txt
07-01-16-AP-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaUnveilJoostNetTVService.txt
07-01-16-SJMerc-NetflixToOfferOnlineVideoService.txt
07-01-16-Variety-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaUnveilJoostNetTVService.txt
07-02-07-AP-TiVoAndAmazonBringVideoDownloadsDirectToTVSets.txt
07-03-06-AP-GoogleCEOSaysNewAndOldMediaCompaniesDividedOverInternetVideo.txt
07-03-12-TechRev-P2PCouldSolveOnlineVideoProblems.txt
07-03-28-AP-LawmakersUneasyWithAssurancesOfUpcomingSwitchToDigitalTV.txt
07-04-03-AP-LocalGovernmentsSueFCCOverNewCableTVRules.txt
07-04-17-AP-FCCCommissionerCoppsWoriedAbout2009DigitalTVTransition.txt
07-04-26-SJMerc-SunStreamingSystemForVideoDeliveryByPhoneAndCable.txt
07-06-15-BBC-VideoCouldOverloadInternet.txt
07-06-20-AP-VeohTVOffersTVLikeInterfaceToInternetVideos.txt
07-07-26-AP-SenatorsConcernedAboutDigitalTVTransition.txt
07-08-11-AP-CompetingHDDVDFormatsMoreAlikeThanDifferent.txt




==========> 01-06-13-CIAAdvert-IsTiVoAThreatToAdIndustry.txt==========

http://www.ciadvertising.org/student_account/summer_01/hikari/adage_06_13_01.htm
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IS TIVO A THREAT TO AD INDUSTRY?
Executive Says Users Skip More Than Half of Commercials
June 13, 2001
QwikFIND ID: AAM39R
By David Goetzl

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- A potential nightmare for the TV, ad and marketing 


==========> 02-01-10-LATimes-DigInputsTV.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/la-000002273jan10.story 

DIGITAL LIVING ROOM
HDTVs Still Dark on Digital Inputs
By JON HEALEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
January 10 2002

Digital TVs are getting thinner, wider and less expensive. But one important 
piece is still missing from several manufacturers' models: the digital inputs 


==========> 02-01-23-iSuppliStanford-BraodcastHDTV.txt==========

"Broadcast HDTV Officially Dead; Long Live ?Made at Home? High
Definition" 

January 23, 2002 (iSuppli/Stanford Resources, Inc.) - At the 2002
Consumer Electronics Show (CES), locally broadcast high-definition
television (HDTV) as a market, service, or consumer-electronics segment
died. But do not send any flowers just yet, because high-definition
video, digital TV, and home theater systems are thriving. This may sound
confusing. Yet just imagine how the typical person-on-the-street is
reacting to these conflicting signals. 


==========> 02-02-20-Slate_HDTV-Confusion.txt==========

Tube Tied
We still want our HDTV.
By Fred Kaplan
Updated Wednesday, February 20, 2002, at 11:08 AM PT 

Last summer, the WB affiliate in New York City broadcast every Mets
game played at home in high-definition. Watching those games was
amazing. The clarity, the detail, the widescreen panoramic breadth, the
lifelike texture and color and light—it felt closer to being there than I'd
imagined possible. Yet when I asked several Mets fans if they knew


==========> 02-03-05-USAToday-HDTV.txt==========

Many TV stations not ready for digital rollout
By David Lieberman, USA TODAY 

NEW YORK  Many television viewers waiting to see favorite shows with digital
clarity will have to keep waiting.

More than 30% of commercial TV stations told federal regulators Monday that
they will miss the deadline of May 1 to begin digital broadcasts.

They had until midnight to ask the Federal Communications Commission for a


==========> 02-03-25-ZDNet-PulsentVideoCompression.txt==========

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-867571.html

High hopes for video compression project
By Stefanie Olsen and Evan Hansen 
Special to ZDNet News
March 25, 2002, 4:30 AM PT

A secretive 4-year-old project aimed at improving digital video is ready for 
its close-up. 



==========> 02-04-04-SJMerc-FCC-PowellUrgesHdtv.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/2999216.htm

Posted on Thu, Apr. 04, 2002
FCC chief proposes moves to speed digital TV rollout

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael 
Powell Thursday proposed voluntary steps for the television industry to advance 
the transition to digital, including setting deadlines, boosting available 
programming and getting shows to run on cable.



==========> 02-04-05-WashPost-FCC-PowellUrgesHdtv.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63600-2002Apr4.html

washingtonpost.com 
Agency Pushes Digital TV Shift 
FCC's Powell Cites Industry Delays 
By Frank Ahrens
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 5, 2002; Page E01 

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell yesterday exerted 


==========> 02-04-13-SJMerc-HDTVTransitionProblems.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/3056958.
htm

Posted on Sat, Apr. 13, 2002
Static blurs HDTV transition
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Federal regulators are working furiously to revive the faltering transition 
to digital television, even as two-thirds of the nation's commercial stations 


==========> 02-04-16-StanfordResourcesInc-HDMI.txt==========

SR ANALYSIS
HDMI Working Group Expects to Put the "Digital" Back in Digital TV

April 22, 2002 (iSuppli/Stanford Resources, Inc.) - Bringing the first
real digital interface to the television is the mission of a new working
group that was announced April 16. The working group comprises Sony,
Philips, Thomson (RCA), Matsushita (Panasonic), Toshiba, Hitachi, and
others. Thomson represents the sides of TV and consumer electronics, Fox
and Universal Studios represent the content side, and DirecTV and
EchoStar represent set-top box users. Moreover, Silicon Image is at the


==========> 02-04-17-USAToday-HighDefMultimediaInterface.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020417/4034233s.htm

A deal against digital piracy Hardware makers, studios in accord
By Mike Snider
USA TODAY

A group of electronics makers and movie studios moved the rollout of digital
TV a step ahead Tuesday with a preliminary agreement on copy protection
for high-definition broadcasts and digital TV sets.



==========> 02-04-25-AP-TVIndustryCopyProtectionAgreement.txt==========

Congress Urges Digital TV Speedup
April 25, 2002
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 8:53 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The television industry is near agreement on a major
issue that has hindered the transition to all-digital TV, several
executives said Thursday.

``This process is rapidly moving to a conclusion,´´ Paul Liao, chief


==========> 02-04-29-CNETNews-VODIssues.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-894468.html

Video services see need for speed
By Stefanie Olsen 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 29, 2002, 1:55 PM PT

LOS ANGELES--The video-on-demand and Net access industries are engaged in a 
tug-of-war over broadband connections, sparking debates about when an Internet 
connection should be considered "high speed." 


==========> 02-05-01-SJMerc-CableAgreesPowellPlan.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3175190.htm

Posted on Wed, May. 01, 2002
Cable companies commit to speed digital TV

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top ten U.S. cable operators committed Wednesday 
to take steps to accelerate the transition to digital television, including 
carrying several high-definition digital channels by January 2003.

  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell last month set out 


==========> 02-05-07-CNETNews-StreamingVideo.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-900617.html

Net video's obstacle to a steady stream
By Stefanie Olsen 
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 7, 2002, 4:00 AM PT

Streaming media companies aim to make Web video as seamless as television, but 
recent advances in technology may fall short of solving deeper problems with 
data delivery over the Internet. 


==========> 02-05-07-SJMerc-BPDG-HDTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3218129.htm

Posted on Tue, May. 07, 2002
Cory Doctorow: Hollywood wants a stranglehold on your digital technology
By Cory Doctorow

  Digital television is coming, which should be cause for celebration. 
High-definition digital TV will deliver fantastic picture and sound.

  But because digital TV broadcasts will be, well, digital, this also gives the 


==========> 02-06-11-Reuters-TauzinDTV-BPDG-Schedule.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-935172.html

Congressman sets digital TV deadline
By Reuters 
June 11, 2002, 4:55 PM PT

A key lawmaker asked squabbling media and technology companies to reach 
agreement on a copy-protection standard for digital TV by July 15, a spokesman 
said Tuesday. 



==========> 02-06-12-EFF-TauzinDTV-Schedule.txt==========

http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/000138.html

Consensus at Lawyerpoint?
 Being a true account of the undertakings of the Broadcast Protection 
Discussion Group 
(Not affiliated with the Copy Protection Technology Working Group's Broadcast 
Protection Discussion Group) 
June 12, 2002

Tauzin's tasks and timetable


==========> 02-07-22-PMTechDaily-HollingsTauzinUrgeFCCtoRequireBroadcastFlag.txt==========

PM Tech Daily: Article on Anti-piracy Technology for digital TVs
Committee Chairmen Turn To FCC For Anti-Piracy Efforts
by Drew Clark

The chairmen of key House and Senate committees late Friday urged the FCC
to implement a proposal designed to protect broadcast television programs
from piracy by requiring all digital television receivers to include
copyright-control technology.

In separate letters to FCC Chairman Michael Powell, the two lawmakers urged


==========> 02-08-01-SJMerc-DTVPictureUnclear-GoodSummary.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3778112.htm

Posted on Thu, Aug. 01, 2002
Why the digital TV picture still isn't clear
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  Perhaps nothing illustrates the faltering digital television revolution as 
well as the furor over a single component known as a tuner.



==========> 02-08-05-SJMerc-FCCToRequireDigitalTuners.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3804834.htm

  Posted on Mon, Aug. 05, 2002
  Sources say FCC poised to act on digital tuners in TVs

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Television makers would have to include tuners that 
can receive digital broadcast signals in new sets possibly as early as 2004 
under new rules U.S. regulators are poised to consider Thursday, sources 
familiar with the situation said Monday.



==========> 02-08-06-SJMerc-FCCtoRequireHDTVTuners.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3812715.htm

Posted on Tue, Aug. 06, 2002
FCC requires digital tuners in new TVs
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

  The Federal Communications Commission will attempt to revive the moribund 
digital television revolution Thursday by requiring TV makers to install 
digital tuners in all new sets.


==========> 02-08-06-WSJ-FCCToRequireDigitalTuners.txt==========

http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/dj/?story=/news/stories/dj/
20020806/on20020806000017.htm&column=P0DFP

 FCC Gives TV Makers Deadline of 2006 to Roll Out Digital Sets 
 Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2002 12:24 AM ET 
  
 Federal regulators, frustrated by the glacial pace of the nation's transition 
to digital television, will require TV-set makers to include digital tuners in 
all new sets by 2006, a move that broadcasters have been pushing, Tuesday's 
Wall Street Journal reported. 


==========> 02-08-07-EFF-FCCBroadcastFlagLetter.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/20020807_eff_bpdg_fcclet.html

EFF letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell on BPDG

Electronic Frontier Foundation
454 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, CA 94110 

Wednesday, August 7, 2002 



==========> 02-08-07-SJMerc-FCC-ConsidersBroadcastFlag.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3825001.htm

Posted on Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
FCC to consider ways to protect digital television broadcasts from piracy

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission stepped up pressure 
on the technology, entertainment and consumer electronics industries on 
Thursday to end a long-running dispute over protecting digital television 
broadcasts from piracy.



==========> 02-08-08-EFF-PublicInterestGroupsBroadcastFlagPressRelease.txt==========

http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/000160.html

Consensus at Lawyerpoint?
Being a true account of the undertakings of the Broadcast Protection Discussion 
Group 
(Not affiliated with the Copy Protection Technology Working Group's Broadcast 
Protection Discussion Group) 
August 08, 2002

Public interest groups ask FCC to consider consumer impact of broadcast flag


==========> 02-08-12-TidBITS-Doctorow-BPDG.txt==========

http://www.tidbits.com/database-cache/tbart06901.html

Originally published in TidBITS#642/12-Aug-02; see <http://www.tidbits.com/> 
for more information. 
Can the Digital Hub Survive Hollywood?
by Cory Doctorow <cory@eff.org> 
The Most Important Rule: Build Products People Want.

iMovie, iPod, iPhoto, iTunes, television tuner-cards, composite video out, CD 
burners on laptops, flat-screen iMacs, Cinema displays, and QuickTime... 


==========> 02-09-19-CNETNews-TauzinDingellProposedAnalogTVEndBy2007.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-958685.html

Lawmaker pushes for digital TV deadline
By Reuters 
September 19, 2002, 1:42 PM PT

Television broadcasters would be required to switch entirely to digital, 
copy-protected signals by January 2006, under a proposal released Thursday by 
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin. 



==========> 02-09-20-LATimes-TauzinDingellProposedAnalogTVEndBy2006.txt==========

http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-fi-dtv20sep20(0,2321782).story

Digital TV Switch Pushed
Congress: In draft bill, lawmakers propose steps to speed transition. It would 
make most analog TVs obsolete by 2007.
By EDMUND SANDERS
TIMES STAFF WRITER
September 20 2002

WASHINGTON -- Hoping to speed the nation's transition to digital television, 


==========> 02-10-24-DCInternet-DOCBelievesCopyrightFightsSlowingBroadbandGrowth.txt==========

http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1487631

Copyright Fights Slowing Broadband Growth
By Roy Mark
October 24, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Resolving the legal
issues of digital content and rights
management are integral to sparking
broader consumer use of broadband,


==========> 02-11-03-AOTC-ReviewOfBadTechLegislation.txt==========

http://www.aotc.info/archives/000152.html#000152

American Open Technology Consortium
Educating politics about technology 
November 03, 2002
The Worst Coders in Washington 

The best code in the world can be foiled by a single bug. One careless line of 
code can crash an entire program. 



==========> 02-11-08-USAToday-HDTV-BroadcastAndCableStandards.txt==========

USA Today
HDTV leaps 'last hurdle' in transition
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
Nov. 8, 2002

TV makers and cable companies have tentatively reached a landmark agreement
aimed at kick-starting the tepid rollout of digital high-definition TV
(HDTV)  and eventually eliminating the need for cable set-top boxes, say
people close to the matter.



==========> 02-12-00-ACMNetWorker-ProblemsWithConvergence.txt==========

NetNews: Convergence conundrums
Dennis Fowler
December 2002 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 6 Issue 4 

"Convergence" is one of those buzz-words that refuses to die. And why should 
it? On the face of it, the coalescing of computers and networks and 
communications and electronic and electrical appliances is, well "doh," as 
Homer Simpson might say.



==========> 02-12-02-BostonGlobe-GAOPushesDigtialTVDeadline.txt==========

Boston Globe
GAO pushes digital TV deadline
Study: Regulators should mandate dropping analog
By Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff, 12/2/2002

With the US television industry making only sluggish progress in converting
to digital formats including high-definition TV, a General Accounting
Office study being released today suggests that federal regulators should
mandate a deadline for cable operators to begin carrying digital channels
instead of over-the-air analog channels.  The report can be found at: 


==========> 02-12-19-SJMerc-CableAndTVReachAgreementOnDTVStandard.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4778366.htm

Posted on Thu, Dec. 19, 2002
Cable companies, TV makers reach pact on digital programming
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - In a move that could speed the transition to
digital television, cable companies and TV set manufacturers reached
an agreement Thursday that would make it easier for consumers to


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JANUARY 3, 2003
PRIVACY MATTERS
By Jane Black
Business Week

Will Your TV Become a Spy?

Hollywood wants every new digital set to include technology that would
stop people from putting its shows on the Net. Bad idea


==========> 03-01-05-NYT-StudiosStartingToImplementCopyRrestrictions.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/05/business/05CONT.html?ex=1042764173&ei=1&en=776
e7d9146023643

Studios Using Digital Armor
January 5, 2003
New York Times
By AMY HARMON

Lying dormant in virtually every digital cable box in America is
technology that can prevent viewers from recording certain programs to


==========> 03-01-11-Yahoo-FCCChiefLikesTiVoAndPlansToShare.txt==========

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030111/ap_on_go_ot/fcc_loves
_tivo_2

FCC's Chief Calls TiVo 'God's Machine' 
Sat Jan 11, 2:02 AM 
 By JIM KRANE, AP Technology Writer 

 LAS VEGAS - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
 (news - web sites) is a new convert — to the personal digital video recorder. 



==========> 03-02-03-PCMag-Dvorsk-HDTVProblems.txt==========

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,857417,00.asp

February 3, 2003 
HDTV Confusion 
By John C. Dvorak 

Out of the blue one day, I got blasted for commenting that HDTV doesn't work 
over
cable systems. I should have said it doesn't work over standard or old cable 
systems,


==========> 03-02-05-HillNews-CongressCommUnveilTechPriorities.txt==========

http://www.hillnews.com/news/020503/priorities.aspx

House and Senate committees unveil high-tech priorities
By Jeff Dufour 

As the 108th Congress picks up steam, the House and Senate committees
responsible for telecommunications and technology issues have revealed their top
priorities for the coming year.

"We will have an ambitious telecom agenda" this year, said Ken Johnson,


==========> 03-03-00-ACMNetWorker-WhoWillControlYourLivingRoom.txt==========

Putting it together: Who do you want to control your living room?
Win Treese
March 2003 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 7 Issue 1 

A decade ago, the technology world was in the midst of a raging debate over who 
was going to control the data connections and content into the home. Would it 
be the cable television companies? Or the telephone companies? Both industries 
had a vision of how they would be dominant, each providing news, information, 
entertainment, and shopping over their private communications network. Both had 


==========> 03-03-26-FedCompWeek-HomelandEmergencyResponseOpsAct-ForceTVToReleaseSpectrum.txt==========

Federal Computer Week
Bill would close spectrum loophole
BY Dibya Sarkar
March 26, 2003

Two congressional lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to ensure that TV
broadcasters transfer a 24 MHz piece of spectrum to public safety officials
by 2006, a move supported by first responders.

The Homeland Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, co-sponsored by Reps.


==========> 03-03-28-ZDNet-OperaBrowserToSupportTVOverIP.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2132649,00.html

Opera powers broadband TV decoder
 13:53 Friday 28th March 2003
 Matthew Broersma  

IP-based television broadcasting is just getting started, and Opera Software is
bidding to be a part of the new industry with a Japanese deal 

Browser maker Opera Software is going on the telly. 


==========> 03-04-07-CNETNews-Altair-SonyTVWillDisplayVidoeFromInternet.txt==========

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/995467.htm

Monday, April 07, 2003 
FROM CNET NEWS.COM

Sony TV would grab streams from the Net 
The company is developing a plasma screen TV set that's intended to tune
in streaming video from home networks and the Internet as easily as regular
TV programs, sources say. 



==========> 03-08-18-SJMerc-PBSStationsUseHDToSendMultipleStreams.txt==========

Posted on Mon, Aug. 18, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
KQED taking advantage of digital TV
SAN FRANCISCO PBS STATION BROADCASTS FOUR PROGRAMS OVER ONE HD CHANNEL
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

There's an old Silicon Valley expression describing how established industries 
initially react to new technology: ``Paving the cow paths.''

In other words, revolutionary ideas are used first to slightly improve existing 


==========> 03-09-10-EFF-CommentsOnFCCRulemakingForDTVReadySets.txt==========

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:TqLsGpKJoEAJ:hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public
/attachmatch/DOC-238850A1.doc++%22down-resolution%22&hl=en

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==========> 03-09-11-SJMerc-FCCDTVRules-Labeling-Copying.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6744424.htm

Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
FCC OKs new rules for digital television
STANDARDS SHOULD BENEFIT CONSUMERS
By Heather Fleming Phillips
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday took steps to 
speed up the transition to digital television, adopting rules that would make 


==========> 03-11-04-SJMerc-FCCApprovesBroadcastFlagForDTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7182865.htm

Posted on Tue, Nov. 04, 2003 story:PUB_DESC
FCC OKs 'broadcast flag' for digital TV

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government Tuesday approved an anti-piracy mechanism that 
will make it harder for computer users to illegally distribute digital TV 
programs on the Internet. The goal is to speed the transition to higher quality 
digital broadcasts and ensure such programming remains free.



==========> 03-12-01-SJMerc-DTVBroadcastsLaunchedInJapan.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7387155.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 01, 2003		
Digital broadcasting launched in Japan's major cities

TOKYO (AP) - Digital broadcasting was launched in Japan Monday -- a step the 
government is hoping will provide a much-needed boost to the country's laggard 
economy.

The Japanese government is determined to make digital broadcast, which can 


==========> 03-12-07-SJMerc-DG-HongKongBroadbandTVProhibtsCopying.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7435555.htm

Posted on Sun, Dec. 07, 2003		
Future of TV looks a lot like broadband
By Dan Gillmor
Mercury News Technology Columnist

HONG KONG - If the future of television is taking shape here, our choices of 
programming appear to be nearly infinite. But whether we have flexibility and 
freedom in how we use those choices will be someone else's decision.


==========> 04-01-07-SJMerc-IntelToFundInvestmentInDigitalHome.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7651343.htm

Posted on Wed, Jan. 07, 2004		
Intel fund to invest in digital home
CHIP GIANT PURSUES ADVANCES IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
By Therese Poletti
Mercury News

Intel will announce today the creation of a $200 million venture fund to invest 
in companies developing technologies for the digital home.


==========> 04-01-08-CNETNews-PhillipsIntroducesInternetReadyTV.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-7353_3-5137233.html?tag=nefd_top

Philips broadcasts Internet-ready TV
By Reuters
http://news.com.com/2100-7353-5137233.html
Story last modified January 8, 2004, 6:36 AM PST

Dutch company Philips Electronics on Wednesday unveiled a television set 
featuring a wireless connection to the Internet and PCs, enabling it to play 
music and view pictures and video from the Web or computers.


==========> 04-01-08-EETimes-LCOS-IntelLiquidCrystalTechForHDTV.txt==========

http://www.eetimes.com/semi/news/OEG20040108S0020

Intel targets LCOS for HDTVs
By Mark LaPedus
Silicon Strategies
January 8, 2004 (3:48 p.m. ET) 	
 
LAS VEGAS — Intel Corp. entered the LCD market Thursday (Jan. 8), rolling out 
proprietary liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) technology at the Consumer 
Electronics Show here.


==========> 04-01-08-LATimes-HomeDevicesDontSpeakSameLangusage.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-ces8jan08,1,4801371.story?coll=la-headli
nes-technology

At Tech Trade Show, Devices Don't Speak Same Language
Despite the buzz about networking, firms tout products that aren't compatible 
with rivals.
By Jon Healey
Times Staff Writer
January 8, 2004



==========> 04-01-08-MSWatch-GatesTalksUpSeamlessComputing.txt==========

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1428599,00.asp

Thursday, January 08, 2004
Gates Salutes the Seamless Computing Experience
By Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft Chairman also talks up new Windows Media Center Extenders, next 
version of MSN, and SPOT watches in his Consumer Electronics Show kick-off 
keynote.



==========> 04-01-08-PCWorld-IntelsPlansForHomeEntertainmentProducts.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114207,00.asp

Intel Changes the Channel
Chip maker details plans for TVs, entertainment PCs, portable video devices.
Tom Krazit, IDG News Service
Thursday, January 08, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- Intel is stepping deeper into the consumer electronics market. The 
company hopes to put an Intel chip inside a plethora of home entertainment 
devices, including televisions, portable media players, and PCs designed for 


==========> 04-01-08-SeaPI-MSShowsNewConvergenceSoftware.txt==========

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/155750_msftmediacenter08.html

Thursday, January 8, 2004
PC to TV via Microsoft
Software broadens media content for living room
By TODD BISHOP
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Microsoft Corp., the world power in computer software on the desktop, yesterday 
introduced a new effort to extend that dominance to the entertainment center.


==========> 04-01-09-CNETNews-PushIntoLivingRoomAGamble.txt==========

http://news.com.com/2100-1003-5137997.html?tag=nl

Push into living room is a gamble
Last modified: January 9, 2004, 4:00 AM PST
By Ed Frauenheim and Richard Shim
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
       

LAS VEGAS--Computer companies face major obstacles in the consumer electronics 
market despite optimistic claims that it represents a promising new frontier 


==========> 04-01-09-SJMerc-HPJumpsIntoConsumerElectronics.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7669230.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 09, 2004		
HP joins the crowd in consumer electronics
FIORINA TARGETS `DIGITAL MAKEOVER'
By Dean Takahashi
Mercury News

LAS VEGAS - Hewlett-Packard has joined the pack of computer makers diving into 
the consumer electronics market, announcing Thursday it would sell television 


==========> 04-01-09-VUNet-LCOS-IntelLiquidCrystalTechForHDTV.txt==========

http://www.vnunet.com/News/1151908

Intel tunes into digital TV
By Robert Jaques [09-01-2004]
Liquid crystal on silicon technology promises better and cheaper large 
flat-screen TVs


Intel engineers have demonstrated a technology which they promise will pave the 
way for large flat-screen TVs with clearer pictures than current systems - all 


==========> 04-02-11-PCWorld-FCCApprovesDTVBroadcastFlag.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114649,00.asp

Flak Over Flags
The FCC has green-lighted a flag that imposes copy controls on digital 
television. And there was much rejoicing?
Anush Yegyazarian, PC World
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

I remember when the term digital applied to clock radios and not much else. 
These days, it seems to modify every aspect of life, from dating, address 


==========> 04-02-18-SJMerc-AkimboMarketsInternetVideoOnTVService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7979559.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 18, 2004
San Mateo start-up to offer Net video on TV
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Internet video has gone from being an over-hyped dot-com fad to something 
people actually watch.



==========> 04-03-15-EFF-DownResolutionOfAnalogComponentsShouldBeProhibited-2.txt==========

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:ETG3BxyPzhQJ:www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/EFF_
SFNPRM_Reply.pdf++%22down-resolution%22&hl=en

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==========> 04-03-15-EFF-DownResolutionOfAnalogComponentsShouldBeProhibited.txt==========

http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/eff_fcc_comments.php

EFF Reply Comments re the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SFNPRM) 
in the FCC's "Plug and Play" proceeding
(CS Docket No. 97-80/PP Docket No. 00-67). In these reply comments, EFF urges 
the FCC to prohibit down-resolution, or down-rezzing, of component analog 
outputs for nonbroadcast programming carried on cable and satellite systems.

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==========> 04-04-00-ACMCompInEntertainment-InteractiveTV-TechnologiesAndStandards.txt==========

Synopsis - Books and Software: iTV handbook: technologies & standards
Eddie Schwalb
April 2004 	  	
Computers in Entertainment (CIE),  Volume 2 Issue 2 

ABSTRACT

Interactive television (iTV) is an evolutionary merging of digital TV and the 
internet. iTV technology offers new powerful ways for consumers to interact 
with content and service providers. In Europe, iTV has gained significant 


==========> 04-05-00-InSourced-SonyDevelopsOpticalHeadForCD-DVD-BluRay.txt==========

http://www.in-sourced.com/article/articleview/1773/1/1/

Sony develops multi-format recorder

	Sony Corporation has developed a single 3-wavelength recording/playback 
optical head, capable of recording and playing-back 3 formats, Blu-ray Disc 
(BD), in addition to DVD, CD, which is a high-density optical disc system 
capable of recording/playing back high definition contents.

BD is an optical disc system capable of recording and playing-back HD contents 


==========> 04-05-07-LATimes-FCCProposingToReallocateTVSpectrum.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wifi7may07,1,1391175.story

Plan for Spectrum Is Making Waves
The government's proposal to reallocate the airwaves has the backing of tech 
companies but angers broadcasters.
By Jube Shiver Jr.
Times Staff Writer
May 7, 2004

WASHINGTON — As demand for wireless services surges, the federal government is 


==========> 04-06-28-SJMerc-DownloadingMoviesMovesCloserToReality.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/9030078.
htm

Posted on Mon, Jun. 28, 2004
Downloading movies moves closer to reality for the masses
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Here's something my 3-year-old daughter, Sara, will have a hard time 
remembering when she's in high school:


==========> 04-07-02-SJMerc-DTVTunerMandateUneededAndCostly.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/gmsv/9063493.
htm

Posted on Fri, Jul. 02, 2004
Get ready to pay more for a TV, thanks to FCC mandate
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

We're about to start paying a hidden tax of $350 on new TV sets, thanks to 
Washington insider politics that has become bad public policy.


==========> 04-07-15-EETimes-AdvancedDRMForDVDCouldSpurTransitionToHighDefTV.txt==========

http://www.eetonline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=23900919

Copyright scheme could fuel transition to high-definition systems
By Rick Merritt
EE Times
July 15, 2004 (9:00 AM EDT) 	

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An agreement between eight PC, consumer and movie companies 
to develop a robust and flexible copyright protection system for 
high-definition DVDs is expected to fuel the nascent high-definition market.


==========> 04-08-05-Wired-FCCApproves13BroadcastFlagTechnologiesIncludingTiVo.txt==========

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64470,00.html

FCC Takes on Spam, Copying 
By Michael Grebb
02:00 AM Aug. 05, 2004 PT
Wired

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission moved Wednesday to excise 
some spam messages from wireless devices and approved 13 technologies to work 
with the new "broadcast flag" protections planned for digital TV signals.


==========> 04-08-06-SJMerc-ChinaIssuesDTVBroadcastLicensesToStateOwnedCompanies.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9337167.htm

Posted on Fri, Aug. 06, 2004
China issues digital TV licenses, ending state TV monopoly

BEIJING (AP) - China has issued licenses to four companies to broadcast digital 
television, ending the monopoly once held by state-run China Central 
Television, the government said Friday.

The announcement comes amid rapid changes in China's state-dominated television 


==========> 04-10-04-SJMerc-FoxMemberOfBothBothHD-DVDAndBlu-rayGroups.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9832575.htm

Posted on Mon, Oct. 04, 2004
Fox Promoting Next-Generation DVD Format
Associated Press

TOKYO - U.S.-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday joined a group of 
companies promoting the Blu-ray disc, one of two competing formats for 
next-generation DVDs, but said it hasn't decided which disc to back.



==========> 04-10-29-SJMerc-FCCMarketingDTVIsWrong.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10045252.htm

Posted on Fri, Oct. 29, 2004
FCC sends wrong signal on digital TV
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Uncle Sam wants you . . . to buy a digital television.

Yes, our government is now in the business of pushing expensive TV sets on 


==========> 04-11-01-SJMerc-MSWinXPMediaCenterHasGoodFeatures.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/mercurynews/business/columnists/mike_langberg/1
0068415.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 01, 2004
Do not attempt to adjust your set. Bill Gates is now in control
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

``There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the 
picture. We are controlling transmission.''


==========> 04-11-12-SJMerc-AkimboSetTopBoxForInternetTVLacksContent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10185352.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 15, 2004
Akimbo breaks ground with Internet TV service
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Akimbo, a set-top box and service for receiving television shows through the 
Internet, could be the most important new consumer technology product of 2004.



==========> 04-11-29-SJMerc-ThreeMovieStudiosBackHD-DVDOverBlu-Ray.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10295209.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 29, 2004
Studios taking sides in fight for successor to the DVD
San Jose Mercury

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three top Hollywood studios Monday threw their considerable 
weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of 
high-definition DVDs, citing in part the need to stem rampant piracy.



==========> 04-11-30-SJMerc-ThreeMovieStudiosBackHD-DVDOverBlu-Ray.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10302782.htm

Posted on Tue, Nov. 30, 2004
Studios endorse new DVD format
BATTLE BREWING OVER NEW STANDARD
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Mercury News

Three major Hollywood studios Monday endorsed one of two next-generation DVD 
formats, hoping to squelch a brewing format war before it has a chance to 


==========> 04-12-09-EETimes-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt==========

http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=55300632

Disney to support Blu-ray Disc format, join board
By Spencer Chin Junko Yoshida
EE Times
December 09, 2004 (9:46 AM EST) 	
 
PARIS — Proponents of the Blu-ray Disc format have gained a major ally as the 
Walt Disney Company announced it would become a member of the Blu-ray Disc 
Association's board of directors, and begin releasing content in the format 


==========> 04-12-09-FinTimes-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt==========

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/31280c80-49f5-11d9-b065-00000e2511c8.html

Disney to launch titles on Blu-ray technology
By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo
Published: December 9 2004 15:29 | Last updated: December 9 2004 20:08
Financial Times

The battle to set the standard for next-generation digital recording media took 
another twist yesterday with the announcement that Walt Disney would launch 
titles on the Blu-ray Disc format promoted by Sony and Matsushita.


==========> 04-12-09-HollywoodRep-DisneyToSupportBluRayDVDFormat.txt==========

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=10007344
23

Dec. 09, 2004
Disney has Blu-ray vision
The Hollywood Reporter
By Brett Sporich

Citing superior quality and overwhelming backing by consumer electronics 
manufacturers, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it will throw its content 


==========> 05-01-03-SJMerc-ComcastCableIntroducesDVRAndOnDemand.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10555102.htm

Posted on Mon, Jan. 03, 2005
Comcast's new services beat satellite
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

After years of dismissing cable companies as technology laggards stuck on the 
ground as satellite TV took viewers into orbit, my head is suddenly spinning 
around.


==========> 05-01-05-LATimes-HPIntroducesNewEntertainmentProducts.txt==========

http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-hp5jan05,1,763719.story?coll
=la-headlines-business-enter

Living Room Taking Center Stage at HP
The unveiling of an 'entertainment hub' and other products marks a step-up in 
company's move into the consumer electronics market.
By Terrill Yue Jones
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 5, 2005



==========> 05-01-05-SJMerc-HPIntroducesNewEntertainmentProducts.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10571129.htm

Posted on Wed, Jan. 05, 2005
New HP lineup targets home entertainment
By Therese Poletti
Mercury News

Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that it plans to continue its push into home 
entertainment hubs for the living room, including one that HP designed for 
people who want a simple device that operates independent of a personal 


==========> 05-01-07-USAToday-IncompatibleConsumerElectronicsConfusing.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-01-07-ces-cover_x.htm

Posted 1/7/2005 2:34 AM     Updated 1/7/2005 3:27 AM
Incompatible tech confuses consumers
By Michelle Kessler, USA TODAY

Sony's new PlayStation Portable, a handheld video game system that can play 
music, movies and display photos, is attracting crowds at the Consumer 
Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
		Sally Smith Clemens of Olympus shows off a combo digital camera 


==========> 05-01-10-SJMerc-MediaHubsForConsumersImproving.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10609278.htm

Posted on Mon, Jan. 10, 2005
Media hubs improving, analysts say
By Dean Takahashi and Therese Poletti
Mercury News

LAS VEGAS - After a decade of talk, technology companies are finally beginning 
to deliver on their promise to give people living-room access to every form of 
electronic entertainment -- television, movies, music, video games and the 


==========> 05-01-20-UCSDNews-RealTimeHDTVSentOverAdvancedNetwork.txt==========

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/JGN2.asp

January 20, 2005
Real-Time HDTV Broadcast From USA
To Japan Enabled By Advanced Networks
Japan’s JGN2 Symposium 2005 Features Keynote Speaker Larry Smarr of UCSD 
Broadcast Live from Seattle over Advanced Optical Networks
By Doug Ramsey

Dignitaries and researchers attending the Japan Gigabit Network 2 (JGN2) 


==========> 05-01-31-SJMerc-CableAndPublicTVGroupsAgreeOnDTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10780762.htm

Posted on Mon, Jan. 31, 2005
Cable, public TV groups settle digital cable issues
San Jose Mercury

WASHINGTON (AP) - It may soon be easier to watch ``Sesame Street,'' 
``Masterpiece Theater'' and other public television programs in sharp, digital 
images.



==========> 05-02-02-PCWorld-DTVAndTVOverIP.txt==========

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119491,00.asp

The Brave New World of TV
A mixed bag of recent and new technologies promises you a wealth of TV options. 
But will they actually arrive?
Anush Yegyazarian, PC World
Wednesday, February 02, 2005

I'm a TV kid. Some of my earliest memories are of cheesy television shows 
blazing their way across the living room set while the family gathered around 


==========> 05-02-03-SJMerc-DeadlineSoughtForHDTVSwitch.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10807559.htm

Posted on Thu, Feb. 03, 2005
Deadline sought for switch to digital television
By Jim Landers
Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON - Two key congressional chairmen said Wednesday that they will push 
legislation to compel broadcasters to surrender older analog-signal airwaves by 
the end of 2006 so that those bits of the radio spectrum can be auctioned off.


==========> 05-02-13-SJMerc-TVOverIP-IPTV-PoisedForRollout.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10894448.htm

Posted on Sun, Feb. 13, 2005
TV over IP is poised for a rollout
NEW YORK (AP) - I want my IPTV?
San Jose Mercury News

Internet Protocol, the language of most online communications, was supposed to 
have revolutionized the way we watch television by now, enabling a wide range 
of multimedia bells and whistles: from multiple camera angles to on-screen Web 


==========> 05-02-16-CompWorld-Noam-DigitalHomeNetworksChangeConsumerElectronics.txt==========

http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/itspending/story/0,1080
1,99821,00.html?source=x10

Consumer electronics industry faces disaster, academic says
Commoditization could reshape the industry in the next few years
News Story by Paul Kallender
ComputerWorld  		
	
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The impending era of digitally networked 
homes will cause potentially devastating problems as well as golden 


==========> 05-04-14-SJMerc-JointVentureWithChineseAnnoucesBroadbandMediaPlans.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11393821.htm

Posted on Thu, Apr. 14, 2005
Xbox vet, Chinese firms announce new broadband media venture
San Jose Mercury News

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A designer of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox game console is 
teaming up with two of China's biggest electronics makers to develop a system 
that delivers movies and video games on demand over broadband.



==========> 05-04-19-SJMerc-BartonBillExpectedToNameAFirmDateForDTVTransition.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11434795.htm

Posted on Tue, Apr. 19, 2005
Lawmaker to press for firm date for digital TV switch
San Jose Mercury News

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton, a strong supporter of speeding the shift to 
digital television, recently bought a new analog TV set -- the kind that will 
be obsolete if Congress mandates a nationwide conversion by the end of next 
year.


==========> 05-04-27-SJMerc-HighTechDTVCoalitionUrgesFirmDateForTransition.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11504683.htm

Posted on Wed, Apr. 27, 2005
High-tech giants push for fast digital-TV transition
San Jose Mercury News

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- A group of U.S. high-tech heavyweights on 
Wednesday urged Congress to set a firm date for the transition to digital 
signals for television broadcasts, saying it's critical for innovation and jobs.



==========> 05-05-26-CNETNews-MPAASaysDTVBroadcastFlagIsNeeded.txt==========

http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+flag+should+go+forward/2010-1071-5719977.h
tml

Why the broadcast flag should go forward
By Dan Glickman
CNET News
Story last modified Thu May 26 04:00:00 PDT 2005

A federal appeals court earlier this month killed FCC rules that would have 
forced TV gear to use copy protection technology known as a "broadcast flag." 


==========> 05-06-07-TechNewsWorld-FutureDVDStandardsBattleContinues.txt==========

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/fhEtGwiv2KCI1U/DVD-Standard-Battle-Rages-On.x
html

DVD Standard Battle Rages On
By Paul Korzeniowski
TechNewsWorld
06/07/05 5:00 AM PT

Two options, Blu-ray and high-definition DVD (HD-DVD), have emerged as 
potential standards for these next generation discs. Whichever format the 


==========> 05-06-09-SJMerc-FCCSetsDeadlineForMidsizeTVsToSupportDTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11854199.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 09, 2005
FCC moves up deadline for digital midsize TVs
San Jose Mercury News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Television viewers who crave the crisp, clear pictures of 
digital TV got a boost Thursday when the government ordered manufacturers to 
include the technology in all midsize models by next spring.



==========> 05-06-16-CSMonitor-BigScreenTVsUseLotsOfEnergy.txt==========

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0616/p13s02-stct.html

From the June 16, 2005 edition
ENERGY EATERS: Big-screen TVs, like these on display at a Tweeter store in 
Boston, use more power than older sets, says a new study.
JOSH ARMSTRONG
As TVs grow, so do electric bills
By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Not long ago, Andrew Fanara was shopping with his wife for a new big-screen 


==========> 05-07-12-CNETNews-SenatePanelSuggestsDigitalTVSwitchIn2009.txt==========

http://news.com.com/Digital+TV+changeover+suggested+for+2009/2100-1028_3-5785519
.html?tag=nefd.lede

Digital TV changeover suggested for 2009
By Anne Broache
Story last modified Tue Jul 12 16:42:00 PDT 2005
CNET News

WASHINGTON--Millions of American television sets that receive only analog 
over-the-air broadcasts could go dark if not upgraded by Jan. 1, 2009.


==========> 05-07-16-SJMerc-VDSLChipMakerIkanosSeesIncreasedDemandForOnlineVideo.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12148998.htm

Posted on Sat, Jul. 16, 2005
WORTH THE WAIT
RISING DEMAND FOR VIDEO ONLINE PULLS IKANOS OUT OF ECONOMIC EDDY
By Dean Takahashi
San Jose Mercury News

Ikanos Communications could have taken a shortcut to the market. But the 
Fremont chip maker took the long road, waiting out the telecommunications 


==========> 05-07-25-SJMerc-NetflixToTestInternetMovieDownloads.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12217453.htm

Posted on Mon, Jul. 25, 2005
Netflix near launch of movie downloads
CUSTOMERS WOULD USE TV SET-TOP BOX TO GET VIDEO ON DEMAND
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
San Jose Mercury News

Netflix is poised to test its long-awaited Internet movie download service, 
which would broaden its rental business beyond its current DVDs-by-mail 


==========> 05-08-12-SJMerc-TiVoTestsInternetDownloadServiceForTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12368315.htm

Posted on Fri, Aug. 12, 2005
TiVo tests Internet download service
San Jose Mercury News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Add TiVo Inc. to the list of companies trying to wed the 
Internet to television. The digital recording company will soon allow customers 
to download TV shows to their set-top boxes via the Internet -- even before the 
shows air on TV.


==========> 05-08-23-Mainichi-JapaneseElectronicsFirmsAbandonUnifyingStandardsForNewDVDs.txt==========

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050823p2a00m0na012000c.html

MSN JapanNews
Mainichi INTERACTIVE
Aug 23, 2005
Japanese electronics firms abandon unifying standards for next-generation DVDs

Two groups of Japanese major electronics companies have abandoned unifying 
their standards for next-generation DVDs, industry sources said Tuesday.



==========> 05-08-23-SJMerc-Blu-ray-HD-DVDTalksBreakDown.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12450041.htm

Posted on Tue, Aug. 23, 2005
Talks between DVD groups break down
San Jose Mercury News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The possibility that consumers will have to choose from 
two competing DVD formats next year is growing now that negotiations have 
broken down between the groups behind the different standards.



==========> 05-09-01-WashPost-ToshibaDelaysLaunchOfFirstHD-DVDPlayer.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090100450.
html

Toshiba may delay HD DVD player launch into 2006
Reuters
Thursday, September 1, 2005; 3:33 AM
Washington Post

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp. <6502.T> said on Thursday it may delay 
the year-end launch of its next-generation HD DVD players, potentially 


==========> 05-09-21-TechNewsWorld-MPEG4StandardStartsToTakeShape.txt==========

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/V07bQFqVZ1Az8v/New-MPEG-Standard-Starts-to-Ta
ke-Shape.xhtml

New MPEG Standard Starts to Take Shape
By Paul Korzeniowski
TechNewsWorld
09/20/05 5:00 AM PT

"Currently, there is a lot of buzz about MPEG H.261, but many carriers are 
still conducting trails and tests rather than rolling out commercial services," 


==========> 05-10-00-IEEESpectrum-AnalogTVFinallyOnWayOut.txt==========

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/oct05/1911

The Dawn of Digital TV
By: Robert M. Rast
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005

The end of analog television is at hand. Pundits have predicted the death of 
analog before, but such forecasts were couched in caveats. Now governments are 
setting firm dates and planning for life after analog, when vast amounts of 


==========> 05-10-19-ZDNet-Blu-rayWinningFutureDVDFormatWar.txt==========

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5902753.html

Forrester: Blu-ray winning drawn-out format war
By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: October 19, 2005, 2:04 PM PT
By Stephen Shankland

Sony's Blu-ray format for next-generation DVD drives will win over Toshiba's 
rival HD DVD format, analyst firm Forrester predicted Wednesday--but it won't 
be a quick victory.


==========> 05-10-21-SJMerc-WarnerBrosToSupportBothBlu-rayAndHD-DVDFormats.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/12961968.htm

Posted on Fri, Oct. 21, 2005
Warner Bros. backs Blu-ray high definition DVD format
Mercury News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Warner Bros. has become the second studio to support both 
high definition DVD formats, a move that could shift the advantage to the 
Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp.



==========> 05-10-24-InvestBusDaily-USConsidersSpectrumAuctionWhenTVGoesAllDigital.txt==========

# "Feds Mull Wireless Auction for the Spectrum Left Over When TV Goes 
All-Digital"
Investor's Business Daily (10/24/05) P. A6; Krause, Reinhardt

With Congress apparently moving toward setting a 2009 deadline for all 
broadcasters to switch from analog to digital TV transmission, the question is 
what should be done with the vacated analog spectrum. Legislators intend to 
reserve about 30 percent of the spectrum for public safety services, and 
auction off the rest. With a mid 2009 deadline for implementing digital TV, the 
remaining spectrum would probably be auctioned off in 2008. The Congressional 


==========> 05-11-07-SJMerc-YahooAndTiVoToBlendSomeTVAndWebServices.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13102550.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 07, 2005
Yahoo, TiVo join to blend TV, Web services
MAY WONG
Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. and TiVo Inc. are teaming up to blend some of 
their services, a move that further fades the lines between offices and living 
rooms, TVs and PCs.


==========> 05-11-08-SJMerc-YahooAndTiVoToBlendSomeTVAndWebServices.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13111970.htm

Posted on Tue, Nov. 08, 2005
Program your TiVo through Yahoo
COLLABORATION A SIGN OF MORE THINGS TO COME
By Michael Bazeley
Mercury News

Yahoo continued its steady push beyond personal computers and into the living 
room, announcing Monday a partnership with TiVo that allows people to program 


==========> 05-11-14-NYT-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/14/business/14warner.html

November 14, 2005
Internet Service to Put Classic TV on Home Computer
By SAUL HANSELL
NY Times

Looking for "The Fugitive?" Didn't get enough "Eight Is Enough?" Would you like 
to "Welcome Back, Kotter" one more time?



==========> 05-11-14-RedHerring-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt==========

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14462&hed=AOL+Offers+Old+TV+on+Demand&s
ector=Industries&subsector=EntertainmentAndMedia

AOL Offers Old TV on Demand
Portal reaches into Time Warner’s massive archive to make itself an instant 
contender in the on-demand world.
November 14, 2005
Red Herring

Time Warner will attempt to address the U.S. consumer’s appetite for both 


==========> 05-11-14-WashPost-AOLToHaveTVRerunsOnDemand.txt==========

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/13/AR2005111300683.
html

AOL to Have Reruns on Demand
By David A. Vise
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 14, 2005; D01

America Online Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. are planning to put 
thousands of episodes of once-popular television shows like "Welcome Back 


==========> 05-11-16-Reuters-Blu-rayAndHPDisagreeOverLaunchPlan.txt==========

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-
11-17T014937Z_01_MCC706561_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-BLURAY-HP.xml

Blu-ray, HP at odds over high-def DVD launch plan
Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:49 PM ET7
By Sue Zeidler

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Blu-ray Disc group, which aims to set the standard 
for next-generation DVDs, on Wednesday said it would not adopt a proposal from 
Hewlett-Packard Co. by the launch of the technology, leading the PC maker to 


==========> 05-11-21-NYT-TiVoToSupportMovingTVToiPods.txt==========

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/21/business/media/21download.html?ei=5090&en=828b
15793b7d17e4&ex=1290229200&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=11326131
93-hMywW8tCZXUIuZ7mjyaKxA

The New York Times
November 21, 2005
TiVo to Transfer Shows to iPods, Sony PSP
By LAURIE J. FLYNN

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 - TiVo, the maker of digital video recorders, plans to 


==========> 05-11-21-SJMerc-TiVoToSupportMovingTVToiPods.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13225605.htm

Posted on Mon, Nov. 21, 2005
TiVo feature moves TV shows to iPod, PlayStation Portable
By Therese Poletti
Mercury News

In an effort to boost its subscriber base, TiVo, the company whose name is 
synonymous with recording and storing your favorite TV programs, will announce 
today a feature to move recorded TV shows onto Apple Computer's newest video 


==========> 05-11-22-SJMerc-AOLAndBrightcoveToBringTVToInternet.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13231381.htm

Posted on Tue, Nov. 22, 2005
Online video service pairs up with AOL to syndicate content
Mercury News

BOSTON (AP) - The migration of television to the Internet is getting another 
boost with a deal that gives Web video startup Brightcove Networks Inc. a 
foothold on AOL's Web portal.



==========> 05-11-30-SJMerc-NewChipEnablesInexpensiveDigitalTVConverters.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13292296.htm

Posted on Wed, Nov. 30, 2005
Sunnyvale company provides digital key
By Mike Langberg
Mercury News

Zoran, a little-known chip company in Sunnyvale, is providing a big service to 
Silicon Valley by smoothing the long and bumpy road from analog to digital 
television.


==========> 05-12-06-CreativeMac-ManyHDTVBuyersStillConfused.txt==========

http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=36097

New Research Proves HDTV Still 'Fuzzy' for Consumers  Scientific-Atlanta and 
cable companies help consumers 'get connected' and 'get clear' on HDTV   
Creative Mac
(December 06, 2005)

High-definition televisions (HDTVs) are available everywhere, and people are 
buying them. HDTVs are selling rapidly in retail chains, online warehouses 
and/or local consumer electronics outlets, showing that consumers want HD 


==========> 05-12-10-NewSci-InternetTVAtCrucialPoint.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/mg18825296.400.html

19 December 2005
Internet TV at a crucial fork in the road
10 December 2005
Mark Anderson
Magazine issue 2529

The type of TV we see online will depend on which of two radically different 
approaches gains the upper hand


==========> 05-12-19-SJMerc-USHouseMovesForAllDTVByFeb2009.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/13442654.htm

Posted on Mon, Dec. 19, 2005
House moves for all-digital television by Feb. 2009
Mercury News

WASHINGTON (AP) - House lawmakers approved legislation early Monday that would 
complete the transition to all-digital television broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009.

The measure also would allocate up to $1.5 billion to help consumers with 


==========> 05-12-20-RedHerring-ConsumersRipDTVLaw.txt==========

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14942&hed=Consumers+Rip+Digital+TV+Law

Consumers Rip Digital TV Law
With the government set to raise $10 billion from spectrum auction, consumers 
are footing a $3.5-billion bill, says group.
December 20, 2005
Red Herring

Consumer groups are up in arms over what they believe will be an unfair 
financial penalty on up to 21 million households, as the United States begins 


==========> 06-01-06-SJMerc-HD-DVDFormatWars.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13563175.htm

Posted on Fri, Jan. 06, 2006
Beta/VHS-like battle shaping up for new high-def DVDs
Mercury News

LAS VEGAS (AP) - It was supposed to be the grand unveiling of a new generation 
in home entertainment when Kevin Collins of Microsoft Corp. popped an HD DVD 
disc into a Toshiba production model and hit ``play.''



==========> 06-01-09-InfoWeek-InternetAndDigitalTVPressesTVIndustry.txt==========

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175801995

Watch This
The TV industry is being pressed by programming and distribution alternatives. 
See it play out any way you like.
By Thomas Claburn and J. Nicholas Hoover,  InformationWeek
Jan. 9, 2006

For years, the television industry has been pleading with viewers, "Don't touch 
that dial." But the audience is no longer listening; it has pressed for more 


==========> 06-02-06-SJMerc-IssuesWithHighDefinitionTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13805091.htm

Posted on Mon, Feb. 06, 2006
High-definition hype splashes beyond TVs
By May Wong
AP Technology Writer

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The term ``high-definition'' was almost a curse five years 
ago, when politicians, broadcasters and TV makers were reluctant to hoist 
massive changes upon the nation's television landscape.


==========> 06-02-07-AP-DisneySpinsOffVideoOnDemandService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13813703.htm

Posted on Tue, Feb. 07, 2006
With Cisco, Intel backing, Disney spins off video service

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. has spun off its stalled video on demand 
service with hopes of reviving it this year.

The new company, called MovieBeam Inc., counts Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel 
Corp. among its investors, according to a recent regulatory filing.


==========> 06-02-13-VNUNet-UKCableCompanyNTLStartsBitTorrentTrials.txt==========

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2150189/ntl-gets-bed-bittorrent

NTL starts BitTorrent download trials
VNU Network
UK cable company to trial high-speed service for films, music video and TV
William Eazel, vnunet.com 13 Feb 2006

Cable firm NTL has announced plans to use peer-to-peer application BitTorrent 
in a technical trial to evaluate ultra high-speed legal video downloads in the 
UK.


==========> 06-02-14-SJMerc-DisneySpinoffMovieBeamAnnouncesMovieDownloads.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13869106.htm

Posted on Tue, Feb. 14, 2006
Disney spinoff beams video into your home
MOVIES TO BE AVAILABLE SAME DAY THEY'RE RELEASED ON DVD
By John Boudreau
Mercury News

The battle to move the video store into your living room is getting more 
heated, as Walt Disney spinoff MovieBeam will announce today a new on-demand 


==========> 06-03-00-ACMNetWorker-VideoComputingConvergenceHappening.txt==========

Net news: It's called convergence, baby
Dennis Fowler
March 2006 	  	
netWorker,  Volume 10 Issue 1 

When I began writing this column several years ago, I was told that 
"convergence" was the theme. Over that time that thread has been lost more 
often than not, but frankly, convergence has been a long time coming. Now it 
looks finally to have attained critical mass, and not surprisingly, Google has 
inserted itself right into the middle of it.


==========> 06-03-21-SJMerc-MAToProvideSoftwareForInternetTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14150659.htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 21, 2006
Microsoft going into Internet TV
COMPANY TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE TO PHONE GIANT DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
By Jessie Seyfer
Mercury News

Microsoft is expected to announce today that it will soon bring television over 
the Internet, or IPTV, to thousands of Germans in a partnership with Deutsche 


==========> 06-03-23-AP-TelcosSeeOpportunityInTVOverPhoneLines.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14170759.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 23, 2006
Phone companies see a hit in TV over phone lines

LAS VEGAS (AP) - At the telecommunications conference here this week, a visitor 
could be forgiven for thinking he missed a turn and walked into the wrong trade 
show, a more glamorous one that dealt with entertainment rather than the plain 
old telephone system.



==========> 06-03-30-AP-CableCompaniesSeeNetworkedDVRs.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14224958.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 30, 2006
Comcast sees greater use of network DVRs

NEW YORK (AP) - A top executive at Comcast Corp., the largest cable TV company 
in the country, on Thursday predicted that the cable industry would move toward 
adopting a networking technology that could significantly increase the use of 
digital video recorders.



==========> 06-04-06-MediaPost-DataRevealsAlmostNoViewersForCommercialsOnDVRs.txt==========

http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomeP
age&art_aid=41887

New Data Reveals Virtually No Viewers For Time-Shifted Spots
by David Goetzl, Thursday, Apr 6, 2006 7:34 AM EST
MediaPost Communication

ADVERTISERS DETERMINED TO RESIST PAYING for ads skipped with DVRs can find new 
ammunition in Nielsen's new minute-by-minute ratings. An analysis of the 
so-called "commercial ratings" obtained by MediaDailyNews reveals that 


==========> 06-04-07-AP-NetworksRushToOfferShowsOnline-TVViewingDeclines.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14290025.htm

Posted on Fri, Apr. 07, 2006
Networks rush to offer shows online as TV viewership declines

LOS ANGELES (AP) - These days, there's more than one way to get ``Lost,'' visit 
``The Office'' or keep ``Law and Order.''

Six months after ABC struck the first deal to sell commercial-free TV episodes 
online, networks are rushing to offer everything from individual programs to 


==========> 06-04-07-MediaPost-DVDOwnersStillRecallCommercials.txt==========

http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomeP
age&art_aid=41938

Nets' Study Finds Little Difference In Ad Recall Among DVR Owners
by Wayne Friedman, Friday, Apr 7, 2006 8:00 AM EST
MediaPost Communications

A NEW NETWORK-BACKED RESEARCH STUDY says it doesn't matter whether viewers have 
a DVR or not -- they still basically recall prime time broadcast commercials 
the same way. In a study sponsored by the four big networks, New York-based 


==========> 06-04-07-SJMerc-LetTelcoAndCableCompeteForTVViewers.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14289656.htm

Posted on Fri, Apr. 07, 2006
Let phone and cable firms compete for TV viewers
INTERNET VIDEO IS GOOD FOR MARKETPLACE, BUT SERVICE MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL
Mercury News Editorial

When telephone companies upgrade their aging networks so they can deliver 
super-fast Internet access and television-quality video, consumers stand to 
benefit. Consider what happened when Verizon launched its TV service in Keller, 


==========> 06-04-10-AP-ABCOffersFreeInternetAccessToSomePrimeTimeTVShows.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14309402.htm

Posted on Mon, Apr. 10, 2006
ABC to offer 4 prime-time shows online for free

LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC will offer four prime-time shows including ``Desperate 
Housewives'' and ``Lost'' on its Web site for free for two months beginning in 
May as it continues to expand the ways consumers can watch TV online.

The shows will include advertising that cannot be skipped over during viewing. 


==========> 06-04-10-AP-NewEmmyCategoryForBroadbandTVShows.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14310255.htm

Posted on Mon, Apr. 10, 2006
Six shows created specifically for broadband up for Emmys
By Brian Bergstein
AP Technology Writer

TV programming created especially for cell phones, handheld computers and the 
Internet has officially arrived as its own medium. Six broadband-specific shows 
have been nominated in a new category of the Emmy Awards to be given out later 


==========> 06-04-10-SJMerc-OnlineTVShowsChallengeCableTV.txt==========

Posted on Mon, Apr. 10, 2006
Cable TV races to keep up with finicky consumers
Mercury News

ATLANTA (AP) - There's a big power shift in the world of paid television, and 
not it's not between the traditional rivals of cable and satellite. Consumers 
are getting more control over what and how they watch, and cable operators are 
doing everything they can to cater to their rapidly evolving desires.

As the cable TV industry's annual trade show got under way in Atlanta Monday, 


==========> 06-04-11-SJMerc-FreeInternetTVAccessRequiresCommercialWatching.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14316322.htm

Posted on Tue, Apr. 11, 2006
TV wherever you want it
NEW ADVERTISING PLATFORM UNFOLDS
By John Boudreau
Mercury News

Walt Disney is taking commercial television to the Internet -- call it the new 
network TV.


==========> 06-04-18-ArsTech-PhillipsInventionwouldForceViewersToWatchCommercials.txt==========

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060418-6625.html

Philips files for patent to force ad viewing
4/18/2006 7:35:10 PM, by Peter Pollack
ArsTechnica

Philips Electronics has done it again. Flush with heady optimism after 
successful products such as the digital compact cassette (DCC) and the super 
audio CD (SACD), the redoubtable European giant has developed a way to keep 
television free for the masses for the foreseeable future—a patent application 


==========> 06-04-18-NewSci-PhillipsInventionwouldForceViewersToWatchCommercials.txt==========

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn9011&feedId=online-news_rss20

Invention: The TV-advert enforcer
17:49 18 April 2006
NewScientist.com news service
Barry Fox

For over 30 years, Barry Fox has trawled through the world's weird and 
wonderful patent applications, uncovering the most exciting, bizarre or even 
terrifying new ideas. His column, Invention, is exclusively online. Scroll down 


==========> 06-05-09-USAToday-TIVOToProvideBroadbandAccessToWebVideos.txt==========

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-05-09-tivo-brightcove_x.htm

TiVo hooks up with Internet video and ad sales service
Updated 5/9/2006 10:40 PM ET 
By David Lieberman, USA TODAY

NEW YORK — The wall separating televisions from Internet video is about to lose 
a few more bricks.

TiVo will unveil Tuesday a deal that will enable about 400,000 subscribers who 


==========> 06-05-14-AP-ISPsFearInternetCantHandleHeavyVideoLoad-ProposeCharges.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14579901.htm

Posted on Sun, May. 14, 2006
High-def could choke Internet, ISPs fear
PETER SVENSSON
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Every day, it seems, a new service pops up offering to send you 
video over the Internet. "Desperate Housewives," Stephen Colbert heckling the 
president, clips of bad dancers at wedding parties: It's all there.


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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002999088_fire17.html

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 12:00 AM
Super high-def video: Eyes open wide for tech on the way
By Brier Dudley
Seattle Times senior technology Writer

SAN DIEGO — How do you make a geek drool?

Show him or her the stuff being developed at the California Institute for 


==========> 06-06-01-SJMerc-YahooLaunchesRevampedOnlineVideoService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14715980.htm

Posted on Thu, Jun. 01, 2006
Yahoo recasts online video
JUMPS ON TREND POPULARIZED BY YOUTUBE
By Elise Ackerman
Mercury News

Yahoo launched a revamped video service Wednesday evening that appears to 
position the Sunnyvale company for a future in Internet television.


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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15407986.htm

Posted on Thu, Aug. 31, 2006
Report: Beijing picks Chinese-developed standard for digital TV

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese regulators have picked a standard for terrestrial 
digital TV broadcasts, opting for a domestically developed system instead of 
foreign technology, a state newspaper said Thursday.

The standard will become mandatory for Chinese broadcasters on Aug. 1, 2007, 


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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/15496583.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 12, 2006
AT&T launches live broadband TV service
BRUCE MEYERSON, Associated Press

NEW YORK - AT&T Inc. is launching an Internet TV service where subscribers can 
watch live cable channels such as Fox News on any computer with a broadband 
connection for $20 per month.



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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/15501818.htm

Posted on Tue, Sep. 12, 2006
NBC launches online video venture

NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping to reclaim some ground won by Internet sites, NBC 
Universal launched a venture with its affiliated TV stations on Tuesday aimed 
at providing a legal and profitable way to distribute video online.

The venture, which was originally announced in April, will also include video 


==========> 06-09-26-InfoWeek-Doctorow-DRMMakesHighDefVideoUnappealingToConsumersAndHollywood.txt==========

http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193005696&pg
no=3&queryText=

Opinion: High-Definition Video--Bad For Consumers, Bad For Hollywood
Digital rights management gadgetry has turned high-definition video into a 
lumbering dinosaur that consumers won't want to buy. And a good thing, 
too--because Hollywood doesn't know what to do with HD
By Cory Doctorow,  InformationWeek, Sept. 26, 2006

The high-definition screen has become a kind of Christmas tree, overladen with 


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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15882637.htm

Posted on Mon, Oct. 30, 2006
Cos. have broad aims for TV on the Web
BRIAN BERGSTEIN, Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Eyebrows went up when Google Inc. recently agreed to spend 
$1.65 billion for YouTube, the most popular Web site for free video clips. But 
that figure could be blown away one day if some emerging companies achieve 
their much broader visions for the future of online TV.


==========> 06-11-00-CACM-MeshBasedP2PProvidesInternetTVDistributionToAverageUsers.txt==========

Communications of the ACM
Volume 49, Number 11 (2006), Pages 55-57
Anyone can broadcast video over the internet
Reza Rejaie

A mesh-based P2P streaming mechanism provides TV-like distribution service to 
average computer users over the Internet with no special support from the 
network.

Being able to stream live video from a desktop to a large number of end systems 


==========> 07-01-11-NewTeeVee-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaDescribeOnlineTVProject.txt==========

http://newteevee.com/2007/01/11/venice-project-mozilla/

Exclusive: Inside The Venice Project, Built On Mozilla
Written by Om Malik- Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 11:25 PM PT
NewTeeVee

The Venice Project is not just another online video start-up. The 
Luxembourg-based company is the latest co-production of the two-person hit 
factory of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. The founders of Kazaa and Skype 
are hoping that The Venice Project will upend the television experience just as 


==========> 07-01-15-HackingNetFlix-NetflixToOfferOnlineVideoService.txt==========

http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2007/01/breaking_netfli.html#more

Breaking: Netflix Launches "Watch Now" Downloads
HackingNetFlix, January 15, 2007 | 

Netflix has launched a new feature called Watch Now that will enable 
subscribers, at no additional cost, to watch movies immediately on Netflix.com. 
The new service does not limit the number of movies a customer can watch, 
instead it gives users 1 hour of video for every $1 they spend monthly (18 
hours of online video is free with the $17.99 plan). Customers can watch 5 


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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/16472701.htm

Posted on Tue, Jan. 16, 2007
Skype founders unveil TV service details, TOBY STERLING, Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The co-founders of the Internet telephone service 
Skype unveiled the brand name and details of their latest project Tuesday: a 
new Internet-based television service called Joost.

Entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype for $2.6 billion 


==========> 07-01-16-AP-FoundersOfSkypeAndKazaaUnveilJoostNetTVService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16472975.htm

Posted on Tue, Jan. 16, 2007
Founders of Skype, Kazaa unveil Joost, a Net TV service

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The co-founders of the Internet telephone service 
Skype unveiled the brand name and details of their latest project Tuesday: a 
new Internet-based television service called Joost.

Entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype for $2.6 billion 


==========> 07-01-16-SJMerc-NetflixToOfferOnlineVideoService.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/16470058.htm

Posted on Tue, Jan. 16, 2007
Mail too slow? Netflix to roll out online video, By John Boudreau, Mercury News

Netflix, the Los Gatos DVDs-by-mail company, will offer a sneak preview 
beginning today of its new online service that lets viewers access and watch 
select movies and TV episodes through the Internet.

The trial ``Watch Now'' program, to run through June, will be offered for no 


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http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957482.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

Skype founders launch Joost.com
Online venture will offer free TV content worldwide, By STEVE CLARKE, Jan. 16, 
2007

LONDON — The ambitious online TV endeavor created by the founders of Skype, 
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, known as The Venice Project, will be launched 
as Joost.com.



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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16641224.htm

Posted on Wed, Feb. 07, 2007
TiVo, Amazon bring video downloads into the TV room

SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. have jumped into the digital 
download wars -- with a twist. The new partners will beam movies and TV shows 
directly to their customers' living rooms.

The companies said a test version of their new service, called Amazon Unbox on 


==========> 07-03-06-AP-GoogleCEOSaysNewAndOldMediaCompaniesDividedOverInternetVideo.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16845327.htm

Posted on Tue, Mar. 06, 2007
Google CEO: Old and new media remain divided over online video

NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said the 
Internet giant continues to pursue deals that will let it show copyrighted 
videos on YouTube, but suggested old and new media remain far apart in how they 
view the emerging business of online video.



==========> 07-03-12-TechRev-P2PCouldSolveOnlineVideoProblems.txt==========

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18284/

Technology Review, Monday, March 12, 2007
TR10: Peering into Video's Future
The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer 
networks could come to the rescue.
By Wade Roush

This article is one in a series of 10 stories we're running this week covering 
today's most significant emerging technologies. It's part of our annual "10 


==========> 07-03-28-AP-LawmakersUneasyWithAssurancesOfUpcomingSwitchToDigitalTV.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5540562?nclick_check=1

Lawmakers nervous about upcoming digital TV switch
Associated Press, 03/28/2007 02:07:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are uneasy with assurances they're getting that when 
old-style analog TV broadcasts go off the air in early 2009, consumers with 
non-digital televisions and traditional antennas won't be left in the dark.

"I have a great apprehension that a great mess lies before us," House Energy 


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http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_5584502

Local governments sue FCC over cable rules meant to spur competition
Associated Press, 04/03/2007 01:53:16 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - Local governments across the country went to court Tuesday to 
challenge federal rules intended to spur competition in the cable television 
industry.

Lawyers for organizations representing cities and counties asked the appeals 


==========> 07-04-17-AP-FCCCommissionerCoppsWoriedAbout2009DigitalTVTransition.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5687206

FCC commissioner Copps 'really worried' about digital TV transition in 2009
Associated Press, 04/17/2007 11:41:01 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS - FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Tuesday called for greater 
efforts to educate the public about a government-mandated switch-over to 
digital television signals in two years.

Copps, appearing alongside fellow Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, told the 


==========> 07-04-26-SJMerc-SunStreamingSystemForVideoDeliveryByPhoneAndCable.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5754139

Sun to unveil video delivery by phone, cable
SYSTEM WOULD ALLOW CONSUMERS TO SELECT CONTENT TO VIEW ON TV
By Therese Poletti, Mercury News, 04/26/2007 01:41:24 AM PDT

Sun Microsystems will unveil a system today that would let cable and 
telecommunications companies offer digital video-based services to consumers 
through the phone or cable lines coming into the home.



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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/6756899.stm

BBC NEWS, 2007/06/15 14:25:46 GMT
Warnings of 'internet overload', By Spencer Kelly

As the flood of data across the internet continues to increase, there are those 
that say sometime soon it is going to collapse under its own weight. But that 
is what they said last year.

Back in the early 90s, those of us that were online were just sending text 


==========> 07-06-20-AP-VeohTVOffersTVLikeInterfaceToInternetVideos.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6185562

Veoh TV aims to make online video viewing more like television
Associated Press, Article Launched: 06/20/2007 07:54:36 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES - Veoh Networks Inc., a site backed by media mogul Michael Eisner, 
hopes to radically change how people watch video online, offering software that 
not only finds and plays programs from anywhere on the Web but also offers the 
look and feel of traditional TV.



==========> 07-07-26-AP-SenatorsConcernedAboutDigitalTVTransition.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6471350

Senators want to avoid 'train wreck' in digital TV transition
Associated Press, Article Launched: 07/26/2007 02:09:20 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not 
equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture. 
The government is spending $5 million to let owners know so they can do 
something about it - a sum critics say is too measly.



==========> 07-08-11-AP-CompetingHDDVDFormatsMoreAlikeThanDifferent.txt==========

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6599910

Blu-ray, HD DVD formats compared
Associated Press, 08/11/2007 01:37:46 AM PDT

The two competing formats for high-definition DVDs are more alike than they are 
different.

Blu-ray and HD DVD both offer sharp, high-definition images and sound best when 
viewed on high-def TV screens. Both can also hold more data than a standard