roundtable: HDTV -- still in stalemate (Benton)

roundtable: HDTV -- still in stalemate [Benton]

HDTV -- still in stalemate [Benton]

Curtiss Priest (cpriest@juno.com)
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 11:00:47 EDT 

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Subject: HDTV -- still in stalemate [Benton]
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From: cpriest@juno.com (Curtiss Priest)
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 11:00:47 EDT


Title: 3 Networks, Set Makers In Standoff Over HDTV
Source: New York Times (C1)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/082997hdtv.html>
Author: Joel Brinkley
Issue: HDTV
Description: Broadcasters are waiting to see what kinds of sets TV
manufacturers are going to be producing, and the manufacturers are
waiting for the broadcasters to reveal exactly how they are going to use
the digital spectrum before finalizing their plans for HDTV sets in the
latest incarnation of the question, "Which came first, the chicken or
the egg?" Neither side wants to make a move until the other has
committed to HDTV.  The only channel that has committed to
high-definition programming is HBO, which will begin HDTV broadcasting
next summer.  Although it is understandable why corporations on both
sides would not want to tip their hats to their competitors, many feel
that it would serve everyone's best interest to have a meeting between
leaders of both industries to set the standards for the introduction of
HDTV.  With major networks losing viewers to cable and direct-satellite
broadcasting, and TV manufacturers losing money because of consumers
anticipating the arrival of HDTV, a solution to this "problem" probably
isn't too far away. 


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