ADVISORY/New DTV Technology To Embed IP Data in Broadcast Signals.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2000 TOPIC: A new technology is on the horizon that will allow IP content and regular television broadcasts to coexist on the same air waves, CNN.com reported. 12 major broadcasters reportedly formed a network to provide digital content over DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. broadcast signals. Transmitting IP content would give broadcasters a new way to generate revenue, in part to cover the cost of converting to a digital standard, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry analysts. The FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. has mandated that all U.S. broadcasters convert to a digital signal by 2006. Ultimately, the technology could make TV stations de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. ISPs, according to industry experts. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Clint Chao, VP of marketing at Wilson McHenry Company, has more than 15 years of experience in the high technology sector with an emphasis on digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. . He is an expert on digital television. 650/890-8800 ehartin@wmc.com Douglas Bartek, chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Microtune is an expert on digital television, convergence and cable. 972/673-1600 kekberg@sheltongroup.com Branco Gerovac, VP of technology research at SeaChange International, is an expert on media digital and cable television technologies. He has served as DTV technical advisor for the FCC. 978/897-0100 jsheehan@schange.com Jason Kates, CEO and president of Retail Media Systems, Inc., is an expert in new media/interactive television networks. 954/762-2390 jkates@rmsnetworks.com , jteti@rmsnetworks.com David Grant, president of Fox Television Studios, can discuss economics and television, convergence and programming. 323/933-3399 kwagner@mprm.com Bruce Crowley, President, ACTV's HyperTV Networks is an expert in TV-Internet convergence. 212/217-1600 mrosen@bratskeir.com David Reese, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , ACTV ACTV Active ACTV Activate ACTV Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (Venice Public Transport Company, Italy) ACTV Advanced Compatible Television , Inc. is a leader in interactive digital television. 212/679-2233, ext. 213 mrosen@bratskeir.com Patricia Vance, senior VP and general manager of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Internet Group, is responsible for the development and execution of the Internet and commercial online initiatives for all ABC-TV programming and properties. She is an expert in broadcast Internet and convergence. 212/456-7710 vancep@abc.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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