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The first Pioneer-branded HDTV-ready rear-projection set will ship to dealers in June, the company reported. Model SD-641HD5 will be the first HDTV-compatible set available...

NEW YORK — Thomson, DirecTV and Microsoft’s WebTV officially entered the hard-drive video recorder business by announcing a multifunctional interactive set-top box and service...

The recent SkyFORUM hosted by the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association (SBCA) in New York, marked a significant period of transition for the direct-to-home...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sharp used the recent CEDIA Expo to unveil two widescreen HDTV rear-projection monitors in the 61W- and 55W-inch screen sizes. The rear-projection...

TiVo and Replay Networks continued to line up strategic investors, some of which are also expected to offer programming tie-ins with the two platforms....

Although consumer sales of HDTV-ready monitors have done relatively well since the first products rolled out last summer, sales of the set-top decoders these...

Note: All models receive all 18 ATSC Table 3 DTV Formats. * Also receives DirecTV standard and HD satellite services. c TWICE 1999

DirecTv is working with the National Association of Broadcasters to offer federal lawmakers drafting a new satellite bill possible solutions to various issues, including...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — DirecTV and sister company Hughes Network Systems will partner to distribute a broadband, two-way DirecPC satellite Internet-access service later this...

INDIANAPOLIS — Terk Technologies used the CEDIA Expo 2000 to show custom electronics installers three antennas designed for HDTV reception and a pair of...

INDIANAPOLIS — Princeton used the recent CEDIA Expo to unveil its new HTX series of 4:3 direct-view HDTV monitors. The line includes the AR3.6HTX...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sony used the CEDIA Expo 2000 to unveil a pair of rear-projection widescreen HDTV monitors for sale this November in the high-end...

New digital television products are once again expected to take center stage at CES, as manufacturers look to capitalize on growing consumer demand for...

Expanding its previously announced sponsorship of CBS Network’s plan to convert certain prime-time programming to HDTV format, Mitsubishi said it will also provide similar...

P>ARLINGTON, VA. — In an effort to simplify the process of buying a digital television (DTV), the Consumer Electronics Association’s Video Division Board issued...

Mitsubishi is preparing to help purchasers of its first-generation HDTV-capable sets remain compatible with next-generation digital TV set-top decoders by offering a special adapter...

Philadelphia — Be he Republican or Democrat, the country’s next president will be aware of the performance benefits of high-definition television. Panasonic saw to...

EchoStar, OpenTV and Wink reached an agreement to enable OpenTV’s interactive software to deliver Wink’s Enhanced Broadcasting services to EchoStar’s Dish Network subscribers. This...

DirecTv has reached multi-year retransmission agreements with NBC and ABC to carry each network’s owned and operated affiliate stations in its local-to-local TV channel...

High-definition upgradable television displays in various configurations highlighted the video portion of the 10th annual CEDIA Expo, where manufacturers tipped their hands to first-...

The leading supplier of glass lenses for projection TV sets predicted PTV sales climbing 18.2% this year to 1.55 million units, spurred by the...

DirecTv said it would offer select movies in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound on the STARZ! premium movie channel, starting June 29. Encore Media...

Everyone knows there are no domestically owned TV manufacturers left in the U.S., and that contract manufacturers never talk about their business. And everyone...

Gearing up to meet market de-mand for large-size picture tubes (31″-&-over), both Thomson Consumer Electronics and Matsushita America are expanding their North American production...