The 2000 HDTV Trends Reports are now available. Data for the reports was derived from extensive surveys of US television stations in January 2000.

The over 100-page report contains data and analysis covering the following sections:

• Filings for DTV Construction Permits, Extensions
• By when expect to be on air transmitting s digital signal
• Extent of delays in DTV implementation
• Expected revenue sources for DTV financing
• Interest in COFDM vs. 8-VSB

  Extent of DTV conversion currently, and by when expect full DTV conversion for:

• News
• EFP
• Creative Services

  DTV Formats / Nominal Frame Rates, initially and after 3 years of DTV broadcasting for:

• Origination
• Playback
• Pass On
• Delay

• Extent of network HD pass-through feeds (19.4 Mpbs)
• Extent of HD contribution feed (40-60 Mpbs)
• Extent of HD feed conversion to ATSC formats
• ATSC video formats converted

• Extent/plans to upconvert NTSC signals to digital
• NTSC formats up converted

  Percentage of broadcast day in SD and HD:

• currently
• expected in 3 years time

  Datacasting

• By when expect to be engaged in Datacasting
• Type of datacasting (active vs. passive)
• Type of datacasting information

  Multicasting

• By when expect to be engaged in Multicasting
• Number of SD and HD channels used
• Percentage of broadcast day in multicast mode, currently and in 3 years
• Extent of change in multicast throughout the broadcast day
• Extent of making multicast channels available to other programmers for a fee

• Extent of Use of PSIP
• By when able to insert local material
• By when able to insert EAS messages

  Max. bit rate, before compression:

• currently
• expected in 3 years time

• Origination of different programming (analog vs. digital)
• Origination of local news inserts
• Extent of SD and HD "newslink" cameras

• Incidence of uncompressed HDTV (1.5Gbts) routers
• Max. standard bit rate of routers/plants
• By when expect to increase this bandwidth
• By when expect to purchase a uncompressed (1.5Gbts) video server

  By when expect to begin upgrading each of the following facility types to digital, DTV formats / fps, and target completion date:

• Remote
• Master Control
• News (ENG)
• Newsroom
• Sports
• On-line Production
• Off-line Production
• Special Events
• Commercials
• Remote (OB) Vans

  Digital Conversion and Equipment Budgets:

• Total digital conversion budgets
• Annual equipment budgets, by year: 2000 - 02 Percentage breakdown by SD and HD, by year: 2000 - 02, for:
• SD production equipment
• HD production equipment
• DTV terminal (infrastructure) equipment
• DTV transmission equipment
• DTV Test equipment

  Sources used in DTV Conversion Process

• Sources include:
• Local station personnel
• Group/network personnel (from other locations)
• Manufacturers
• Dealers / Distributors
• Systems Integrators
• Other Stages in the Conversion Process Include:
• System conceptualization
• System specification
• System design
• System approval
• Equipment purchase
• System integration
• System construction
• System acceptance
• Staff training

  Translators / repeaters

• Number currently used
• Percentage owned Percentage by type:
  
• LP 5W VHF
• LP 100W UHF
• HP 1000W max VHF
• HP 1000W max UHF
• Percentage owned to be replaced with digital
• Percentage not owned that will be replaced with digital

  COST

  Full Report - All Sections $2,450, or $125 Per question.
  Major Credit Cards Accepted

  DELIVERY

  Via e-mail as attached Microsoft Word file/s (zip format).

  To order or for more information, contact Toby Beyer at: tbeyer@digitalmedianet.com