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HDTV To Star At International CES
- -November 17, 1997
DTV will debut at the 1998 International CES, to be held in Las Vegas January 8-11, featuring a live over-the-air broadcast from WLAS-TV, the local CBS affiliate.
At the annual press reception at New York's Rainbow Room, show organizer CEMA said virtually every major TV manufacturer will exhibit consumer HDTVs for the first time and announce pricing and delivery plans for the retail market for the 1998 holiday selling season.
CEMA will sponsor a digital TV kiosk at its booth, featuring the latest information on the transition to the new technology. Special information kits from the CES conference schedule include five sessions focusing on DTV.
For instance, the DTV Supersession consists of two panel discussions. The first, moderated by the New York Times' Joel Brinkley, will discuss how digital TV will affect the consumer market. CEMA president Gary Shapiro will moderate a panel on the commercial debut of HDTV.
Both panels will feature top executives from the consumer electronics, broadcasting and cable TV industries.
"Anyone who wants to understand the future of television should be part of this year's ICES," Shapiro said. "No other venue offers the first look at retail HDTVs combined with an educational experience led by the industry leaders in digital technology."
Overall, ICES is expected to draw more than 90,000 attendees and be a broadly based digital technology event, featuring digital TV as well as DVD, digital imaging, wireless data products, car multimedia, smart phones, and a variety of other emerging product categories.
A program of 100 conference sessions will include speeches by several major technology executives. Barry Diller of HSN is scheduled to deliver the show's keynote address; Microsoft's Bill Gates and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy will discuss current and emerging technologies; Forbes' Steve Forbes will deliver a speech on the economic outlook; and Oracle's Larry Ellison will address technologies for corporate information officers and institutional buyers.
For more information, or to register to attend ICES, call (703) 907-7600, or see www.CESweb.org on the web. |
