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To: DiViT who wrote (44007)	8/18/1999 6:29:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Opal does use Divicom encoders..................... www2.digitalbroadcasting.com{74943348-5254-11D3-9A5E-00A0C9C83AFB}&Bucket=HomeLatestHeadlines HDTV Pioneer WRAL Taps Thomcast, DiviCom for Encoders 8/17/99 Raleigh, NC?s WRAL, the first commercially licensed station to transmit in digital in the US has selected encoding systems from Thomcast (Southwick, MA) and DiviCom, (Milpitas, CA). Previously the station had been using an encoder from Mitsubishi, which, along with Tektronix, produced some of the earliest HDTV encoders on the market. The transaction also involves the sale of encoders to WRAL?s sister station, WRAZ-TV (Durham, NC). Thomcast?s CDS Unit will supply the stations with DiviCom?s MV-400 HDTV and MV-40 SDTV encoders, Thomcast?s Pearl PSIP Manager and Opal Data Broadcasting Gateway, and integration and installation services. Thomcast also will supply WRAL with an HDTV encoding system to be used for contribution feeds. This is not the first time Thomcast and DiviCom have collaborated in providing DTV systems to stations. DiviCom teamed with Comark, a division of Thomcast, in providing encoding systems to LIN Television (Providence, RI) in 1998 and in April 1999, formally announced a strategic partnership that makes Comark the primary distributor and integrator of DiviCom ATSC products to the broadcast market. WRAL-TV began digital transmissions on July 23, 1996 and is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Co. (Raleigh, NC). Edited by Tom Butts

To: DiViT who wrote (44007)	8/18/1999 6:59:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

3 million DVD players to leave stores this year UNITED STATES — More than 3 million DVD players will be sold in 1999, Toshiba marketing vice president Steve Nickerson sadi in an industry address, thanks to the release of new and cheaper models, the support provided by video rental stores and numerous promotions. In the first 15 weeks of this year, DVD shipments to dealers were up 300 percent over the same period last year. If the present pace of sales continue, the final figure for 1999 could be between 3 million and 3.3 million players. If the growth rate dips to 250 percent, an average of 2.9 million players will be sold. This still far surpasses CEMA's original forecasts of more than 1 million units, based on last year's Christmas sales. In 1998, industry sales of DVD players averaged a 200 percent growth over 1997. The key contributors to the rise in sales include free-disc promotions with the purchase of Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Toshiba players, the availability of new DVD models that enhance the CD-audio playback capabilities of the format and the imminent arrival of the first players priced under $200 from some second and third-tier brands. Widespread support of the format from video rental stores has also helped sales. Similarly, Nickerson forecasts HDTV and HDTV-ready sets selling more than the 120,000-unit forecast issued by CEMA. asiansources.com