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To: George Thompson who wrote (31789)	4/3/1998 9:35:00 AM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

Thanks George, I always look forward to your comments.

To: George Thompson who wrote (31789)	4/3/1998 3:45:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Comark, (Divicom partner) sells to FOX......................... infoseek.com KDFW / FOX Television and Comark Sign DTV Transmitter Order BUSINESS WIRE Thu, Apr 02 1998 SOUTHWICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1998--Fox Television Stations of Dallas, Inc. has signed an order with COMARK Communications, Inc. for the first DTV transmitter bought under an agreement signed September of last year. KDFW-FOX 4 will be the first FOX O&O to go "on-the-air" with a full-service digital transmitter. COMARK is proud that this FOX first is an "AdvantageTM" transmitter product. Under the terms of the September agreement, COMARK has offered FOX's O&O's with both digital and NTSC (analog) transmitters through the year 2002, and extended a specially negotiated offer of DTV equipment and services to FOX affiliates. COMARK and FOX are creating a joint "technical working party" to help define the network's DTV requirements and establish implementation and integration requirements. In addition, Comark Digital Services (CDS) has extended to FOX an offer to provide turnkey solutions to its digital television needs.

To: George Thompson who wrote (31789)	4/3/1998 4:21:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

More on the backing of progressive scan by Fox and ABC....... techweb.cmp.com <<Padden said ABC chose 720p for high-definition programming because it offers the "highest picture quality of any available format," and because the network believes "the future of HDTV is inherently progressive." For its part, Fox will reportedly focus on the 480-line progressive format while offering some 720p programming. Calling interlaced formats "obsolete" and "dead ends," Andy Setos, executive vice president of the News Technology Group, said, "At Fox, we see DTV as a whole new communication medium." Neither ABC or Fox will offer the 1,080-line interlaced scanning format favored by CBS, NBC and other HDTV proponents.>> <<SNIP>> <<Emphasizing that the decision to go with progressive scanning was an engineering one, Padden said ABC believes interoperability with the world of computers is important. He also said the 720p format is compatible with the digital devices being developed by the cable industry. "Historically we've gone to Hollywood for programming, but there's no shame in going to Redmond," said Saul Shapiro, vice president of broadcast technology for ABC Broadcast Operations & Engineering, referring to Microsoft Corp.'s hometown. Shapiro said ABC's vote for 720p was about "positioning ourselves for the future for any boxes and ICs that emerge to deliver programming." Likewise, Setos of Fox foresees datacasts to PCs and laptops.>>