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To: DiViT who wrote (36117)	9/21/1998 4:19:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DVD Player sales strong in August........................... twice.com DVD players turned in a third consecutive stellar monthly sales performance, jumping 138.6% to 81,200 and lifting the eight-month total to 442,200. Using the VCR selling pattern as a guide, DVD sales were at an indicated annualized rate of 994,000 in August, second only to July's 1.2 million rate and well above the eight-month rate of 779,000.

To: DiViT who wrote (36117)	9/21/1998 5:26:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Zenith's 2-way cable box..................................... It's cable modem is built on a Broadcom chip.................. zenith.com zenith.com ZENITH SHOWS PROTOTYPE STANDARDS-COMPLIANT DIGITAL SET-TOP ATLANTA, May 4, 1998 - Expanding its arsenal of digital set-top technologies, Zenith Electronics Corporation today announced a new two-way interactive digital cable system based on the DOCSIS/ MCNS standard. Zenith said it is developing a new DOCSIS/MCNS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification/Multimedia Cable Network System) network interface module (NIM) for its Z12C digital set top box. Adding this capability for two-way HFC (hybrid fiber coax) is expected to expand the market for the Zenith digital unit to standards-based cable networks, according to Allen Brown, division vice president and general manager of the Digital Media Group, Zenith Network Systems. "This advancement, based on OpenCable-compliant protocols, demonstrates Zenith's commitment to open standards," Brown said today at Cable '98 NCTA show. "This HFC announcement builds on the proven Zenith technology currently deployed using wireless MMDS transmission." Leveraging the strengths of its "best of breed" partners, Zenith has integrated leading technology into the digital terminals. C-Cube Microsystems' DiviCom Inc. subsidiary, for example, helped Zenith create standards-compliant, digital technology for competitive, timely and cost-effective digital systems. The box's flexible design uses interchangeable NIMs for various kinds of digital video networks, including wireless and wired cable systems and satellite systems. "By developing our digital products around replaceable NIMs, Zenith has been able to leverage engineering efforts supporting the Americast program and the work of Zenith's cable modem group in developing DOC-SIS technology," Brown said. Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Glenview, Ill., is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of electronic entertainment products. And it does HDTV with a module change............................ zenith.com Zenith Announces 'HDTV-Ready' Digital Cable Set-Top Decoder DENVER, June 8, 1998 - Helping cable operators deliver digital high-definition television (HDTV) signals to their subscribers, Zenith Electronics Corporation today announced "HDTV-Ready" digital cable decoders. At Cable-Tec Expo here this week, Zenith is demonstrating an add-on adapter module for its two-way interactive digital cable systems. The "remodulator" adapter for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard serves as a low-cost interface between digital cable set-top boxes and ATSC-compliant digital TV and HDTV sets. The ATSC adapter converts a QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) signal, received by the set-top from cable or wireless networks, to an ATSC-compliant signal for output to a digital HDTV. Allen Brown, division vice president and general manager, Digital Media Group, Zenith Network Systems, said the ATSC adapter will plug into current Zenith Z12C digital set-top models to help eliminate customer fears of set-top obsolescence. "That means Zenith set-tops will support both today's analog TVs and tomorrow's HDTV sets." Zenith also is planning an internal ATSC demodulator for its 1999 set-top product line. Both that product and the ATSC adapter approach are designed to protect the investments by network operators that deliver digital signals and by consumers that upgrade to digital television", he said. On the heels of announcements by major cable operators that they plan to "pass through" HDTV signals to their subscribers, Zenith is also is developing an ATSC headend modulator, which allows cable operators to deliver local DTV broadcasts on a cable channel. The modulator performs error-correction and digital signal processing and modulates the signal for reception by ATSC-compliant DTV and HDTV sets in subscriber homes. Zenith's digital modulation technology is at the heart of the ATSC standard adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for terrestrial DTV broadcasts. Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Glenview, Ill., is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of electronic entertainment products.

To: DiViT who wrote (36117)	9/21/1998 7:07:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

I wonder who Cisco will use for MPEG encoders. Lucent/IBM based encoders are likely. Guangdong's Digital cable build out........ scmp.com Tuesday September 22 1998 CATV plans new network Guangdong CATV, one of the mainland's largest cable TV stations, is to build a multi-service network using Cisco Systems routing and access equipment. The network will deliver integrated MPEG2 video, H.729 audio and local-area-network data traffic over a single IP network to subscribers in 21 cities. The station has 10 cities on-line with more than 400,000 subscribers and offers services such as video-on-demand, business information feeds, on-line games, stock transactions, karaoke and video-conferencing.