cfogg@milton.acs.washington.edu (Chad Fogg) (03/17/90)
1990 PBS/KCTS HDTV Conference
Tentative Agenda
April 16, 1990
Reception 6:30
7:00 pm Stuart Samuels, Zbig Vision Ltd.
Premiere of Great Performances production, "The Orchestra" produced in HDTV
by ZBIG Vision Ltd. and WNET.
April 17, 1990
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Panel #1 HDTV Program Production Activities Around the World
What programs are being produced/planned in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and
Europe? Who is producing these programs? What is the rate of growth in
HDTV program production. What are the production costs?
Burnie Clarke - President and CEO, KCTS Moderator
Mark Blandford - President, Daystar Productions, Inc. Canada. Produced
"Chasing Rainbows" in HDTV in 1988.
Ralph Cohen - Chairman, The Walt Disney Company HDTV committee
Massimo Fichera - Deputy Director, Radiotelevisione Italiana
Bertrand LaBrusse - Member, Council Superieur de L'Audiovisuel, France
Representative of NHK, Japan
11:00 am Panel #2 Economics of HDTV Program Production and Distribution
How much does it cost to convert stations and home receivers, over what
period of time ? To what use will this revenue be put; program production,
acquisition and distribution (software) HDTV production and distribution
facilities (hardware) ?
Dave MacCarn, Director of Engineering, WBGH, Boston
Larry Thorpe, Sony America
Russ McMurtray - District Electronics Specialist, Motion Picture and
Television Products Division, Kodak
Representative of Bosch America (BTS)
Representative of WTTW, Chicago
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 continuation of Panel 2 if necessary and
Panel #3 Non-Broadcast HDTV Applications Is there interest and
commitment to production of HDTV programs for non-broadcast distribution,
e.g., by cable, VCR and DBS? What will HDTV be used for other than mass
media (e.g. medical diagnosis, records storage, flight simulation and in-
light use, advertising layouts, photography, museum displays, educational
purposes, graphics, etc.)
Thomas Bensten, NASA
John Mezzerschmidt, Scientific Atlanta, Electronic Theatre Network, DBS
Direct Broadcast Satellite Industry
Representative of Bellcore
April 17, 1990 continued
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Coffee Service, INITMAN Lobby
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm HDTV Performance Production, Barry Rebo, producer
April 18, 1990
8:30 am Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am Panel #4 Direction of HDTV in the US What types of HDTV systems
are being developed in the international broadcast arena? How important is
an international common image format? What drives the development of these
various systems; government policies, methods of standards development,
promotion of indigenous private interests in HDTV manufacturing, production
and distribution? What impact will international HDTV systems and the U.S.
economy have on the choice of a U.S. system?
Dick Green, President, Cable Labs
Peter Fannon, Executive Director, Advanced Television Test Center
James McKinney, Chairman, Advanced Television Systems Committee
Bertrand LaBruse, Member, Council Superieur de L'Audiovisuel, France
Representative of NHK
11:00 am Panel #5 Critical Issues for US policy-makers How can the
development of a high quality U.S. HDTV system be assured? What impact
would an "interim system" have? Will HDTV be part of the effort to
improve American manufacturing competitiveness? Is there a leadership role
for PBS in HDTV development?
Bruce Christensen, President, PBS
Howard Miller, Vice President, Operations and Engineering, PBS
Congressional Representative
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Non-verbatim:
If you're interested in attending, contact Luara Cosacchi ("Co-sak-ee")
Voice (206) 443-4801
FAX (206) 443-6691
Submit your name, title, company, address, and phone.
There's a possibililty that a Rupert Murdoch rep. will show up for
discussion of the Sky Cable HDTV delivery.
Attendance is limited to 400. Invitations have been mailed out
to the SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)
list and past PBS HDTV attendants.
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