HDTV Magazine Interviews

INTERVIEW: Robert Graves, Chairman, ATSC -June, 2001

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:18:11 -0800

Robert Graves served as Chairman of the ATSC from ----- to ------ We talked to Robert on June 15th ofr 2001 in order to give our readers a feel of what the ATSC is all about. He had just returned...

INTERVIEW - Martin D. Franks, VP, CBS, Inc. 2003

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:26:24 -0800

Martin Franks is in the profession he loves--television. He has the responsibility at CSB for managing the H/DTV transition. At the launch of the new television season we wanted to ask him to size up the progress made from last...

INTERVIEW -- Andrew Nelkiin, VP Panasonic - 2002

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:53:42 -0800

Mr. Nelkin has been with the consumer side of Panasonic since 1985. From his New Jersey headquarters at One Panasonic Way he now oversees all of the digital developments for his company in the USA . We approached Panasonic for...

INTERVIEW - Reed Hundt, Chm, FCC - April, 1996

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:20:33 -0800

While Reed Hundt was chairman of the Federal Communications Comission (1993-1997) he was guided by two principles: first, the FCC should make decisions based on the public interest and second, the FCC should write fair rules of competition for the...

INTERVIEW - Gary Shapiro, President CEA - 2003

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:39:43 -0800

Interviewed by Dale Cripps in the fall of 2003. It is doubtful that HDTV could have a better friend than CEA president, Gary Shapiro. He is a believer that HDTV is both a good thing and that everyone who sees...

INTERVIEW - 2001 - Richard Wiley, Chairman of ACATS

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:00:46 -0800

HDTV Magazine: What are the most important unresolved issues with respect to the H/DTV movement today at the end of 2001?

Richard Wiley: There are some major impediments for the digital television transition. I would identify four. Some of them are on the way to being greatly improved. One (of those) is the equipment. We now have over 350 models in all sizes and shapes, all of the highest quality. The prices are falling faster than anyone expected. The chicken in the 'chicken and egg' dilemma is being solved as we go. Now the egg--that being the programming--is the biggest impediment left. The compelling programming is still in short supply. CBS has clearly done a great job (with their prime time). I am pleased as punch to see ABC coming along. I would like to see Monday Night Football a part of it. I don't understand the plan for the others. When NBC went to all-color in the 60s the whole transition to color took off I would love to see that kind of leadership once more. Obviously, going to HDTV is something they must decide for themselves. I am just a K Street lawyer. I do know this: Without compelling programming we do not have a driving force.

INTERVIEW - Nicholas Negraponte. Media Lab (1994)

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:09:36 -0800

Nicholas Negraponte is the author of Being Digital. He is a founder and the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's uniquely innovative Media Laboratory. The Media Lab is an interdisciplinary, multi million dollar research center of unparalled intellectual and...

The Legendary Sam Runco - 1998

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:56:25 -0800

Sam Runco President, Runco International With Dale E. Cripps HDTV Magazine 1998 "The approach I prefer to take is that no matter what the problems of HDTV are, I'm happy it's here." -Sam Runco "If we could just get the...

ANIMANIA Creators Mike Young and Bill Schultz

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:30:30 -0800

People at Mike Young Productions, (MYP) say it’s hard to tell who is having the most fun: the studio’s young fans numbering in the millions around the world or the studio’s "allegedly" grown-up creators and producers which now number over...

Mark Schubin - Engineer, Historian, Author

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:36:17 -0800

INTERVIEW Mark Schubin Interviewed by Dale Cripps in 2001. Mark Shubin ranks among the best of the best television engineers today. He brings more than 20 years experience to every production along with a wealth of television history and lore....

An Interview with Dale E. Cripps, HDTV Pioneer - 1998

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:59:20 -0800

Dale Cripps:
The original goal of HDTV was to create a worldwide electronic production standard competitive to 35mm film. The goal soon became one to create a new experience for the home--the next generation of television. Test in Japan determined that a 30 degree field of view and the 5.1 audio system made for a dramatically new experience. To do that visually, and without artifacts, you would need about 2 million pixels in a wide shape (later became 16:9).

In the beginning HD was not recordable. Neither were there displays for it. Few had hopes of ever transmitting it. Through to 1984 it was driven fundamentally by this desire to have one electronic production standard that would downconvert with equal ease to the existing transmission standards. Finally NHK developed a HD satellite broadcast system in 1985, intended to be used for the launch of HDTV satellite services in Japan. That transmission system, they once thought, would be sought after around the world and their own beginnings in Japan would mean a lower cost of introduction elsewhere. Japan would dominate the information age with the ultimate information appliance.

INTERVIEW - Gary Shapiro, CEO or CEA

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 21:16:37 -0800

From our 2003 archives INTERVIEW Gary Shapiro, CEO of Consumer Electronics Association by Dale Cripps Gary Shapiro is a disciplined man. He runs one of the largest trade associations in the world. His Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of...

INTERVIEW - Alex Wallau - President ABC Network

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:58:46 -0800

So, we know what wireless is. We can play in the wireless world. Wireless is not a threat. We can play in a broadband world. Broadband just needs more distribution. We can play in most of the distribution channels but the potential for disruption of advertising is the single greatest threat we have.

INTERVIEW - Bryan Burns - ESPN

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:50:08 -0800

Back in 2003 ESPN made a huge commitment to HDTV. On the day of their launch we talked to Bryan Burns, who had a key responsibility for ESPN's venture into HDTV. INTERVIEW WITH BRYAN BURNS VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING...

INTERVIEW - Jean-Briac Parrette

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:38:42 -0800

This interview was conducted in early 2005. Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette Senior Vice President, New Media And Chief Financial Officer NBC Universal Cable Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette was named Senior Vice President, New Media, and Chief Financial Officer of NBC Universal Cable...