The Economics, Technology and Content of Digital TV

Preface. Section 1: Delivery Systems and Technology Issues. 1. The Evolution of Television Technology; A.M. Noll. 2. Converging Computer and Television Image Portrayal; J. Watkinson. 3. The FCC Digital Television Standards Decision; W.F. Schreiber. 4. The Digital Mystique: A Review of Digital Technology and Its Application to Television; A.M. Noll. 5. Digital Data Broadcasting; S. Beck, J.D. Abel. Section 2: Content and Programs. 6. Content and Services for the New Digital TV Environment; J. Carey. 7. The End of the Story: How the TV Remote Killed Traditional Structure; D. Rushkoff. 8. Interactive Television; R. Mudge. 9. Beyond Viewing and Interacting - Inhabited TV; T. Regan. Section 3: The Changing Economics of TV Industries. 10. A Digital Television Ecosystem: The Battle to Shape the Future; J.F. Moore, S. Koprince. 11. Digital Television and Program Pricing; D. Waterman. 12. The Economics of Digital TV's Future; R. Parker. 13. Broadcasting and Bandwidth; W.R. Neuman. 14. Public Television's Digital Future; G.P. Poon. Section 4: International Issues. 15. The Path from Analog HDTV to DTV in Japan; P.B. Seel. 16. Digital Television in Europe and Japan; J.A. Hart. Contributor Biographies. Index.