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/PRNewswire/ -- Comcast and KING 5 announced that Comcast will carry KING 5's broadcast programming in state-of-the-art high definition television format (HDTV) beginning today and KONG TV 6/16 in HD within 45 days. KING 5, the market's NBC affiliate and the ratings winner of every news time period, features The West Wing, ER, Friends, Law and Order, and Third Watch among its numerous network programming, in high definition format. KING 5 was the first local station to broadcast in full power high definition, and the first local station to offer a fully digital newscast. Today, KING 5's Evening Magazine and Northwest Backroads are the only regularly scheduled local magazine programs in the country that are produced in true HDTV. KONG TV 6/16 features Northwest Backroads and KING 5 News at 10 p.m. in high definition format. Comcast will carry KING 5's digital high-definition programming on channel 105 and KONG TV 6/16 on channel 106.
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During the final live demonstration of his keynote address, Sakamoto revealed the concept of Life Wall -- Panasonic's vision of the future of High Definition television. Life Wall adds yet another layer to the concept of the "Digital Hearth." This entire-wall-sized television incorporates highly sophisticated, intuitive, intelligent and interactive interfaces such as face- recognition technology that detects who is standing in front of the Life Wall... enabling display of customized icons for family members when he or she is recognized in front of the Life Wall. Motion sensing technology enables hand gesture controlling without a remote control. Panasonic envisions that this Life Wall will be an information hub connecting both the inside and outside of the home, integrating a variety of life-size, stunning, high-quality entertainment content and life-connected home applications; including safety, security, health and communications. The Life Wall will be a place that delivers new ways to communicate, learn and interact by uniting people together.
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GI's HDD-200 provides an add-on solution for C-Band TV consumers with a 4DTV® receiver who want high definition television's superior picture and sound quality. Consumers can access over 500 channels of digital and analog programming with a 4DTV® receiver. Now with the HDD-200, these customers will ... have access to high definition channels. HBO East and West are currently available in a high definition format, and SHOWTIME East and West are scheduled to launch in January 2000, with other high definition channels expected to launch throughout 2000. Because C-Band TV systems can access over 30 satellites, they have the capacity to continue to add hundreds of HD channels without sacrificing current programming.
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