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Economic Impact of the Advanced Technology Program's HDTV Joint Venture

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of many on the ATP staff, especially our primary contacts Jeanne Powell and David Hermreck. Jeanne provided RTI with project documents needed for our study, reviewed deliverables for accuracy and readability, and coordinated this report’s internal review at ATP. David contributed much of the technical background for the study as well as a great deal of information about the individual firms and their digital video technology development projects. Stephanie Shipp, Elissa Sobolewski, Barbara Cuthill, and Brian Belanger reviewed intermediate documents and the final report and provided valuable feedback.

We would also like to thank the joint venture’s company representatives who provided a wealth of information. Frank Marlowe with Sarnoff Corporation provided background information on the joint venture’s goals and strategies and technology outcomes. Several other investigators were extraordinarily helpful, including Brett Jenkins with Thales Broadcast and Media, Jerry Berger with AgileVision, Ruud Bolle and Chris Ward with IBM, and Tom Jacobs with Sun Microsystems. These investigators gave both their time and energy to ensure accurate portrayals of technology outcomes.

Our characterization of the use of JV-developed technologies was enabled by information provided by many public and commercial television stations. Among the many participants, we would like to acknowledge: Stacey Decker and Mike Johnson with South Dakota Public Broadcasting; John Duffy with WCNY-TV (Syracuse, NY); Gil Maxwell with Maine Public Broadcasting; Bill Ziegler with WLVT-TV (Lehigh Valley, PA); and Steve Zimmerman with WKOW-TV (Madison, WI).

We would also like to extend our appreciation to Andrea Drost with The Association of Public Television Stations who provided invaluable research assistance.

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Date created: July 12, 2004
Last updated: July 13, 2004