Leadership and Innovation In HDTV Awarded

Every year, in an effort to both gauge the progress towards the adoption of HDTV and encourage continued innovation in HDTV, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) holds its annual HDTV summit. As part of this event, awards are given in several categories to honor the contributions of broadcasters, programming providers, and retailers towards continued development of HDTV.

The awards given out for contributions and innovations made during 2004 included:

Best DTV Over the Air Network - CBS
Best DTV Cable System - Comcast
Best DTV Cable or Satellite Service- DirecTV
Best DTV Satellite Programmer - ESPN
Best DTV Sporting Event - CBS Super Bowl XXVIII
Best Original DTV Material - CBS for CSI and ESPN's HD Sports Center (two-way tie)
Best DTV Journalism - HDTV Insider
Best Industry DTV Leadership - Mr. Peter Fannon, Panasonic Corporation of North America
Best Government DTV Leadership - The Honorable John McCain, United States Senator
Best Retail DTV Leadership - Best Buy

For additional details on this event, including how the awards were selected and voted on, check out the press release from CEA.