The digital television transition is naturally a big issue for the consumer electronics industry, since they make all those hi-def sets. Yesterday, CES held the panel "Get Ready for the End of Analog TV and Say Hello to HDTV." Cable vet Gary Arlen moderated with David Donovan, President, MSTV, NCTA's President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow and John Taylor, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc. appearing as panelists. The discussion was remarkable cordial, with all three sectors -- broadcast, cable and CE -- expressing great enthusiasm for our digital future. There are more than two dozen HD programming services that have been launched and, as of June 2006, there were 97 million homes passed by HD service by cable operators.