The Tony Awards will be broadcast in high definition for the first time on June 7. The 63rd annual Tony Awards will air on CBS live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Presenters for the awards show include Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will...
"The Simpsons" is finally going HD—and, in what some fans might consider an even bigger development, getting a new opening title sequence as well. Both events will take place Sunday, Fox said during a promo for "The Simpsons" that aired as part of Wednesday night's "American...
TV is good with green, with environmentally friendly flat-screen television sets expected to account for more than half of the market by 2011, display industry analyst firm DisplaySearch said in a new report. Green displays are expected to have eco-friendly components, save power through new technologies...
Ludacris, 50 Cent and Katy Perry will perform on “NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly” on Dec. 31 from New York City. The fifth annual celebration will be broadcast for the first time with one hour airing in prime time from 10-11 p.m. ET and one hour airing in HD during late night at 11:35 p.m. Carson...
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With U.S. consumers expected to buy about 2 million 3-D-capable televisions this year, such TVs will account for about 5% of the total. “It’s way in front of the consumer,” Bruce Leichtman, president of Leichtman Research Group, said of 3-D TV sales. “It may be like 1998 for HD.” U.S. sales of 3-D-capable...