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The NAB Show will feature more than 70 new exhibitors and several new attractions. Electronic Arts, Phillips 3-D Solutions and 3ality Digital are among the exhibitors that will display their technological innovations for the first time on the show floor. They will join 1,600 companies, including 430...
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Everyone has a breaking point. Mine is Hugh Jackman, because even though I consider myself among the hardiest of broadband-video converts, I just will not miss the chance to see Hugh Jackman in high definition. So I’m coming back into the traditional television fold for one night only—the Academy Awards...
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Cablevision is adding 15 premium channels to its iO TV high-definition lineup, including HD channels from HBO, Showtime, Encore, Cinemax and Starz, the company announced Wednesday. The new channels arrive hot on the heels of the removal of Voom HD’s 15 channels from the cable system in late January....
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CBS and Verizon penned a long-term program carriage and retransmission-consent agreement, bringing both high-definition and standard-definition CBS content to Verizon’s on-demand FiOS TV service, the two companies announced Monday. The new agreement provides FiOS TV with CBS shows including “CSI: Crime...
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The incorporation of Internet access is becoming an important factor behind new high-definition TV set purchases, with nearly three-fourths of people who plan to buy a new television stating they want a browser built into their set, a new survey reported. In the survey, conducted by Internet TV software...
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HD programming picks for Jan. 15-21: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Lost,” “Lie to Me” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) Thurs., Jan. 15, 9 p.m.: Grissom is on the case for the last time as William Petersen’s tenure on “CSI” draws to a close. Laurence Fishburne steps in as the lead investigator...
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Comedy Central Goes HD Comedy Central has made the move to high definition on Cablevision, with HD coverage reaching Cox and DirecTV viewers by the end of the month, TelevisionWeek reported. The HD channel will make available the last 30 episodes of “South Park” and the first two seasons of “The Sarah...
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LG Electronics and Netflix on Monday announced a partnership to provide streaming video content for broadband-enabled high-definition television sets, making LG sets the first to stream Netflix content without a separate external device. The sets were unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in...
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Thin is in, with extremely slim television sets expected to be a growing trend in TV sales over the next three years, according to research and consulting firm DisplaySearch. Manufacturers of ultra-slim television sets, designated as having a set depth less than 40 millimeters or 1.6 inches, may sell...
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HD programming picks for Jan. 8-14: “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” “24” and “American Idol” “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” (NBC) Sun., Jan. 11, 8 p.m.: The stars come out to play as the Golden Globes air on NBC. HBO’s “True Blood” grabbed two nominations in its freshman year, battling...
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Golf Channel Swings Into HD The Golf Channel’s high-definition channel has launched in nearly 16 million homes, TelevisionWeek reported. The channel will feature coverage of the first three events of the PGA Tour from Hawaii, marking the first time the events have aired in HD. Other HD programming, including...
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YouTube expanded its high-definition viewing options for videos on the site today, the company announced in its blog . Now if a viewer selects “Watch in HD” for any hi-def-enabled video, the video will immediately start playing in the wide-screen HD format. The HD player launched earlier this month....
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Rainbow Media said it is shutting down the domestic operations of its Voom high-definition programming service. The shutdown follows Dish Network’s decision in May to drop Voom’s 15 channels. The only other major distributor of the channels is Cablevision Systems, Rainbow’s parent company. Rainbow sued...
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The National Basketball Association, Turner Sports and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. are teaming up to provide coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend in live 3-D HD in 80 theaters in 35 states. Expected to be projected on up to 160 screens across the United States, Cinedigm will present Turner Sports’...
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Netflix continues to roll onto media platforms in high definition as the movie rental giant makes HD streaming available via TiVo DVRs, the companies announced Monday. Netflix and TiVo subscribers using a TiVo Series3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL DVR can access Netflix’s 12,000-title standard-definition streaming...