 | Grokster Decision, Lawyers and the Blue Battle of Words PtoP down for the count, discs or data, and the battle between (Digital Video Editing, 7/25/2005 7:19pm) |
| The Grokster vs MGM decision shouldn't have come as a big surprise to anyone last month even though lots of us clutched that faint ray of hope the Sony VCR ruling would help shield the industry. The surprise was the nine-zip decision. Granted, most of the sitting judges are older than dirt. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Economy and DVD Sales Slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (I4U, 1/08/2008 5:50am) |
| By Kenneth Li
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fears of a deteriorating U.S. economy and falling DVD
industry sales helped drive Warner Bros's decision to back Sony's Blu-ray next
generation DVD format exclusively, a top executive told Reuters on Monday.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Digeo, Inc. Names Mike Fidler Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/08/2005 5:15pm) |
| Digeo, Inc. today announced former Sony executive Mike Fidler has been named chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Miyamoto defends decision not to go down HD route (gamesindustry.biz, 5/11/2006 9:32am) |
| Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has defended the company's decision not to incorporate high definition technology into the Wii - but says the console's successor will be an HD system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba and HD DVD Camp cry Foul over Warner's Move to Blu-ray (I4U, 1/05/2008 6:15am) |
| Looks like the decision of Warner Bros to back Blu-ray exclusively came as a big surprise to Toshiba and the HD DVD Promotional Group on Friday. Both issued a press-release late that day responding to the decision.
Toshiba is quite surprised by Warner... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Association Votes Two Indiana Executives Into CE Hall of Fame (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 5:33pm) |
| Joseph Donahue, an executive of RCA, Indianapolis, and George Fezell, an executive of Magnavox, Ft. Wayne, head this year's list of eleven industry luminaries elected to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Appoints Display Industry Veteran Sam Miller Chief Product Officer; Former Viewsonic Executive to Lead Syntax's (PR Web, 6/28/2005 7:17am) |
| Former Viewsonic Executive to Lead Syntax Groups' Strategic Engineering & Product Marketing Initiatives [PRWEB Jun 28, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba claims "no decision" on HD DVD strategy as desertions continue (Engadget, 2/18/2008 1:16pm) |
| Filed under: HDTVToshiba made a formal announcement today with regard to the state of HD DVD. Unfortunately, it wasn't the white-flag surrender we had hoped would bring a swift end to the format war. In a statement made by a Toshiba spokesman, the firm said, "Toshiba has not made any announcement or decision. We are currently assessing our business strategies, but nothing has been decided at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Martin D. Franks Named Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy and Government Relations for the New CBS Corporation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/12/2005 3:08pm) |
| Martin D. Franks has been named Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy and Government Relations for the new CBS Corporation, it was announced today by Leslie Moonves, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Viacom and Chairman, CBS, who will become Chief Executive Officer of the new CBS Corporation after the Viacom split. . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Calix Chief Executive and Marketing Executives Speak at SUPERCOMM 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 2:22pm) |
| Calix today announced that Carl Russo, chief executive of Calix; Frank Wiener, vice president of field marketing for Calix; and Geoff Burke, video solutions marketing director for Calix, will speak at three separate events associated with SUPERCOMM 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV with Ultra-Wideband Enabled HDTV and Media Server to Reach Consumers in 2005 (The Auto Channel, 6/22/2005 4:04am) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.--June 21, 2005--Haier Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor achieved a critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems and showcased the first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-enabled LCD, high definition television (HDTV) and digital media server at the Freescale Technology Forum. Leveraging UWB, Freescale Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michel Mayer and Haier Executive Vice ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mark Cuban To Lead Off TRENdS "05 Executive Summit & Forum On Digital Media Convergence, Four Seasons, Las Vegas, Sept. (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/31/2005 12:00pm) |
| Monterey, Calif.(PRWEB) July 31, 2005 -- Kagan Events has announced the roster of speakers for TRENdS '05 Digital Media Convergence, the premier digital media executive conference and showcase to be held Sept. 12-13 at the Four Seasons, Las Vegas, Nevada. Keynotes include Mark Cuban of HDNet, Joshua Sapan of Rainbow Media, Evan Harrison of Clear Channel and Dr. Saul Berman of IBM. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BBC Shelves Its 3-D TV Programming Plans (New York Times, 7/05/2013 6:43pm) |
| The decision follows a similar one from ESPN. Both broadcasters said public interest in 3-D shows was less than they had expected. (Read Full Article) |
| Making an HDTV choice (WIS-TV Columbia, 2/01/2006 10:56pm) |
| (National-NBC) February 1, 2006 - The Super Bowl, World Cup and the Olympics all scream for a widescreen TV. But with all of the choices out there, how do you make a decision? ... (Read Full Article) |
| BSkyB and plans for HD in the U.K. (PVR Wire, 2/27/2006 9:17am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, News, Satellite TV, Sky+, BSkyB Alan Jay of Digital Spy was lucky enough to spend an hour in the company of a senior Sky executive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo: Our 'powerhouse' franchises will ignite holiday sales (CNET News, 6/13/2013 11:00am) |
| The company sees the Wii U performing similarly to the portable 3DS and rebounding. "We know the power of great software driving hardware," one executive tells [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Just bought an HD TV? Decision making isn't over (Vancouver Province, 2/18/2007 11:58am) |
| You succumbed to all the buzz and just bought your first high-definition television. Doing all the due diligence around that purchase was probably taxing, but don't kid yourself into thinking your job is finished. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Consumer Proposition (Light Reading, 7/02/2005 1:42pm) |
| It's certainly true that video has its complexities, peculiarities, and risks there is a plethora of decision points to be addressed in defining and implementing a video strategy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sextology Penthouse to Develop HDTV Channel (TVPredictions.com, 9/12/2005 8:19pm) |
| The adult media company hires a former Playboy TV executive to run the show. Washington D.C. (September 12, 2005) -- Will the Penthouse girls be prettier? ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDs, we hardly knew ya.... (Government Computer News, 3/20/2006 3:57pm) |
| So, will you archive your data with Blu-ray or with HD-DVD disks? Decision time grows nigh. Sony Electronics announced it will start shipping VAIO desktop computers with Blu-ray disc drives this summer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood Discards Downscaling (DVD-Recordable, 3/28/2006 3:16pm) |
| It seems that Sony's decision to allow the majority of Blu-ray content to play at the highest resolution possible on a consumer's HDTV is gaining support from major Hollywood studios. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survivor Guatamala: The Maya Empire 8:00pm (WTVH, 11/03/2005 8:55pm) |
| The show that launched a cultural (and ratings) phenomenon, and still arguably the class of the reality genre---what executive producer Mark Burnett prefers to call `nonscripted drama.' ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fils-Aime: Just one game purchase makes Wii U profitable (AfterDawn, 11/24/2012 5:22am) |
| Though Nintendo understandably had to take a major loss on 3DS handhelds after the initial response to the console's release was unexpectedly tepid, their decision to do the same with the Wii U, prior to launch, has generated quite a bit of concern. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The ABC of HDTV (EARTHtimes.org, 9/18/2005 4:13pm) |
| High Definition Television (HDTV) is the next thing in technology that promises to take the markets by storm come this holiday season. A decision to purchase a HDTV should be thoroughly thought of since many factors have to be taken into consideration. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Interview: Why Warner Went Full Throttle With Blu-ray [Update] (Gizmodo, 1/05/2008 12:45am) |
| Warner announced earlier today it was 100 percent Blu-ray. We just talked a bit with Warner about some of the whys behind the decision. In a sentence: Because the format war is killing regular DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Bible: The Epic Miniseries' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 2/26/2013 9:00pm) |
| The groundbreaking 10-part miniseries from Executive Producers Mark Burnett ('The Voice,' 'Survivor') and Roma Downey ('Touched by an Angel') arrives on Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Revolution to Sell for Less Than $300 (Addict 3D, 1/20/2006 5:39pm) |
| The Nintendo Revolution will go on sale later this year at a price of less than $300, the company's executive vice president of sales and Marketing Reggie Fils-Aime told CNET News.com in an interview earlier this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES - Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing (Computerworld, 1/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the ele... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Household 3D Printers Can Pay For Themselves in a Year (Gizmodo, 8/01/2013 8:52am) |
| If you've been pondering over whether a 3D printer is a sound financial decision, here might be your answer: researchers (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HD set puts on a really good show (Rocky Mountain News, 1/22/2007 8:25am) |
| Choosing a new high-definition television can be a dizzying experience. Of course, there's nothing like actually taking a set for a test drive, watching it in a home environment - and also side by side with another set - to make an informed decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lower prices make HDTV decision clearer (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/13/2005 12:11am) |
| High-definition TVs, which offer wider screens, sharper pictures and better sound and which make you feel like you're in a theater instead of your living room, are selling faster. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Basics of Choosing HDTV Display Technology (BellaOnline, 10/01/2005 1:42am) |
| Selecting the type of display can be the most overwhelming decision in your pursuit for HDTV. There are several main types and each have their advantages and disadvantages. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thousands Sign "Save HD DVD" Petition (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2008 9:00pm) |
| --> Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format. First posted on January 5th, the petition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix chooses Blu-ray over HD DVD (Computerworld, 2/11/2008 2:00pm) |
| Following Warner Bros. decision last month to back the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively, Netflix today said it also would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Basics of Choosing HDTV - Part I (BellaOnline, 9/18/2005 2:27am) |
| You have made the decision to purchase a High Definition Television (HDTV) so you drive to the electronics store only to be confronted with a myriad of options utilizing terminology that sounds like a foreign language. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dolan wakes up (The Deal, 4/08/2005 10:25pm) |
| Cablevision Systems Corp. 's announcement Friday, April 8, that it would shutter its direct broadcast satellite service, other observers were disappointed that company chairman and DBS champion Chuck Dolan had acquiesced to the decision. (Read Full Article) |
| HP Makes Plans for In-Home Wireless TVs (MobileMag, 9/09/2005 5:10pm) |
| HP has interesting plans for consumers next year when they plan to introduce a 37-inch high-definition television that will allow users to connect to the internet through their PC or router anywhere in the home, according to an HP executive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Economy and DVD sales slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (Computerworld, 1/08/2008 2:00pm) |
| Fears of a recession and poor DVD sales played into Warner Bros's decision to back Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD for a high definition DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The (mis-)uptake of HDTV (Ars Technica, 12/09/2005 6:46pm) |
| HDTV penetration is fairly weak right now—a major factor in Nintendo's decision to stick with standard definition with the Revolution console . The question is, why is it so weak? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray booming in the US, as movie disc sales triple in first quarter (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:18am) |
| Research from Home Media Magazine suggests that US sales of Blu-ray movies have jumped 351% in the first three months of 2008, fuelled by increased awareness of the format, and Toshiba's decision to pull HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Interview: Samsung Says There's Life After Hollywood for HD DVD [Interview] (Gizmodo, 1/08/2008 1:18am) |
| We scored a sitdown with DongSoo Jun, Executive VP and General Manager of Samsung's Digital AV Division. Translation: He's Samsung's main man on Blu-ray and HD DVD. We asked him the big question: "Is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hands up who cares what Microsoft thinks about Blu-ray? (HDTV UK, 1/30/2008 10:46am) |
| Every week, it seems, along
comes another Microsoft executive giving a slightly different take on the "will
they won't they" Blu-ray saga. Of course, there really could be a grand plan in
place, and these execs are just vocalising slightly different interpretations
of the truth. Or, perhaps, it's the media who's misinterpreting it. Who, us?
Thing is - do we really care any more. Granted, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marvell plans consumer market push (Reuters, 11/03/2005 4:19pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Diversified chipmaker Marvell Technology Inc. is making strides in the video gaming market and is looking at high definition television as a promising next move, its chief executive said on Wednesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def formats duel over prices, new films (USA Today, 8/28/2007 2:14am) |
| If you're thinking about buying into one of the new high-definition video disc formats, your decision just got tougher. That's because the studios are still shifting sides in the battle for space in your home theater setup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Venture Capital: Firm redefines image of flat screen (7/15/2005) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/15/2005 8:24am) |
| In the next four years, sales of flat panel televisions are expected to more than triple. GalleryPlayer Chief Executive Craig Husa wants to capitalize on that growth, supplying those new TVs with a revolving catalog of digital artwork. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Buying Conundrum (HDBlog.net, 3/03/2006 3:33pm) |
| It just occured to me the other day, that if I had to buy an HDTV for my family room today, I wouldn’t know which to buy. (I currently have a Hitachi 57T500 57″ rear projection CRT display.)
Buying a front projector would be an easy decision - depending on my funds, [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 9News' Ogden takes Gannett job (Rocky Mountain News, 5/26/2005 6:15am) |
| Roger Ogden, one of the most successful executives in Denver television history, will leave his job at 9News to become president and chief executive officer of the Gannett Broadcasting Division. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Mutant Mudds on PC today (Joystiq, 8/31/2012 12:00am) |
You don't have to wait for the collective to come to a decision on Steam Greenlight. You can get Renegade Kid's punishing, impressively 3D (even without stereoscopic effects) Mutant Mudds on PC today. It's up on (Read Full Article) |
| Has your TV room gone upscale yet? (USA Today, 12/02/2005 1:12am) |
| Erik Cleage's home theater is a classic. The former semiconductor industry executive modeled the $200,000 theater in his home in Silicon Valley, Calif., on the classic cinemas he attended as a student at Stanford University. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Format Reaches 500 Titles Since Inception (Format War Central, 3/05/2008 5:06pm) |
| With the new releases yesterday, there have now been 500 titles released since Blu-ray Disc was launched in 2006, according to the blu-raystats table.
While this total includes the Paramount and DreamWorks titles that were later discontinued, with their renewed decision to release on Blu-ray we expect that these titles will be reinstated soon.
Quite a milestone! [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Psystar adds Blu-ray, Mac users yawn (CNET News, 10/28/2008 11:10pm) |
| Psystar doesn't agree with Apple CEO Steve Jobs that Blu-ray is "a bag of hurt," but decision to offer Blu-ray drives on Mac OS Open Computers doesn't accomplish much. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gartner: Blu-ray to Win Format War (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2008 11:00pm) |
| Calling Warner's decision to back Blu-ray exclusively "fatal" for the HD DVD format, leading tech research firm Gartner, Inc. is predicting an end to the format war by late 2008. The comments from Gartner... ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Feature DIRECTV's Hill Sees 'Massive' HDTV Sales (TVPredictions.com, 9/22/2005 1:47pm) |
| The executive once discounted high-def's impact. Washington D.C. (September 22, 2005) -- Before he was hired by DIRECTV, David Hill (pictured above) said that he didn't see why everyone was so excited about High-Definition TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix chooses Blu-ray format over HD DVD (I4U, 2/11/2008 1:52pm) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online video rental company Netflix Inc said on Monday it
would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs after a decision by some
the world's biggest movie studios in favor of the Sony Corp developed format.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Silicon Image to Present at 8th Annual Pacific Crest Technology Forum (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2006 11:15am) |
| Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced that Steve Tirado, president and chief executive officer, and Robert R. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MicroDisplay Corp. Appoints Christopher Norris as CEO (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 10:00am) |
| MicroDisplay Corporation, the technology leader in Liquid Crystal on Silicon components, today announced that its board of directors has named Christopher Norris to serve as the company's chief executive officer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: HD DVD is the only format for Xbox 360, again (HDTV UK, 1/15/2008 8:00am) |
| OK, I'm getting pretty cheesed off with the Microsoft. A couple of months ago, HD DVD was the only format worth investing in, then at last week's Consumer Electronics Show, Albert Penello (a senior Microsoft executive), suggested that Microsoft might consider Blu-ray if it became the dominant format.
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| (Unranked) | 3Doodler 3D printing pen coming to Brookstone stores later this year (Engadget, 1/07/2014 5:00pm) |
| If the only thing standing between you and a $99 3Doodler was the ability to mull the decision over in a nearby massage chair, 2014 is your year. Wobbleworks announced today that its 3D printing pen is finally getting a little retail distribution, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wozniak makes used car sales move (Macworld UK, 7/30/2007 10:36am) |
| The company hopes to combine the demand for high-definition online video content with e-commerce applications. Hotswap's website is at present a portal for buying and selling cars. Users can watch a video of the vehicle that's for sale while they make their purchasing decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cuts HD-DVD Player Prices Up to 50% - Smart Move or Delaying the Inevitable? (eHomeUpgrade, 1/16/2008 8:00am) |
| Much has been made of the HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray war in the past few weeks, with Blu-Ray being all but declared the winner - due mostly to the decision by Warner to go exclusively into the Blu-Ray camp. But, as in any war of this sort, Blu-Ray can't quite declare victory yet as CNET is reporting serious price drops on Toshiba's HD-DVD players that may prolong this war even more. The baseline play ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba says HD DVD ''has not lost'' despite Warner Move (I4U, 1/07/2008 7:46am) |
| By Franklin Paul and Mayumi Negishi
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp insisted on Sunday that its HD DVD
high-definition video format is far from dead despite being dealt a major
setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back So... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Xbox could consider Blu-ray Support (I4U, 1/09/2008 6:40am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Xbox video gaming unit still fully backs
Toshiba Corp's HD-DVD high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting
Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, an executive said
on T... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Clicker: Was Grokster really the important Supreme Court decision? (Engadget, 7/07/2005 11:45pm) |
| Every Thursday Stephen Speicher contributes The Clicker , a weekly column on television and technology: The key to all good magic, as it has been explained to me, is misdirection. The magician must engage in some large, eye-catching gesture that, when all is said and done, is rather meaningless. Meanwhile, under the cover of the aforementioned grandeur, the real work is performed. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The making of last week's Stargate SG-1 (TV Squad, 8/11/2005 12:58am) |
| Filed under: Sci-Fi , Cable , Stargate An article by Stargate SG-1 's Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi is up on GateWorld today with a few production details of last week's episode The Ties That Bind . If you like the show you should pull it up . Included are several bits of info about where the ideas came from, who wrote what, as well as a bit of script from a deleted scene with Lt. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away’ set to release on Blu-ray 3D (HD-Report, 2/21/2013 4:39pm) |
| Paramount has announced Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away will release to Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 12, 2013. The film, released to theaters late December, was executive produced by James Cameron (Avatar) and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Theatre-style action, skip the $7.50 ticket Transform your den into a classic cinema (Chillicothe Gazette, 12/23/2005 12:32pm) |
| Erik Cleage's home theater is a classic. The former semiconductor industry executive modeled the $200,000 theater in his home in Silicon Valley, Calif., on the classic cinemas he attended as a student at Stanford University. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'I'm here for long-term'—Sky CEO Murdoch (Digital Television Group, 8/03/2005 11:07am) |
| BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has sought to quell speculation about his future following the surprise resignation of his brother Lachlan as deputy chief operating officer of their father Rupert Murdoch's media empire News Corporation, which owns 36% of BSkyB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV Notebook: Texans prove no match for Housewives , Grey's (Houston Chronicle, 5/27/2005 5:42am) |
| Once again, ABC\\\'s wildly popular Desperate Housewives and Grey\\\'s Anatomy apparently have played a role in a football programming decision. KPRC (Ch. 2) will provide the local broadcast of the Texans\\\' two Sunday-night ESPN games on Oct. 16 at Seattle and Nov. 20 against the Chiefs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Eurogamer XBox News Xbox 2 rumours rampant ahead of Allard GDC keynote (EuroGamer, 3/09/2005 3:54pm) |
| Rumours are mounting that Microsoft executive J Allard will use his keynote address at the Game Developers Conference later today to unveil a number of key features of Xbox 2. (Read Full Article) |
| Wheelman dev calls PS3 a 'pain in the ass,' Xbox a 'dumb PC' (Joystiq, 2/26/2009 9:31pm) |
| Did you know that some developers consider the PS3 difficult to develop for? You can add the Wheelman team at Midway Newcastle to that list, following candid comments by the game's executive producer.Appearing on the This Xbox Life podcast, Shaun Himmerick was questioned on developing for 360 and PS3, to which he responded, "The politically incorrect answer is that the PS3 is a huge pain in the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to focus on Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 2/19/2008 11:37am) |
| Will anyone
stick up for HD DVD now that Toshiba's pulled the
plug? Samsung has reiterated its intention to focus efforts on Blu-ray in
favour of HD DVD, with the Korea Times reporting that the company is set to
accelerate its efforts to strengthen Blu-ray products, based on last week's US retailer
decisions and Toshiba's own decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The BBC still isn't sure about a dedicated HD station (TV Squad, 10/22/2007 11:02am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR WireIt seems Auntie Beeb -- that's the BBC to all of us blokes here in America -- can't make up its mind whether or not to step into the 21st century earlier than planned and go HD. That's according to our colleague Matt Burns over at EngadgetHD, who reports that a decision has yet to be passed down on some ongoing high-definition tests.
The dedicated high-def station cur ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Names New 3D Center Director (Home Media Magazine, 8/10/2012 6:45pm) |
| Sony Pictures Technologies has named stereographer Grant Anderson the executive director of its Sony 3D Technology Center.
A producer, digital artist and visual effects supervisor, Anderson has lent his expertise to Beowulf 3D, Cloudy With [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft condemns Blu-ray to the tech trash can (Tech Digest, 3/17/2008 3:31pm) |
| Along with Toshiba, Microsoft is one of those companies that helps tech writers
to fill up column inches and maintain pixel word counts when
looking at high definition. Microsoft's senior Xbox executive, Chris Lewis, has
said that, "before very long we will look back wistfully at shiny discs as
something that was somewhat a historic phenomenon in a way that we kind of
think about vinyl [he ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development (Engadget, 2/20/2008 3:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that alrea ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RealD Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences in New York and Chicago (Business Wire, 6/07/2013 12:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD), a leading global licensor of 3D technologies, today announced that Michael V. Lewis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Drew Skarupa, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony exec targets 2007 for Cell processor expansion (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 4/13/2005 3:37pm) |
| BORDEAUX, France — Promising to "redefine the consumer experience," Fujio Nishida, executive vice president of Sony Corp., said new Cell processors for its third-generation PlayStation video game console will also drive Sony's home server and HDTV products in 2007. (Read Full Article) |
| Xtend Networks Hires VP of Corporate Development as It Readies for Growth (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/31/2005 4:45pm) |
| Xtend Networks, a Vyyo® company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, today announced that veteran technology executive Jeff Fryling has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Development. (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon chief says carriers poised for video growth (EE Times, 4/18/2005 8:17pm) |
| LAS VEGAS — Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon chairman and chief executive, told the National Association of Broadcasters' conference that expanded local exchange carriers were poised to surpass cable-TV multisystem operators in reaching broad content deals with broadcast studios. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ESPN Announces Plans to Shut Down ESPN 3D by the End of the Year (High-Def Digest, 6/12/2013 7:00pm) |
| "Due to low adoption of 3D at home." Troubling news for fans of 3D and sports as ESPN has announced plans to shut down its ESPN 3D channel by the end of the year. The reasoning behind the decision [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Management to Present at Upcoming UBS and Wedbush Investor Conferences (Business Wire, 12/01/2012 6:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that Chief Executive Officer David Passman and Chief Financial Officer Richard Hare are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xtend Networks Names David Nicholas as Senior VP of Strategic Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/03/2005 1:00pm) |
| Xtend Networks, a Vyyo® company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, today announced the addition of 20-year cable and technology veteran David Nicholas to its executive management team. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to boost marketing spending to push HDTV (Reuters, 3/25/2006 3:43am) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp.'s 6758.T U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syscan Imaging, Inc. Announces Addition to Its HDTV Technology Advisory Board and Change of Non Executive Director (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/07/2006 4:38pm) |
| Syscan Imaging, Inc. the world leader in USB powered portable image scanners and developer of HDTV technology solutions, through its Sysview Technology group announces the appointment of Dr. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Will Time Warner?s Move to Blu-Ray End HD War? (I4U, 12/19/2007 11:00am) |
| The current HD format war is at a stalemate but a rumored decision by Time Warner could announce a winner.
Rob Enderle at Digital Trends takes a look at what Time Warner's move to Blu-ray could mean for the HD format war.
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| Giant Interactive begins Blu-ray production (AfterDawn, 11/03/2008 5:13am) |
| DVD producer Giant Interactive has announced it has moved into Blu-ray production, noting its first two releases will be A&E VideoÂ’s Universe: The Complete Season 1 and Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us, both set for release on November 18th.
The studio noted the recent hiring of executive producer Jeffrey Eagle and director of digital operations Jay Chumley who will now be in charge of Blu- ... (Read Full Article) |
| Commentary DIRECTV's Owner Calls HDTV Viewers 'Desperate' News Corp. executive says his company can get away with (TVPredictions.com, 3/01/2006 1:55pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2006) -- News Corp. President and COO Peter Cherin told a financial conference yesterday that his company is talking to cable and satellite operators about charging $25-30 to watch a movie in HDTV 60 days after its theatrical release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Management to Present at Three Upcoming September Investor Conferences in Chicago and New York (Business Wire, 9/01/2013 3:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer David Passman and Chief Financial Officer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD petition signed by six thousand. "Let HD DVD die" petition gaining ground (HDTV UK, 1/22/2008 8:00am) |
| Do online petitions work? Six thousand HD DVD supporters obviously think they do, as they've signed one to take issue with Warner's statements that the consumer has chosen Blu-ray.
Their hope is that Warner Brothers will reverse its decision to drop the HD DVD format, and that Universal and Paramount will continue to back the format.
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| Xtend Networks Hires VP of Corporate Development As It Readies for Growth (RedNova, 3/31/2005 6:06pm) |
| ATLANTA, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xtend Networks(TM), a Vyyo(R) company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, today announced that veteran technology executive Jeff Fryling has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Development. (Read Full Article) |
| TFI Paper "Technology Forecasting for Telecommunications" Now Available (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/16/2005 12:00pm) |
| Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2005 -- Anyone whose future depends on technology markets will find technology forecasting very useful both in gaining insight and understanding, as well as in decision making. An article entitled "Technology Forecasting for Telecommunications," written by Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D. (President, Technology Futures, Inc. [TFI) and Ray L. Hodges (Senior Consultant, TFI), ... (Read Full Article) |
| WhyBuyGames to add Blu-ray stock (AfterDawn, 4/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| WhyBuyGames.com,, the large European online rental company has announced that it will be adding Blu-ray movies to its current stock of video games.
The company secured external capital investment to fund the expansion, has said the decision was made due to the growth in Blu-ray player sales. The company also noted that sales "jumped sevenfold since the collapse of Toshiba's HD-DVD format."
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| HDNet's Mark Cuban and Other Industry Leaders to Speak at Kagan's TRENdS '05 Digital Media Convergence Summit (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/30/2005 12:30am) |
| Kagan Events has announced the roster of speakers for TRENdS '05 Digital Media Convergence, the premier digital media executive conference and showcase to be held September 12-13 at the Four Seasons, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Walmart to Reduce DVD and Blu-ray Disc Movie Displays (About.com, 10/08/2009 4:00pm) |
| In a puzzling move, especially just before the Christmas and Winter Holiday shopping season, retail giant Walmart has made a decision to unclutter their end-caps by removing displays of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (in-aisle displays will remain). For more details on this development, check out the report from Blogging Stocks. (Read Full Article) |
| John Travolta is...J.R. Ewing? (TV Squad, 7/21/2005 7:35pm) |
| Filed under: Talent , TV on the Bigscreen Peter over at Cinematical has the story about the rumor going around that John Travolta will play the role made famous by Larry Hagman, J.R. Ewing, in a big screen version of Dallas . Eh. Sounds like a terrible decision to me. I won't buy Travolta as a cowboy, even a city-fied cowboy. Let's hope that this whole rumor is a dream, and we'll all ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Promotional Group running out of energy to defend format (HDTV UK, 2/14/2008 7:50am) |
| With every
new body blow to HD
DVD (particularly a double whammy), it seems that the HD DVD Promotional
Group is running low on motivation. Naturally, you'd expect them to defend the
format despite every other company seemingly running away from the format, but
their latest response - to Netflix's decision to go totally Blu, and Best Buy's
snub of HD DVD - is distinctly lacklustre. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Appoints Display Industry Veteran Sam Miller Chief Product Officer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/28/2005 1:01pm) |
| Syntax Groups Corporation, one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of LCD TVs in North America, today announced the strategic appointment of display industry executive Samuel Miller to the new position of Chief Product Officer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas President/CEO David Passman Named 2013 Regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Wire, 6/20/2013 2:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, David Passman, has received the 2013 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Appoints Rey Roque Vice President of Marketing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced that former Samsung Electronics executive Rey Roque has been named vice president of marketing. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Breaking The Curse With Daryn Kagan Airs in HDTV on PBS (PRWeb, 9/17/2007 4:45pm) |
| Former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan's well received documentary film by Executive Producer Brian Kosisky for Kos Films begins its HDTV/DTV run in 80% of PBS markets.Kosisky, the former CNN senior news producer, is an up and coming filmmaker who is one of the select few who successfully utilizes high definition digital filmmaking to create compelling content with a focus on telling each story with ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Media Convergence is Focus of TRENdS '05 Summit, Forum and Showcase (PR Web via Yahoo! (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 5/10/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) May 10, 2005 -- Executives from Comcast, Disney, Google, Motorola, News Corporation, IBM, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Verizon and many other leading companies from across digital trend lines are set to attend TRENdS \\\'05, the leading digital media and broadband executive conference and showcase to be held September 12 - 13 at the Four Seasons, Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Boyden Leverages LifeSize(TM) High Definition Video Communications to Efficiently Evaluate Job Candidates Around the (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2006 12:01pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas----July 18, 2006--LifeSize, the high definition video communications company, today announced that LifeSize Room is being leveraged by Boyden, an international executive search firm, to conduct candidate interviews as part of the initial employment evaluation process. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcasters and movie studios look to Congress to save the broadcast flag (Engadget, 5/09/2005 3:51pm) |
| A federal appeals court may have struck down the broadcast flag this past Friday (check out Demystifying the Broadcast Flag for some background on all this), but you don’t seriously think a little something like a court decision is going to stop the alliance of broadcasters and movie studios that pushed the FCC into adopting the rule in the first place, do you? The industry has been ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony Pictures president happy with Warner's Blu-ray decision, gives marketing lesson, extols format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| The Worldwide President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop, has said how pleased he is that Warner Brothers has decided to move exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc format.
He claimed that 'In the US, at least 30 per cent of consumers were confused by the format war and are sitting on the fence." Only 30%?
Now, though, the war is over and retailers and consumers can both have confide ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Azure Striker: Gunvolt coming to 3DS eShop this summer from Mega Man 9 studio (Joystiq, 3/07/2014 11:30pm) |
| Japanese developer Inti Creates (Mega Man 9, Mega Man ZX) will launch its latest game Azure Striker: Gunvolt via the Nintendo 3DS eShop this summer, with Mega Man character designer Keiji Inafune serving as executive producer.
Azure Striker: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney to continue Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (HD-Report, 8/12/2009 8:56pm) |
| Disney says it will continue to produce Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs through 2010. The decision is based on research that says 77% of consumers plan to purchase a BD player in the near future.
Upcoming titles from Disney to be released as a combo package include “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Talks More About Reasons for Choosing Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/09/2008 6:23am) |
| Rueters is reporting that Warner Bros
Entertainment Group President Kevin Tsujihara has spoken out more regarding Warner’s shock news that they would only support Blu-ray in the second half of 2008.
A 2007 decline in DVD sales, which account for half of
Hollywood’s profits, and anticipated further declines in 2008
sped Warner’s decision making process.
Tsujihara said the [ ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up 300 percent on Black Friday (AfterDawn, 12/10/2008 5:16am) |
| According to figures from DisplaySearch, sales of standalone Blu-ray players (excluding the PS3) were up 300 percent year on year for the week of Thanksgiving including Black Friday.
The added demand was sparked by Sony and Samsung's decision to drop the price of their entry-level players to under $200 USD, says the firm.
Consumers purchased 147,000 players for the week and spent over $30 m ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft holding back mainstream HD adoption? (Joystiq, 8/19/2005 7:37pm) |
| Will Microsoft hold back the mainstream adoption of High Definition by not bundling HD cables with the Xbox 360 Core? That’s the question that Kevin C. Tofel is asking at fellow WIN blog HDBeat . With the news that the Xbox 360 Core will feature no connectivity other than composite AV cables (one step up from a standard aerial cable) HDBeat takes a critical look at what this decision will do to ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV News: Alba Gets 'HDTV Honey' Honor, Bonaduce Attempts Suicide on Reality TV Show, and More (Hollywood.com, 10/07/2005 9:33pm) |
| Alba Gets 'HDTV Honey' Honor, Beating 'Horrible' Hatcher Bonaduce Attempts Suicide on Reality TV Show Split Murray and Bush to Play Lovers Alexis Arquette to Televise Sex Change Decision ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Twentieth Century Fox calls for focus on Blu-ray features, announces six new titles (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| A senior exec at Twentieth Century Fox has called for a greater emphasis and focus on developing new interactive features for the Blu-ray Disc format.
'Moving forward, we must not lose our focus
on developing features in the Blu-ray Disc format,' said Danny Kaye, Executive VP, Global Research & Technology Strategy at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 'Fox has been aggressive in develo ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Bandwidth Solutions for Channel Bonding' the Subject of Xtend Paper at SCTE Commercial Services Symposium (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 1:00pm) |
| The challenge of implementing the channel-bonding technologies of DOCSIS® 3.0 in bandwidth-constrained hybrid fiber-coaxial networks will be the subject of a presentation by Xtend Networks executive Brent Levetan at the SCTE Commercial Services Symposium to be held on October 12 in Charlotte, NC. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Silicon Optix to Present at the Bank of America 35th Annual Investment Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/16/2005 4:33pm) |
| Silicon Optix will be presenting at the Bank of America 35th Annual Investment Conference on September 21, 2005 at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. Paul Russo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Optix will address investors about the Company's overall operations, strategic initiatives that will position Silicon Optix as a leading provider of advanced digital video DSP ... (Read Full Article) |
| Josh Sapan and Mark Cuban, Pioneers of High Definition TV, to Keynote TRENdS '05 Digital Media Convergence (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 1:00pm) |
| TRENdS '05 Digital Media Convergence is setting the stage for new revelations about the next big driver in television's evolution, HDTV content. High definition visionaries Mark Cuban, Co-owner and Chairman of HDNet, and Josh Sapan, President and CEO of Rainbow Media Holdings, will provide keynote presentations at this pivotal executive conference, on September 12 and 13 at the Four Seasons, Las ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments Join High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (SYS-CON Media, 3/09/2006 5:14pm) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments (TI) have joined the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA), a cross-industry collaboration addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services, it was announced today by Dr. Heemin Kwon, HANA president and Samsung executive vice president. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Jumps Into HDTV Home Installation (About.com, 10/24/2009 10:00am) |
| In an effort to provide more after-purchase support for its customers, especially those that are not technically inclined, Wal-Mart has made the decision to offer a new home installation service for HDTVs, home theater systems, and home office products. Of course, another motive for Wal-Mart is to provide a competitive alternative to Best Buy's Geek Squad. For all the details, check out the reports from Reuters and TV Predictions.Wal-Mart Jumps Into HDTV Home Installation originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 10:00:28.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article) |
| Argentina chooses Japanese ISDB-T standard for High-Definition TV (AfterDawn, 8/31/2009 4:28am) |
Argentina has passed over European and American standards for High-definition television broadcasts, and followed Brazil in opting to adopt the ISDB-T standard for HDTV in the country.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner made the announcement of its decision to follow Brazil's lead in the region in a highly-competitive market for HDTV broadcasts at a South American summit.
Kirchner ratified a memorandum between the governments of both Argentina and of Japan to introduce the Japanese ISDB-T standard in the country to co-operate together in the sector. Kirchner also signed a cooperation accord on HDTV with Brazil.Permalink | Comments
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| Philips shows off 3D 21:9 HDTV (AfterDawn, 9/08/2009 2:55am) |
Philips has announced during the recent IFA event that they will be the latest company to go 3D, adding the third dimension to their Philips Cinema 21:9 HDTV.
"The technology is ready, but the content is not there yet," said Philips Consumer Lifestyle CEO Andrea Ragnetti. "It has to be based on what consumers really want and currently it is not clear if consumers actually want to wear glasses to watch TV or want it without."
A different spokesperson did add that "3D TV is the ultimate dream for consumers", and Philips decision follows that of Sony and Panasonic.
One glaring difference however, is that Philips is said to be favoring strereoscopic glasses, instead of active shutter glasses like its rival brands.
The TV is still in prototype but will be available when the content is there.Permalink | Comments
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| Sonic brings HD streaming to CinemaNow (AfterDawn, 8/03/2009 12:42am) |
Sonic Solutions has announced that they will finally be bringing HD streaming to its Roxio CinemaNow online video service, using a new technology dubbed Sonic CineVision Adaptive HD which the company promises will make films look Blu-ray-esque in 1080p full HD.
Sonic's competitors, such as iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, and Sony have all had HD streaming or downloads for some time now.
CineVision Adaptive HD will also be available "as part of the company’s CineVision Master Encoding system" says TWICE, "enabling others to maximize the quality of streaming video content."
The CineVision Master Encoding system is used in current Blu-ray production, so the company says the streaming quality will be second to none.
Adds CinemaNow executive VP of strategy Mark Ely: “Consumers not only want instant access to new Hollywood hit movies on their connected TVs and Blu-ray players, they want it in HD.”Permalink | Comments
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