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      • Blu-Ray Makers Cut Back On Ads
        03/31/08
        Blu-Ray Makers Cut Back On Ads
        Industry officials offer conflicting opinions.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2008) -- Blu-ray manufacturers have sharply reduced the number of print advertisements since Toshiba announced it was exiting the HD DVD business.

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      • Cable & Satellite Still Lack Space For HD
        03/31/08
        Cable & Satellite Still Lack Space For HD
        Despite all the talk, TV providers are struggling to provide more high-def.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2008) -- If you listened to the satellite and cable operators, you would think they could offer hundreds of HDTV cha

      • Comcast Will Offer 'Extra Innings' In HD
        03/30/08
        Comcast Will Offer 'Extra Innings' In HD
        The cable operator reverses its earlier position.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 30, 2008) -- Comcast says now that some local systems will offer MLB 'Extra Innings' baseball games in High-Definition.

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      • Time Warner: We'll Have MLB 'Extra Innings' In HD
        03/28/08
        Time Warner: We'll Have MLB 'Extra Innings' In HD
        The cable operator says it will be offered on a market by market basis.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2008) -- Time Warner says it will provide Major League Baseball's 'Extra Innings' this se

      • Dish Network Adds Local HD In 4 Cities
        03/27/08
        Dish Network Adds Local HD In 4 Cities
        Satcaster now offers local high-def channels
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2008) -- Dish Network today began broadcasting local HDTV channels in four new markets.

        The new HD cities are: Austin, Texas, Flint, Michigan, Or

      • Study: 29M Blu-ray Homes Worldwide In 2008
        03/26/08
        Study: 29M Blu-ray Homes Worldwide In 2008
        Strategy Analytics says Play Station 3 consoles will drive sales.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2008) -- Blu-ray players will be in 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008.

        That's the conclusion of a new

      • Cox: MLB 'Extra Innings' In HD
        03/26/08
        Cox: MLB 'Extra Innings' In HD
        But the cable operator offers no details.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2008) -- Cox Communications says it will provide some games in Major League Baseball's 'Extra Innings' package in High-Definition.

        H

      • DIRECTV SD Viewers Miss Red Sox-A's Game
        03/25/08
        DIRECTV SD Viewers Miss Red Sox-A's Game
        The satcaster apparently suffered an early morning transponder issue.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2008) -- DIRECTV high-def subscribers were able to watch today's 2008 season opening game between the Boston Red Sox and

      • Dish Network: No Extra Innings In 2008
        03/25/08
        Dish Network: No Extra Innings In 2008
        The satcaster did not offer the package last year as well.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2008) -- Dish Network will not carry the Major League Baseball 'Extra Innings' package this season.

        The satcaster did not

      • DIRECTV to Impose 24-Hour PPV Limit
        03/24/08
        DIRECTV to Impose 24-Hour PPV Limit
        Viewers must watch the film after ordering it.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2008) -- DIRECTV next month will require subscribers to view a PPV movie within 24 hours after they order it.

        The new policy, which will become e

      • Time Warner to Add 21 HD Channels In NY
        03/24/08
        Time Warner to Add 21 HD Channels In NY
        The additions are scheduled for April 30.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2008) -- Time Warner has announced that it will add 21 new High-Definition channels in the New York area on April 30.

        The new HD channels will be ad

      • Should You Buy a Blu-ray Player?
        03/24/08
        Should You Buy a Blu-ray Player?
        Here are 10 pros and cons.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2008) -- The high-def format war is over with Blu-ray emerging victorious over rival HD DVD.

        But does this mean that you should buy a Blu-ray player now? Well, that depe

      • Dish Network's Wireless Win Could Nix Merger
        03/21/08
        Dish Network's Wireless Win Could Nix Merger
        One report says it shows the satcaster will stand on its own.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2008) -- Dish Network's win in the federal wireless spectrum auction makes it unlikely it will be purchased by AT&T or p

      • DIRECTV's HDTV Satellite Launched Successfully
        03/20/08
        DIRECTV's HDTV Satellite Launched Successfully
        The satellite will expand capacity to 150 national HD channels.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2008) -- DIRECTV said this morning that its new HDTV satellite was successfully launched last night.

        Once operatio

      • Comcast Drops Channels to Add HDTV
        03/20/08
        Comcast Drops Channels to Add HDTV
        The action comes in the Tallahassee area.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2008) -- Comcast has dropped six premium movie channels in the Tallahassee, Florida area to make room for more High-Definition channels.

        That's acco

      • Comcast: No HD For MLB Extra Innings
        03/19/08
        Comcast: No HD For MLB Extra Innings
        The cable operator will only show games in standard-def.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2008) -- Comcast said today that it will not offer any MLB 'Extra Innings' baseball games in High-Definition.

        In Demand, the c

      • Blu-ray Shoots Itself In the Foot -- Again
        03/19/08
        Blu-ray Shoots Itself In the Foot -- Again
        New players will enable interactive features, causing one newspaper to write you shouldn't buy a current model
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2008) -- The next series of Blu-ray players will offer several interactive featur

      • Dish Network: HDTV Expansion Still 'On Track'
        03/18/08
        Dish Network: HDTV Expansion Still 'On Track'
        The satcaster says more local and national HD channels are coming.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) -- Dish Network today said its expansion of High-Definition channels is "on track" despite a recent sa

      • Cablevision: CableCARD Users Can't Get Voom HD
        03/18/08
        Cablevision: CableCARD Users Can't Get Voom HD
        The cable operator will require a high-def set-top.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) -- Cablevision will soon require CableCARD customers to get an HDTV set-top to continue watching Voom's 15 high-def channels.<

      • Dish Network: Satellite Failure Will Delay HDTV Rollout
        03/18/08
        Dish Network: Satellite Failure Will Delay HDTV Rollout
        Leased satellite failed to reach its proper orbit.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) -- Dish Network acknowledged yesterday that last Friday's satellite failure will likely mean a delay in its High-Definition

      • Dish Network Seeks Re-Do On TiVo Ruling
        03/18/08
        Dish Network Seeks Re-Do On TiVo Ruling
        Satcaster says patent case was decided on inaccurate testimony.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) -- Dish Network is asking a federal appeals court to rehear an earlier ruling that it had violated TiVo's DVR patent.
      • Dish Network's HDTV Satellite Fails
        03/15/08
        Dish Network's HDTV Satellite Fails
        The rocket suffers an "anomaly" during second orbit.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2008) -- Dish Network's new satellite designed to expand its High-Definition programming capacity failed last night.

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      • Philips: $349 Blu-ray Player Going to $399
        03/13/08
        Philips: $349 Blu-ray Player Going to $399
        The company says HD DVD's exit is not behind the price increase.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2008) -- In January, Philips issued a press release saying its BDP7200 Blu-ray player would be released in April with a manufac

      • DIRECTV to Launch Video On Demand
        03/13/08
        DIRECTV to Launch Video On Demand
        The service will require high-speed Internet connections.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2008) -- DIRECTV will officially launch its Broadband-enabled Video On Demand service in the second quarter.

        That's according to an

      • Studios: Digital Downloads Not Ready
        03/12/08
        Studios: Digital Downloads Not Ready
        Executives say it will be years before they replace DVDs.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2008) -- Digital downloads via Broadband connections are years away from replacing Blu-ray high-def and standard-def DVDs.

        That's

      • TiVo: EchoStar Risking Contempt Proceeding
        03/12/08
        TiVo: EchoStar Risking Contempt Proceeding
        The company's CEO says the satcaster is not complying with a court order on DVR patents.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2008) -- TiVo CEO Tom Rogers said today that EchoStar will feel the "full impact" of a DVR pa

      • Dish Network's HD Satellite Launches Friday
        03/11/08
        Dish Network's HD Satellite Launches Friday
        The satcaster plans to offer 100 HD channels by year's end.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2008) -- Dish Network is scheduled this Friday to launch a new satellite that will expand its High-Definition programming capa

      • Analyst: Blu-ray Sales to Triple In 2008
        03/11/08
        Analyst: Blu-ray Sales to Triple In 2008
        But Pali Research says it won't slow overall decline in DVD sales.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2008) -- Blu-ray sales will likely triple in 2008, but it won't help reduce overall consumer spending on DVDs during the y

      • Cox: 80 HDTV Channels In 2008
        03/11/08
        Cox: 80 HDTV Channels In 2008
        The cable operator says the new channels will be added next week in Arizona.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2008) -- Cox Communications says it will add seven new High-Definition channels next week in Arizona.

        The new HD channels

      • Comcast: We Have Capacity For 150 HD Channels
        03/10/08
        Comcast: We Have Capacity For 150 HD Channels
        The cable operator now offers around 30 HD channels in many markets.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2008) -- Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis today said his company has the capacity to offer more than 150 High-Definition channe

      • DIRECTV May Back Friday Night Lights
        03/10/08
        DIRECTV May Back Friday Night Lights
        The NBC football show would be available in high-def.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2008) -- DIRECTV is negotiating with NBC to bring Friday Night Lights back for a third season.

        That's according to the web site, Dead

      • Study: Only 5.7M Homes Ready for HD Net Video
        03/07/08
        Study: Only 5.7M Homes Ready for HD Net Video
        But the Parks Associates study says the number should rise over the next five years.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2008) -- A new study says that only 5.7 million U.S. homes are capable now of watching High-Definition video o

      • Microsoft & Sony 'In Talks' For Blu-ray Player
        03/07/08
        Microsoft & Sony 'In Talks' For Blu-ray Player
        The drive would be for the XBox 360.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2008) -- Microsoft and Sony are discussing how to develop a Blu-ray player for the XBox 360 video game console.

        That's accordin

      • TiVo: Still Haunted By HDTV
        03/06/08
        TiVo: Still Haunted By HDTV
        The DVR service reports a loss in subscribers.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2008) -- TiVo yesterday reported a small decrease in total subscribers and the company's delay in embracing High-Definition TV is a major cause.

        The D

      • DIRECTV's New HD Satellite Launches March 17
        03/06/08
        DIRECTV's New HD Satellite Launches March 17
        The satellite will expand high-def capacity for local and national channels.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2008) -- DIRECTV's next satellite for High-Definition services is scheduled to launch on Monday, March 17.
      • Circuit City Offers HD DVD-Blu-ray Swap
        03/06/08
        Circuit City Offers HD DVD-Blu-ray Swap
        But the company does little to publicize it.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2008) -- Circuit City has quietly launched a program permitting HD DVD owners to trade their players in for Blu-ray players.

        According to several

      • Sony Offers HD DVD Swap -- In Switzerland
        03/05/08
        Sony Offers HD DVD Swap -- In Switzerland
        The company will provide Blu-ray player in return.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2008) -- Many HD DVD owners have wondered if Blu-ray manufacturers would offer an exchange/discount program now that Toshiba is exiting the HD DVD b

      • Did Toshiba Dupe HD DVD Owners?
        03/05/08
        Did Toshiba Dupe HD DVD Owners?
        The company CEO downplays the chance of success for high-def discs.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2008) -- Last week, I took some heat from readers for saying here that Toshiba should offer company discounts to HD DVD owners after announcin

      • The Plasma TV: An Endangered Species?
        03/04/08
        The Plasma TV: An Endangered Species?
        Pioneer prepares to stop all production of the flat-screen set.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2008) -- Many high-def enthusiasts swear that it delivers the best picture on the market -- and its price is often lower than its rivals.
      • PBS to FCC: Force Dish Network to Carry HD Signals
        03/04/08
        PBS to FCC: Force Dish Network to Carry HD Signals
        The public broadcasters point to an agreement with DIRECTV.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2008) -- PBS is urging the Federal Communications Commission to force Dish Network to carry the high-def signals of their local st

      • Charter Cable: We Have More HD Than Anyone
        03/04/08
        Charter Cable: We Have More HD Than Anyone
        But the cable operator offers less than 30 high-def channels in most markets.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2008) -- Charter Communications COO Michael Lovett says his company's cable service offers more "HD choices&quo

      • Toshiba to Focus On DVDs & Downloads
        03/04/08
        Toshiba to Focus On DVDs & Downloads
        Says future 'upconverting' DVD players will offer same picture as HD DVD.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2008) -- Toshiba, which said last month that it's exiting the HD DVD business, apparently has no plans to offer

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