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      • Warner to Delay 'Total HD Disc
        06/28/07
        Warner to Delay 'Total HD Disc
        The two-sided disc would play both Blu-ray and HD DVD.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2007) -- Warner Home Video said yesterday that it's delaying the launch of a dual-format HDTV DVD until next year.

        That's

      • When HDTV Is Not HDTV
        06/26/07
        When HDTV Is Not HDTV
        ESPN2 HD's widescreen coverage of the 2007 Wimbledon tennis tournament has some high-def viewers fooled.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2007) -- "Al" was sure -- 100 percent sure that yesterday's ESPN2 HD broadcast of Wimble

      • TBS to Go High-Def On Sept. 1
        06/26/07
        TBS to Go High-Def On Sept. 1
        The high-def coverage will include Major League Baseball playoff games.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2007) -- TBS announced today that it will launch a High-Definition channel on September 1.

        The announcement was reported

      • DIRECTV Offers 'Sneak Peek' at MHD
        06/26/07
        DIRECTV Offers 'Sneak Peek' at MHD
        The preview will include Sunday's special concert honoring the late Princess Diana.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2007) -- DIRECTV yesterday began airing a preview of MHD, the High-Definition network from MTV.
      • NBC, ESPN: Wimbledon Won't Be In HD
        06/25/07
        NBC, ESPN: Wimbledon Won't Be In HD
        But the BBC says it will show it in high-def in the UK.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2007) -- NBC and ESPN both said this morning that they will not broadcast the 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Championship in High-Definition.

      • High-Def Battle to Get 3rd Player
        06/25/07
        High-Def Battle to Get 3rd Player
        Blu-ray and HD DVD will soon get some competition.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2007) -- Consumers already baffled by the high-def DVD war may find another reason to be confused.

        Coming this September, the UK-based com

      • CableCard Won't Connect With Consumers
        06/25/07
        News Analysis
        CableCard Won't Connect With Consumers
        Most Americans have little interest in buying a new set-top.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2007) -- On July 1, a new federal rule will go into effect that's designed to create competition for the

      • Cablevision Adds 15 Voom HD Channels
        06/21/07
        Cablevision Adds 15 Voom HD Channels
        The cable operator also says it will have the capacity for 500 high-def channels by year's end.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2007) -- Cablevision today said it will add Voom's 15-channel High-Definition lineup starti

      • Cable TV & HD: Put Up Or Shut Up!
        06/21/07
        Cable TV & HD: Put Up Or Shut Up!
        Phillip Swann, president of TVPredictions.com, says cable TV operators talk "HD capacity" while DIRECTV talks real HD channels.
        By Allison Moore
        HD Diva

        Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2007) -- DIRECTV says it will offer 100 High-D

      • Ask Swanni: When Will TiVo Drop HD DVR Prices?
        06/20/07
        Ask Swanni: When Will TiVo Drop HD DVR Prices?
        Your humble high-def guru takes your questions.
        By Phillip Swann
         
        Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2007) -- I get scores of e-mails every week from readers asking everything from whether they should buy a new HDTV to when will their TV

      • Panasonic: Blu-ray Has Won
        06/20/07
        Panasonic: Blu-ray Has Won
        Top executive says the battle is over.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2007) -- Joseph Taylor, a Panasonic executive vice president, says Blu-ray has won the high-def DVD format war against rival HD DVD.

        In an interview with TWI

      • DIRECTV Offers NY's WNBC In LA
        06/20/07
        DIRECTV Offers NY's WNBC In LA
        But the high-def feed is not available.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 19, 2007) -- DIRECTV is offering Los Angeles residents an opportunity to watch NBC programming three hours ahead of schedule.

        The satcaster has launched

      • Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players
        06/20/07
        Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players
        Research firm says 1.5 million homes have Blu-ray players.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2007) -- Blu-ray players are in roughly 1.5 million homes -- five times more than its high-def DVD rival, HD-DVD.

        That'

      • Best Buy: TV Makers Aren't 'Dumping' 720p HDTVs
        06/19/07
        Best Buy: TV Makers Aren't 'Dumping' 720p HDTVs
        Retailer says there's room for both 720p and 1080p high-def sets.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 19, 2007) -- Best Buy today said there's no evidence that TV manufacturers are abandoning the 720p

      • Swanni: How HD DVD Can Survive
        06/18/07
        Swanni: How HD DVD Can Survive
        The high-def guru offers some advice for the high-def DVD format.
        By Allison Moore
        HD Diva

        Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2007) -- Phillip Swann, president of TVPredictions.com, says that HD DVD, the high-def DVD format, is now a long-shot to sur

      • Blockbuster to Support Blu-ray
        06/17/07
        Blockbuster to Support Blu-ray
        The video retailer will not carry HD DVDs in 1,450 stores.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 17, 2007) -- Video rental giant Blockbuster will only rent HDTV DVDs in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores next month when it expands its high-def s

      • Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Are We Headed for Stalemate?
        06/17/07
        Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Are We Headed for Stalemate?
        By Robert Smith

        Palo Alto (June 17, 2007) -- The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD appears to be headed into a new phase, one in which consumers are waiting for a winner to be decided. If a winner does not emerge soon, a stalemate

      • Time Warner Adds Movie Channel HD in Staten Island
        06/17/07
        Time Warner Adds Movie Channel HD in Staten Island
        The cable operator realigns its high-def lineup.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 17, 2007) -- Time Warner Cable has added The Movie Channel HD to its high-def lineup in Staten Island.

        The channel, a high-def

      • Time Warner 'Expects' to Carry HBO Channels In HD
        06/16/07
        Time Warner 'Expects' to Carry HBO Channels In HD
        But the cable operator also says it could feature the content via on demand services.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2007) -- Time Warner says it "expects" that it will carry HBO's new High-D

      • What Internet TV Needs to Succeed
        06/15/07
        What Internet TV Needs to Succeed
        Sony is the latest to offer a device allowing viewers to watch Net video on their High-Definition TVs.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2007) -- Sony yesterday announced that next month it will sell a device that will allow some Sony

      • Sony's Net TV Device Ships In July
        06/14/07
        Sony's Net TV Device Ships In July
        The $300 device is designed for High-Definition sets.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2007) -- Sony next month will ship a $300 module that will stream Net-based video to select High-Definition TVs.

        That's acco

      • Sony: More Than 100k Blu-ray Players Sold In 2006
        06/14/07
        Sony: More Than 100k Blu-ray Players Sold In 2006
        The company says sales will jump six to seven times this year.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2007) -- Sony said from 100,000 to 125,000 Blu-ray players were sold last year, not including PlayStation3 consoles which

      • Blu-ray Fumbles Chance In HDTV DVD War
        06/13/07
        Blu-ray Fumbles Chance In HDTV DVD War
        By Mitch Davis

        Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2007) -- With several million PlayStation 3 consoles sold, one would think that Blu-Ray would be on the road to defeating HD DVD by now, but this is far from reality.

        With its back against

      • DIRECTV to Carry 11 HBO/Cinemax Channels In HD
        06/12/07
        DIRECTV to Carry 11 HBO/Cinemax Channels In HD
        The new channels will be added in September.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2007) -- DIRECTV plans to carry 11 HBO/Cinemax channels in High-Definition this September, TVPredictions.com has learned.

        The sa

      • Comcast: 800 HDTV Channels?
        06/12/07
        Comcast: 800 HDTV Channels?
        The war of words between cable and satellite escalates.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2007) -- DIRECTV says it will carry 100 High-Definition channels by year's end. But the nation's largest cable operator says you ain't

      • NBC & Fox Abandon HD In Summer Primetime
        06/10/07
        NBC & Fox Abandon HD In Summer Primetime
        The two networks are airing few primetime shows in high-def.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2007) -- NBC and Fox have apparently decided that the High-Definition TV audience is not that important in the summertime.

      • Wall Street Analyst Blasts DIRECTV HD Claim
        06/10/07
        Wall Street Analyst Blasts DIRECTV HD Claim
        The analyst questions whether the satcaster can offer 150 high-def channels.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2007) -- Wall Street analyst Craig Moffet is ridiculing DIRECTV's claim it will offer up to 150 High-Defin

      • Ask Swanni: Will TiVo & DIRECTV Renew Ties?
        06/07/07
        Ask Swanni: Will TiVo & DIRECTV Renew Ties?
        Your humble high-def guru takes your questions.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2007) -- I get scores of e-mails every week from readers asking everything from whether they should buy a new HDTV to when will their TV

      • Ask Swanni: Blu-ray For $299?
        06/07/07
        Ask Swanni: Blu-ray For $299?
        Your humble high-def guru takes your questions.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2007) -- I get scores of e-mails every week from readers asking everything from whether they should buy a new HDTV to when will their TV provider add new hig

      • Apple TV Can't Bear Fruit?
        06/06/07
        Apple TV is so expensive to manufacture that Apple may not generate a profit on each sale.

        That's according to an article by Business Week magazine.

        Apple TV, which was introduced in March, is a device that sends udio and video files from your PC to a High-Definition TV. W

      • Time Warner: We'll Have 'Unlimited' HD Capacity
        06/05/07
        Time Warner: We'll Have 'Unlimited' HD Capacity
        The cable operator stirs the high-def debate at an industry conference.
        By Phillip Swann
         
        Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2007) -- DIRECTV says it can offer more than than 150 High-Definition channels next year after it l

      • TiVo Hints of New DIRECTV Deal
        06/05/07
        TiVo Hints of New DIRECTV Deal
        The company CEO says DIRECTV's new owners would be a 'positive."
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2007) -- TiVo CEO Tom Rogers yesterday suggested that DIRECTV might renew its marketing relationship when the satcaster is

      • Swanni: Apple TV Is Dead
        06/04/07
        Swanni: Apple TV Is Dead
        The high-def guru says retail sources tell him that sales are 'horribly low."
        By Allison Moore
        HD Diva

        Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2007) -- Apple TV is dead.

        So says Phillip Swann, president of TVPredictions.com, in a new video

      • Does Sony Have a Blu-ray Surprise?
        06/02/07
        Does Sony Have a Blu-ray Surprise?
        One high-end electronics store gets an alert that Sony's new player will cost just $499.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2007) -- Sony has said publicly that it will launch a second generation Blu-ray this summer for $599.
      • Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Will Either Win?
        06/02/07
        Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Will Either Win?
        By Joseph Whip
         
        Philadelphia (June 2, 2007) -- I note with interest the crowing by Disney and the (Blu-ray Disc Association) about the sales of the Blu-Ray releases of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies  vs. the HD-DVD sales of The Matrix.
      • ABC.com: High-Def; Low Quality
        06/01/07
        ABC.com: High-Def; Low Quality
        Network admits that the online HD picture will not compare to cable or satellite.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2007) -- ABC says that its online lineup of High-Definition TV shows will not have the same picture quality as cable or

      • Blu-ray's Pirates Beats HD DVD's Matrix
        06/01/07
        Blu-ray's Pirates Trounces HD DVD's Matrix
        Sony-backed format wins early battle of high-profile releases.
        By Phillip Swann

        Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2007) -- On May 22, Disney released a Blu-ray high-def DVD of the first two Pirates of the Caribbean. On the same day,

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