Make your voice heard on High-Definition TV!

Archives 

Show All

  • 2009
  • 2008
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
      • Charter Breaks HDTV Channel Promise
        09/30/08
        Charter Breaks HDTV Channel Promise
        The cable operator says it will now add "the right channels."
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2008) -- Charter Communications promised in November 2007 to double its High-Definition lineup to more than 40 channels in every

      • Sony Fires Back at Samsung's Blu-ray Forecast
        09/26/08
        Sony Fires Back at Samsung's Blu-ray Forecast
        A top executive disputes claim that Blu-ray has five years left.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 26, 2008) -- Sony says a Samsung executive's forecast that the Blu-ray high-def disc has just five years left "cou

      • Blockbuster CFO: Blu-ray Success Won't Be Overnight
        09/24/08
        Blockbuster CFO: Blu-ray Success Won't Be Overnight
        The exec says consumers are reluctant to change libraries.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 24, 2008) -- Blockbuster CFO Thomas Casey says the industry must be patient if it wants the Blu-ray high-def disc to replace

      • Blu-ray Player Prices Keep Falling
        09/23/08
        News Analysis
        Blu-ray Player Prices Keep Falling
        Amazon is now selling Sony's latest model for $258.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2008) -- As predicted here on August 26, Blu-ray player prices are dropping fast in the final months of the year with some ret

      • Verizon's FiOS Adds 56 HD Channels In Philly
        09/22/08
        Verizon's FiOS Adds 56 HD Channels In Philly
        The telco says the market now has 86 high-def channels.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 22, 2008) -- Verizon's FiOS TV service has added 56 new High-Definition channels in the Philadelphia area, the company announced

      • Company to Launch 6 New HD Networks
        09/21/08
        Company to Launch 6 New HD Networks
        Verizon says it will carry the special interest channels.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 22, 2008) -- Entertainment Studios, a LA-based syndicate of niche TV shows, has announced that it will launch six special interest High-Definition

      • Panasonic 'BD Live' Blu-ray Player: $399
        09/19/08
        Panasonic 'BD Live' Blu-ray Player: $399
        The set-top is expected to launch in October.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 19, 2008) -- Panasonic yesterday said its new BD Live Blu-ray player will retail for $399, the same price as similar BD Live models from Sony an

      • Murdoch Has Regrets On DIRECTV Sale
        09/18/08
        Murdoch Has Regrets On DIRECTV Sale
        The News Corp executive says he feared cable's 'triple play.'
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 18, 2008) -- News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said yesterday that he has regrets about swapping his stake in DIRECTV with John

      • Are Blu-ray Player Prices Too High?
        09/17/08
        Are Blu-ray Player Prices Too High?
        The issue is debated at yesterday's DisplaySearch conference.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2008) -- Blu-ray players now are available for under $300 at most electronics stores, but some analysts say the price is still too hig

      • Study: Blu-ray Player Sales to Triple In 2008
        09/17/08
        Study: Blu-ray Player Sales to Triple In 2008
        The report says they will double again next year.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2008) -- DisplaySearch, the research firm, says worldwide sales of standalone Blu-ray players will hit 2.38 million this year, compared to 7

      • Why Hasn't DIRECTV Added Fox News HD?
        09/16/08
        Why Hasn't DIRECTV Added Fox News HD?
        The company's new ownership may have something to do with it.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2008) -- In the summer of 2007, a DIRECTV executive told TVPredictions.com in confidence that the satcaster would add Fox News

      • NetFlix: Blu-ray Not Likely to Impact 2008
        09/16/08
        NetFlix: Blu-ray Not Likely to Impact 2008
        The company's CFO says small percentage of subs are ordering high-def discs.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2008) -- NetFlix says that Blu-ray high-def discs will not likely have a big impact on the company's rental

      • DreamWorks CEO: 3-D HDTV Is Our Future
        09/15/08
        DreamWorks CEO: 3-D HDTV Is Our Future
        Executive Katzenberg says it will transform movie watching.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2008) -- DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told an industry conference last night that 3-D HDTV is the future of the TV and movie industr

      • Retailers: Blu-ray Player Sales to Jump
        09/14/08
        Retailers: Blu-ray Player Sales to Jump
        Executives say consumers now have more models to choose from.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2008) -- Retailers see Blu-ray player sales rising in the coming months thanks to the introduction of both lower-priced and higher-pric

      • Blu-ray Drives Big Transformers Sales
        09/12/08
        Blu-ray Drives Big Transformers Sales
        Two-thirds of the movie's sales last week came from the high-def disc.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2008) -- Last week could be the week that the Blu-ray high-def disc finally began to 'transform' the home video i

      • TVPredictions.com Won't Publish On 9/11
        09/10/08
        TVPredictions.com Won't Publish On 9/11
        The web site honors the dead and missing from that fateful day seven years ago.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2008) -- For the last several years, TVPredictions.com has published at least one daily news article -- and on s

      • Wilmington Firefighters Acting As Digital TV Repairmen
        09/10/08
        News
        Wilmington Firefighters Acting As Digital TV Repairmen
        Government offices get hundreds of complaints.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2008) -- The city of Wilmington, North Carolina has dispatched firefighters to people's homes to help residents connect t

      • Wilmington Digital TV Switch Upsets Residents
        09/09/08
        News
        Wilmington Digital TV Switch Upsets Residents
        Government offices get hundreds of complaints.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2008) -- The city of Wilmington, North Carolina switched to Digital TV signals at noon yesterday as a test for the entire nation's

      • AT&T Upgrades DVR Service
        09/09/08
        AT&T Upgrades DVR Service
        New feature enables playback in any room.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2008) -- AT&T's U-Verse TV service is introducing a new DVR service that will enable viewers to play back shows from any set-top in the house.

        Ca

      • Mitsubishi's 65-Inch Laser TV: $6,999
        09/09/08
        Mitsubishi's 65-Inch Laser TV: $6,999
        The set will be available at the end of the third quarter.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2008) -- Mitsubishi says its first Laser HDTV will be a 65-inch model that will retail for $6,999 and will be available at the end of th

      • Blu-ray Chief: The Disc Will Still Rule
        09/05/08
        Blu-ray Chief: The Disc Will Still Rule
        High-def association head says downloads have a way to go.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 5, 2008) -- Andy Parsons, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association, says the Blu-ray high-def disc is in no danger from digital downloads and

      • Comcast Agrees to Carry HDNet & HDNet Movies
        09/04/08
        Comcast Agrees to Carry HDNet & HDNet Movies
        The agreement ends a long carriage dispute.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 4, 2008) -- Comcast today announced it has agreed to carry HDNet and HDNet Movies, ending a several-year long dispute between the companies.
      • Samsung Exec: Blu-ray Has 5 Years Left
        09/04/08
        Samsung Exec: Blu-ray Has 5 Years Left
        The official says he certainly wouldn't give it 10.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2008) -- A British-based Samsung executive has said that the Blu-ray high-def disc has just five years left before it will be replaced by som

      • LG: Blu-ray Player w/NetFlix: $399
        09/03/08
        LG: Blu-ray Player w/NetFlix: $399
        The NetFlix videos will be SD only.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2008) -- LG Electronics announced today that its new Blu-ray player that can also stream Netflix videos will be available next month for $399 retail.

        The LG

      • DIRECTV & TiVo Team For New HD DVR
        09/03/08
        DIRECTV & TiVo Team For New HD DVR
        The deal reunites the two companies.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2008) -- DIRECTV and TiVo announced today that they will develop and market a new DIRECTV HD DVR featuring TiVo's recording service.

        The two compa

      • MLB Network HD to Launch January 1
        09/02/08
        MLB Network HD to Launch January 1
        The baseball channel will be on DIRECTV and some cable systems.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2008) -- MLB Network, the new 24-hour baseball channel, is scheduled to launch on January 1, according to Broadcasting and Cable Magazine.<

      • Samsung 'BD-Live' Blu-ray Player: $499
        09/02/08
        Samsung 'BD-Live' Blu-ray Player: $499
        The set-top is scheduled for launch next month.
        By Swanni

        Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2008) -- Samsung next month is expected to introduce a 'BD-Live' Blu-ray player for $499, according to Video Business.

        T

    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2007