While DirecTV and Comcast slug it out for high-definition supremacy, a couple of big telephone companies are trying to take small slices of market share from the U.S. satellite and cable television leaders. Last week, both Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s…
Wal-Mart, Best Buy Offer Refunds, Rebates for HD DVD Buyers Wal-Mart this month will give full refunds on returns of HD DVD players by receipt-bearing customers who bought the machines after Oct. 31, the Wall Street Journal reports. Best Buy…
HD programming picks for April 10-16: “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You,” “Billabong Odyssey,” “Casino Royale” “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You” (Mojo HD). Thursday, April 10, 9/9:30 p.m. Season premieres of globe-trotting pub crawl and buddy-wagering comedies. “Billabong Odyssey” (HDNet Movies). Friday, April…
CBS today claimed victory in a lawsuit brought by Dan Rather, who had alleged that the network had interfered with a 2006 “60 Minutes II” story about President Bush’s military service. Mr. Rather left CBS News after the report was…
CBS Paramount Television named Stephen White as vice president and managing director of its Sydney-based Asia Pacific division. Mr. White joins CBS from Sony Pictures Television, where he was general manager of its Central Europe arm. Previously, he served as…
CBS News denied a Wall Street Journal report saying Katie Couric would leave the network’s “Evening News” early next year, two years before her contract expires, because of low ratings, TelevisionWeek reports. CBS, whose “Evening News” is in third place…
Yahoo and Time Warner’s AOL are discussing a deal to combine their Internet operations, while News Corp. is considering joining Microsoft, which has already made a bid for Yahoo, in a sweetened offer, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a…
Last night’s “American Idol” charity episode “Idol Gives Back” cut taped appeals for charity from presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama because the show ran too long, the New York Times reports. “Idol,” which featured appearances from…
Verizon sued Time Warner Cable, saying the No. 2 cable operator’s advertisements are false because they claim that FiOS requires its customers to get a satellite dish, and that FiOS is an inferior product to Time Warner Cable service, Reuters…