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Monthly Archives : May 2008

Rounding Up HD News: Seeing Starz, Blu-ray Delay

Starz Entertainment to Add Encore HD in July Starz Entertainment will have its fifth high-definition channel when it adds Encore HD in July. The Liberty Media unit said the HD version of Encore, whose flagship channel has more than 31…

Cox, Charter Quietly Joining the HD Fray

With about half as many high-definition channels as satellite TV leaders DirecTV and Dish Network, cable providers Cox Communications and Charter Communications are still maintaining their subscription base and sales largely by boosting the number of HD subscribers. Cox and…

This Week in HD: New York Stories

HD programming picks for May 15-21: “Hot Dog Paradise,” “End of the Century,” Mets vs. Yankees “Hot Dog Paradise” (Travel Channel). Thurs., May 15, 8 p.m. New York’s ultimate street food gets the fancy treatment as Travel Channel examines the…

Fox’s 2008-09 Fall, Winter Lineups

Here are Fox’s fall and winter schedules: FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2008 MONDAY 8-9 p.m.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 9-10 p.m.: Prison Break TUESDAY 8-9 p.m.: House 9-10 p.m.:Fringe WEDNESDAY 8-9 p.m.:Bones 9-9:30 p.m.: ‘Til Death 9:30-10 p.m.: Do…

Dish’s Satellite Performance Is Clouded

As Bruce Springsteen would put it, Dish Network this week may have taken “one step up, two steps back.” Trailing U.S. satellite leader DirecTV in both subscribers and high-definition channels, Dish may be falling further behind, despite its recent announcement…

Fox Challenges Convention With Premieres

Fox will focus its fall firepower on just two shows next season, but in a surprise move, the network will begin rolling out its new lineup the week of Aug. 25—the same time as the Democratic National Convention. The network…

TNT to Air Sponsored Microseries During July Ad Breaks

TNT said it will air episodes of a microseries sponsored by Dodge and AT&T during commercial breaks in its prime-time programming this summer. The microseries, called “Lucky Chance,” was produced by Full Circle Entertainment and Espionage. Comprised of 20 two-minute…

CBS to Buy CNET for $1.8 Bil

CBS Corp., looking to further extend its business beyond traditional television, is set to buy the CNET Network of Web sites for $1.8 billion, TVWeek reports. The purchase will augment CBS’s stable of digital assets by adding properties including CNET,…

Fox to Begin Marketing ‘Fringe’ Today

Fox Broadcasting will begin marketing new J.J. Abrams drama “Fringe” today to coincide with its upfront week schedule presentation, TVWeek says. The network is likely to run the show on Monday nights, in tandem with either “Terminator: The Sarah Connor…

SAG, Studios to Start Talks This Month

The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers will resume talks over a new labor contract this month after the studios invited the guild back to the negotiating table by May 28, Daily Variety reports….