Liquid-crystal display panel makers are likely to boost earnings in the fourth quarter, according to a report released this week. That’s after lagging demand from China and an oversupply caused LCD panel prices to drop as much as 20% since…
Blu-ray discs will outsell standard DVDs in the U.S. by a 3-to-2 margin by 2012 as Blu-ray player prices fall, retailers clear more space for the format and more people use videogame consoles and other devices to watch the high-definition…
The player: Martin Brown, video product marketing manager at Daktronics The play: Mr. Brown has helped Daktronics become the preeminent high-definition scoreboard maker for Major League Baseball. The Brookings, S.D.-based company has made or is making the primary scoreboards at…
HD programming picks for Aug. 21-27: “Remember the Titans,” Little League World Series, “Dazed and Confused” “Remember the Titans” (Starz). Fri., Aug. 22, 8 p.m. Denzel Washington stars as the coach of a 1971 Virginia high school football team that…
Sony, Toshiba to Outsource More LCD TVs to Taiwan Sony and Toshiba both will have more of their liquid-crystal display television sets built in Taiwan, Reuters says, citing Nikkei Business Daily. Sony has an agreement with Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision…
Los Angeles, widely considered the entertainment capital of the world and ground zero for the TV industry, is ranked dead last among the top five U.S. markets in terms of high-definition channel availability, the Los Angeles Times reports. Of the…
The list of celebrity contestants for “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” has been announced by Fox, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The new season, beginning Sept. 5, will feature “90210” actress Jennie Garth, talk show host Star Jones, boxer…
Katy Perry, the singer behind the summer hit “I Kissed a Girl,” is scheduled to perform at this year’s MTV Latin America awards in Mexico City, Daily Variety reports. The show, which will be broadcasted Oct. 6 in the U.S….
Sophina Brown, seen previously on “Shark,” will be joining the “Numb3rs” cast as a series regular, reports TV Guide. Brown will play new agent Nikki Betancourt, an ex-LAPD officer armed with a law degree. The season premiere of the CBS…
Nancy McGee has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing at Starz Entertainment, Multichannel reports. She previously was senior VP. McGee’s new responsibilities include marketing all live-action television productions for both the Starz channels and other distribution outlets. —Christopher…