CNN is planning to use three-dimensional holographic technology to highlight election night interviews, USA Today says. Other networks also have new bells and whistles to help them count the vote. For example, Fox News has new high definition studios and…
NBC is developing a project based on Heather McElhatton’s choose-your-own-ending novel “Pretty Little Mistakes,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Friday Night Lights” showrunner Jason Katims will serve as executive producer and script supervisor for the project from writers Bruce Marshall Romans…
Fans of “The West Wing” have seen the 2008 Presidential election before during the NBC series’ last season, when a young charismatic minority candidate took on a straight-talking, moderate Republican, the New York Times observes. In fact, “West Wing” writer…
The Screen Actors Guild declared that it opposes the California ballot initiative that would ban marriage between same-sex partners, the Associated Press reports. “No actor should have to disclose his or her sexual preference in order to get health and…
HD programming picks for Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Election coverage, “30 Rock,” “The Game Plan” Election 2008 (Various). Tues., Nov. 4. The trials and tribulations of the campaign trail lead to the first Tuesday in November, and various networks will be…
Number of Blu-ray Releases Growing The number of Blu-ray titles released or scheduled to be released has surpassed 1,000, the Hollywood Reporter says. There are 841 Blu-ray titles on the market currently, with 185 being prepared for sale. The latest…
Netflix is making the jump to high definition with the soft launch of streaming HD titles on the Xbox 360. On Nov. 19, Microsoft will roll out the Xbox Experience, an update to the Xbox 360’s control panel that also…
Joining the rest of the 24-hour news pack, MSNBC is making the leap to full 1080i high definition starting next spring, the network announced this week. “As viewers are making the transition to HD more and more every day, we’re…
MTV is expected to announce Thursday that it is developing a Beatles version of its hit video game Rock Band, the New York Post says. The company issued a media advisory late Wednesday that pitched an “exclusive agreement to develop…
Video search companies are looking for ways other than metadata to help users find the clips they’re looking for, the Wall Street Journal reports. Video Surf is using technology that searches the video content using “computer vision algorithms,” Google’s YouTube…