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Daily Archives : Dec 11, 2008

CBS to Stream SEC Hoops Games

CBS plans to simulcast its coverage of 11 Southeastern Conference college basketball games on CBSSports.com this year, starting with Saturday’s Indiana-Kentucky grudge match, USA Today says. The site had SEC football games online, and tens of thousands of users watched,…

This Week in HD: We Can Be Superheroes

HD programming picks for Dec. 11-17: “Heroes,” “Spider-Man 3” and “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” “Heroes” (NBC) Mon., Dec. 15, 9 p.m.: The third volume of “Heroes” comes to a close Monday, as the Petrelli brothers face off while Ando, Matt and…

Rounding Up HD News: Blu-ray Player Sales Triple; Blu-ray Pricing Stabilizing

Blu-ray Player Sales Triple During Black Friday Week Sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players tripled during the week of Black Friday from the previous week, Video Business reports. Machines dropped below $200 during that week to spur post-Thanksgiving sales. Nearly one…

Netflix Goes HD on TiVo Platforms

Netflix continues to roll onto media platforms in high definition as the movie rental giant makes HD streaming available via TiVo DVRs, the companies announced Monday. Netflix and TiVo subscribers using a TiVo Series3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL…

NBA Gearing Up for Live 3-D HD All-Star Saturday

The National Basketball Association, Turner Sports and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. are teaming up to provide coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend in live 3-D HD in 80 theaters in 35 states. Expected to be projected on up to 160…

Castillo Added to NBC’s ‘Dance’

Susie Castillo, a former host of MTV’s “TRL,” will co-host NBC’s dance competition series “Superstars of Dance,” the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll join Michael Flatley on the short-run program, which debuts Jan. 4. —Aimee Picchi

Pellicano’s Wife Pitching Reality Show

Anthony Pellicano’s wife is creating a reality show starring herself and her three daughters as they navigate life without her husband, who was convicted of racketeering and conspiracy and will be sentenced on Dec. 15, Daily Variety reports. The show…

Bewkes Says Cable Spinoff on Track

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told an investment conference that the spinoff of Time Warner Cable is on track despite the credit market crunch, Dow Jones reports. Time Warner is supposed to get a $9 billion dividend when the transaction…

Some On YouTube Making Money

Some people who have posted video on YouTube are making six-figure incomes from advertising, the New York Times reports. While a few people are making enough for a full time living, YouTube declined to say how much the average individual…