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Rounding Up HD News: Wal-Mart Boasts Lowest-Priced Blu-ray Player; Sony Goes Blu in China

Wal-Mart Boasts Lowest-Priced Blu-ray Player for Black Friday Wal-Mart is unveiling the Magnavox Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player for $128 on Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving. That’s the lowest retail price ever for the format, Home Media Magazine reports. The…

This Week in HD: Literal Translation

HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts…

WGA Files for Arbitration, Claims Producers Aren’t Paying New-Media Residuals

The Writers Guild of America is filing arbitration against the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers for allegedly failing to comply with the new contract negotiated out of the 100-day strike that shut down Hollywood during the winter of…

‘Batman’ Enters Brave New World With Interactive Web Site

Warner Bros. Animation has launched a new interactive Web site for fans of its Cartoon Network series “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” which debuted Friday. The site, www.braveandthebold.com, is an interactive, ad-supported destination for fans of all ages. Among…

Twentieth TV Remembers Rodriguez on Nov. 21

Twentieth Television will host a memorial service Nov. 21 for executive Matthew Rodriguez, who died Nov. 14 in Los Angeles of cancer. The service for the Twentieth TV and MyNetworkTV senior vice president of marketing and creative will be held…

Economy Forces Nielsen to Cancel 2009 Client Meeting

Nielsen has canceled its annual client meeting for 2009 due to economic concerns, MediaPost’s Media Daily News reports. Nielsen’s announcement suggests its concerns are not about its own financial state, but that of its clients. “Due to the current economic…

Levin, Shah, Genachowski to Examine U.S. Tech Policy for Obama

The Obama transition office today named its team that will look at the country’s tech policy needs. Again it’s tapping some veteran former Federal Communications Commission officials. The transition earlier named a workforce team to look at each federal agency’s…

Pixsy Expands Its Video Search Business

Online video search service Pixsy inked deals to provide private-label video search to five additional sites including eZanga.com, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket.com, EgoTVOnline.com and GossipGirls.com. Those Web properties will use Pixsy to power searches for video content on their sites. Pixsy is…

Syndie ‘Seeker’ Finds Strong Ratings in Premiere

“Legend of the Seeker” rode in with a strong ratings showing for its premiere, while “Deal or No Deal” and “The Doctors” showed growth during the week ending Nov. 9, a week rife with preemptions. Disney-ABC’s “Seeker” premiered during the…

A Smith & Co. Ups Howard to Production VP

A. Smith & Co. Properties has promoted Sharalynn Howard to vice president of production. She will oversee production of all shows currently in production and development, including Jesse Ventura’s truTV series. Ms. Howard has worked at A. Smith & Co….