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3D TV: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Yesterday, Jan. 6th, DIrecTV confirmed a previous story we ran about entering the 3D world. Revealing details for the first time, in its latest announcement, DirecTV said that starting in June it will offer three HD channels dedicated to 3D…

CW to Put Extended Preview of New ‘Life Unexpected’ Online

The CW will put the first 10 minutes of "Life Unexpected," its new drama about a 15-year-old foster child who moves back in with her biological parents, online a week before its TV debut, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The preview…

John Shaffner Re-Elected ATAS Chair

Production designer John Shaffner was re-elected to a second two-year term as chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in Wednesday’s runoff election, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He had faced second vice chair Brian Seth Hurst…

Blockbuster Interested in Hulu-Like Offering

The CEO of struggling video rental company Blockbuster said Tuesday that the company is looking at options, including “a more robust TV offering" along the lines of Hulu, and would consider finding a partner to make it happen, reports The…

The ‘Avatar’ Effect?: Discovery, Sony and IMAX Partner for 3D Channel to Launch in 2011

With the annual CES convention starting on Thursday, a number of companies are jumping the gun with announcements about what they hope will be the next big thing: 3D TV channels. The latest: Discovery Communications, Sony Corp and IMAX Corp….

MSNBC Buys BreakingNews.com URL

On the heels of purchasing the Twitter feed @breakingnews, MSNBC has also bought the URL for the company, www.breakingnews.com, according to B&C. MSNBC Digital Network now will reach 1.6 million more users via Twitter. In a statement, Charlie Tillinghast, president…

Bullock to Honor Betty White at SAG Awards

Actress Sandra Bullock will present the Life Achievement Award to Betty White at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony Jan. 23. Bullock — who is a SAG nominee this year for the film "The Blind Side" — co-starred with White…

Not a List Anyone Wants To Lead: 2009’s Most-Pirated TV Show

For the second year, an NBC series has taken the title of most-pirated TV show, with 6.58 million downloads from file-sharing sites for a single episode in 2009, reports the Torrentfreak blog. The show is "Heroes." This year, for the…

Here’s Why You Should Attend the CES and NATPE Conventions

January is upon us and that means two major conventions: CES, starting later this week, and NATPE, taking place later this month. In a special TVWeek Open Mic blog, consultant Gary Arlen tells us why we need to attend the…

Ex-Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin Finally Apologizes for Merger With AOL

A decade after the fact, Gerald Levin, in an appearance Monday with AOL co-founder Steve Case, apologized for creating AOL Time Warner, and said that the merger was a mistake, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Levin, who was the CEO of…