Cablevision is adding 15 premium channels to its iO TV high-definition lineup, including HD channels from HBO, Showtime, Encore, Cinemax and Starz, the company announced Wednesday. The new channels arrive hot on the heels of the removal of Voom HD’s…
Senate Makes Strides Toward DTV Delay Senate negotiators are working on striking an agreement on a change to the digital transition date of Feb. 17, with legislation reaching the House by tomorrow, TelevisionWeek reported. Even with an agreement, there is…
HD programming picks for Jan. 22-28: “The Last Templar,” “Life on Mars,” “Big Love” “The Last Templar” (NBC) Sun., Jan. 25, 8 p.m.: Mira Sorvino stars in this four-hour miniseries about uncovering the secrets of the Knights Templar after four…
Companies including CBS, Microsoft and Hulu.com are working together to test new video-ad formats with the goal of drawing more spending, the Wall Street Journal reports. The project comes from Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest, which is trying to create a…
The possibility that Congress may not delay the digital TV transition, despite a request from President Barack Obama, was raised today by the sudden cancellation of a House committee’s expected vote on a bill changing the DTV switch date. The…
Online views of President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech and swearing in on Tuesday skyrocketed overnight, according to data from online video measurement firm Visible Measures. By about 24 hours after the event, videos of the inauguration had been viewed more…
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is unveiling its wish list for 2009, calling for a stimulus package to make broadband Web access more available and tax credits that could make it easier for minority-owned firms to buy stations. The…
About 9% of U.S. viewers are unprepared for next month’s switch to digital television, MediaPost reports, citing media agency Mindshare. Out of the 1,200 respondents to Mindshare’s study, 16% have bought new TV sets, another 16% are subscribing to cable…
Upgrading to a digital converter box may not be enough to get a steady signal when broadcasts switch to digital next month (barring a delay on the Feb. 17 transition date), the Washington Post reports. Some will have to buy…