Apple will begin selling DRM-free songs on its iTunes store, in addition to implementing different prices for songs, the New York Times reports. The announcement was part of Tuesday’s MacWorld keynote speech, where the projected timeline said songs for 69…
CBS News has unveiled its plans for multiplatform coverage of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, led by live broadcasts and Web streams anchored by Katie Couric. Ms. Couric will anchor broadcast coverage for CBS throughout the day on Jan….
AMC will make all 17 episodes of the original 1960s series “The Prisoner” available on its Web site, amctv.com. In addition to full episodes in full screen, the Web site will feature one-minute versions of the episodes, full-episode recaps, behind-the-scenes…
Television technology provider Sling Media will introduce a version of its service for iPhones this quarter, the company announced today at MacWorld in San Francisco. The SlingPlayer Mobile allows users to access their home TV experience, including local channels, video-on-demand…
Internet television technology provider Move Networks said it doubled the number of Internet users watching online video with its streaming technology in 2008. The company announced today that it reached 55 million unique viewers in 2008, up from 25 million…
The National Association of Broadcasters and other TV organizations are asking the FCC to expand the number of TV stations eligible to broadcast in analog after the Feb. 17 DTV switch under the “analog nightlight” law, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
MSNBC and msnbc.com have debuted a new Web site for “Morning Joe.” The new site, located at www.joe.msnbc.com, features embeddable show clips, commentary, all of Mika Brzezinski’s must-read op-eds, an expanded Zeitgeist section and podcasts. “‘Morning Joe’ is where the…
Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. agreed to buy TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com for $255 million in cash from Macrovision Solutions Corp., replacing an earlier agreement to sell the properties to an investment group, Bloomberg News reports. Macrovision said the advantage to…
The government program funding coupons for people who need to buy a converter box so their analog TVs can receive digital signals has run out of money, TelevisionWeek reports. For now, people who apply for the coupons are being put…
The transition to digital from analog television signals is failing to spur sales of higher-end television products, with consumers instead opting for modest adjustments by buying low-cost converter boxes, Dow Jones reports. Research firm Display Search expects the transition to…