An estimated 7 million U.S. households are still completely unprepared for February’s DTV analog shutoff, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing Nielsen data. That number, amounting to about 6.8% of U.S. households, represents those that still receive TV signals over an…
Wireless entertainment device company EZ4Media has filed a lawsuit against Apple and for patent infringement, InformationWeek reports. In the suit, EZ4Media says Apple hired three former employees from Universal Electronics, from which EZ4Media acquired the patents; all three had access…
YouTube expanded its high-definition viewing options for videos on the site today, the company announced in its blog. Now if a viewer selects “Watch in HD” for any hi-def-enabled video, the video will immediately start playing in the wide-screen HD…
Rainbow Media said it is shutting down the domestic operations of its Voom high-definition programming service. The shutdown follows Dish Network’s decision in May to drop Voom’s 15 channels. The only other major distributor of the channels is Cablevision Systems,…
YouTube star Michael Buckley inked a deal with Sony to create videos for Sony’s “Minisode Network,” Mr. Buckley told TelevisionWeek. “I’ll be hosting a new show for them online starting in January and it will be an original show for…
MSN has joined the list of companies calling for new content ideas in MIPTV’s 2009 Content 360 international competition. MSN will award up to $10,000 in development funds to produce and distribute the winning original video in MSN’s category. Other…
About 65% of online video viewers said they watched at least one clip during the month of October during regular work hours—Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.—AdWeek reports, citing new data from Nielsen Online. Of those surveyed, 51%…
Machinima.com has recruited a slew of TV writers to create new Web content for its video site, the Hollywood Reporter says. Among the 15 writers who will contribute projects to the site are Patric Verrone, Bill Oakley and Mike Rowe,…
The roughly 570 attendees at the Screen Actors Guild’s Hollywood meeting Wednesday were more supportive of the union’s leadership and the January strike vote than the group’s New York members, the Hollywood Reporter says. Rob Schneider and former guild president…
Americans between 14 and 25 years old spend more time watching DVDs on computers than any other age group, although they also view less television than other age groups, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing a study from Deloitte. Millennials, the…