Hulu is reaching farther into the mainstream with explosive growth in views in October, according to the latest video viewing figures from Nielsen Online. The site rocketed in October, delivering 206 million streams of video, up from 142 million in…
While HDTV ownership is on the rise, a gap still exists between those who own the equipment and owners who utilize high-definition programming, cable content provider Comcast said Monday. Citing reports from Leichtman Research Group and Frank N. Magid Associates,…
HD programming picks for Dec. 18-24: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “Shrek the Halls” “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (Starz) Sat., Dec. 20, 8 a.m.: Kevin McCallister (played by Macaulay Culkin)…
AT&T has reached an important milestone, tallying the millionth customer for its U-verse Internet protocol suite of services, the company announced Tuesday. AT&T U-verse uses fiber-optic technology, allowing for high-speed Internet, high-definition television and phone service. The service is available…
‘Dark Knight’ Shatters Blu-ray Record Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight” has sold more than 1.7 million Blu-ray copies in its first week of release, making it the best-selling Blu-ray offering in history, CNBC reported. Total standard-definition and high-definition sales are…
Soulja Boy Tell ’Em, the rapper behind the “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” online viral phenomenon, will star in a Web series called “Soulja Boy Tell ’Em: The Animated Series,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show, slated to debut in January,…
China is again censoring certain Web sites it deems inappropriate after not interfering during the Summer Olympics, Daily Variety reports. The Foreign Ministry’s Liu Jianchao said the government reserved the right to censor sites that it feels contain illegal subject…
Joost is discontinuing support for its Web video viewing software and will shift focus to its Web-based video player, Multichannel News reports. The program, introduced in early 2007, had a limited audience due to hardware requirements and lack of some…
Boston’s local Fox affiliate WFXT may make its DTV switch early due to a malfunctioning analog antenna that may not be in service through the Feb. 17 transition, the Boston Globe reports. The damaged antenna has already cut off the…
The National Association of Broadcasters will open a hotline for people to phone in with their DTV-related questions, TVNewsday reports. The national hotline will address callers’ concerns regarding February’s analog shutoff as well as questions about the government’s converter-box voucher…