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This Week in HD: Literal Translation

HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts…

Netflix Makes HD Strides

Netflix took two big steps in the area of high definition this week, officially moving to HD streaming and tying up loose ends with HD DVD. Going live on Wednesday via an upgrade to the Xbox 360, Netflix entered the…

‘Batman’ Enters Brave New World With Interactive Web Site

Warner Bros. Animation has launched a new interactive Web site for fans of its Cartoon Network series “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” which debuted Friday. The site, www.braveandthebold.com, is an interactive, ad-supported destination for fans of all ages. Among…

Pixsy Expands Its Video Search Business

Online video search service Pixsy inked deals to provide private-label video search to five additional sites including eZanga.com, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket.com, EgoTVOnline.com and GossipGirls.com. Those Web properties will use Pixsy to power searches for video content on their sites. Pixsy is…

Pixsy’s Network Expands With New Deals

Video search engine Pixsy has expanded its syndication network with five new distribution deals, MediaPost reports. eZanga, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket, EgoTVOnline and GossipGirls will rely on Pixsy’s Video Search Playback platform for access to the Pixsy Video Index. The videos can…

Waxman Gains Early Support on House Commerce Committee Chairmanship

U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has won a preliminary vote over U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in their battle to head the House committee that oversees all broadcast, telecom and health legislation. On the eve of tomorrow’s vote of Democratic…

ContextWeb Picks Up Time Warner Exec

Time Warner’s Joe Kutchera has been hired by Adsdaq ad operator ContextWeb as director of Spanish-language markets, MediaPost reports. Kutchera will oversee ContextWeb’s new ability for marketers to target the Spanish-speaking audience online by category and keyword. Kutchera previously developed…

Senator Wants Price of Cable Reduced

Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., is poised to introduce legislation requiring cable companies to provide local TV signals at a reduced cost indefinitely to households that will lose over-the-air service after February’s digital television switch, Multichannel News reports. The senator is…

CBS’ Leess to Leave Digital Group

CBS Television Digital Media Group President Jonathan Leess said he would step down from his post by the end of the year, TelevisionWeek reports. Leess has served in the role since 2004 and led efforts in online video and digital…

WWE Launches Social-Networking Site

World Wrestling Entertainment has launched a social-networking site, WWE Universe, aimed at fostering fan discussion on all things WWE-related, Daily Variety reports. More than 200,000 users have signed up for the site, which began testing last April. By drawing fans…