Sears will start selling a digital converter box from satellite operator Dish Network at about 700 stores in advance of the switchover to all-digital broadcasts next February, Web site TVPredictions.com reports. The box will retail for $59.99, though may cost…
Hearst-Argyle’s television stations in Arkansas will shut off analog signals once a month as part of a test prior to the switchover to all digital broadcasts next February, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Hearst-Argyle’s move follows a number of U.S. stations…
CNN.com has tapped Kenneth Estenson as its senior vice president and general manager, effective Sept. 2. He will be based at CNN’s worldwide headquarters in Atlanta and will oversee all aspects of CNN.com’s business. Estenson currently is VP of digital…
TiVo has signed a deal with Web video giant YouTube, allowing users to stream online clips directly to their TV sets, the Hollywood Reporter says. The deal, which goes into effect on Thursday, marks the first streamed content agreement for…
Organic Light Emitting Diode televisions, with their minuscule energy consumption and super-clear pictures, are perceived by some as the wave of the TV-buying future. While the only OLED currently on the market is Sony’s XEL-1, an 11-inch number priced at…
Royal Philips Electronics’ second-quarter loss from television operations may turn out to be the exception rather than the rule for worldwide TV set makers. The world’s No. 5 liquid-crystal display television maker, whose four larger competitors each will release earnings…
The player: Dmitry Shapiro, founder and chief innovation officer of Veoh Networks. The play: Mr. Shapiro in 2004 founded the video-sharing site, whose investors include Time Warner, Intel and Michael Eisner’s Tornante Co. With content agreements with TV networks such…
HD programming picks for July 17-23: “VH1 Rock Honors the Who,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” “Adaptation” “VH1 Rock Honors the Who” (MHD). Thurs., July 17, 9 p.m. Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and the Flaming Lips explore songs from rock operas…
CBS News’ Couric Will Go HD This Month “The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” will begin broadcasting in high definition July 28 after the network spent 18 months building a graphics facility and control room to handle the new…
BET Networks unveiled its plans for extensive, multiplatform election year political coverage, including the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. BET and BET J will air hours of on-air programming, including live coverage, daily news specials, public service announcements and extended…