Following Microsoft’s unsolicited bid to acquire all or part of Yahoo earlier this year, discussion between the two companies have officially ended. The announcement of the conclusion comes on the heels of multiple meetings regarding various options for a transaction….
Warner Bros. Television Group secured distribution deals for its new ad-supported broadband video channels TheWB.com and KidsWB.com with a range of distributors, the studio announced today. The new partners are DailyMotion, Joost, Sling Media, TiVo and Veoh Networks. The distribution…
ESPN said it agreed to acquire Student Sports Inc., a digital media and event production company focused on high school-level sports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Student Sports will be integrated into ESPN Rise, ESPN’s multimedia brand that…
Like George Jefferson, apartment dwellers frustrated by a limited high-definition channel inventory from their cable companies soon may be able to start “movin’ on up.” U.S. satellite leader DirecTV and Verizon’s FiOS fiber-optic TV service both plan to boost HD…
While commuters fret that gas prices are still rising, couch potatoes can rejoice because television prices have peaked. Worldwide TVs will sell for an average of $536 this year, 3% more than last year and about 40% higher than in…
The player: David Bott, co-founder and operator of the home entertainment Web site AVSForum.com The play: Mr. Bott co-founded what was to become AVSForum in 1995 to provide a place where home entertainment equipment enthusiasts could discuss, review and debate…
Time Warner Cable Sees HD as Means to Hold Off FiOS Time Warner Cable plans to almost double its New York-area high-definition channels to 100 by the end of the year from 55 now in an attempt to stave off…
HD programming picks for June 12-18: “Swingtown,” “High Fidelity,” “Weeds” “Swingtown” (CBS). Thurs., June 12, 10 p.m. New series about Chicago-area swingin’ couples of the ’70s is already getting attention from parental watchdog groups. Extra credit for naming the episode…
Film studios have been in discussions with the Federal Communications Commission about letting consumers watch newer films from home in exchange for getting the right to block certain video signals from being transferred to televisions from set-top boxes, the Wall…
Brad Garrett, star of Fox’s “Till Death” will be featured in an online dating series in which women will be chosen by a panel that includes his ex-wife Jill to go out with the actor, USA Today reports. Sony Pictures…