Best Buy Shares May Rise on Blu-ray, Digital Switch Shares of U.S. electronics retail leader Best Buy may rise as Sony’s Blu-ray victory in the DVD format war is likely to boost sales of high-definition players while next year’s switch…
In baseball, “Wait ’til next year” is a phrase often born of frustration. For high-definition cable networks, it’s one of hope. After years of taking losses in order to establish their place alongside standard-definition channels, U.S. HD networks are expected…
HD programming picks for March 27-April 2: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals, “Neil Young: Heart of Gold” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (Starz). Thursday, March 27, 5:05 p.m. Watch zen warriors float through the skies of western…
YouTube introduced a free analytics tool today that lets anyone with a YouTube account access more detailed data on their videos. In a blog post, YouTube said the new tool will help answer questions including “Who’s watching this?” “Where do…
Showtime is putting the second-season premiere episode of its series “The Tudors” on YouTube, starting tomorrow. The episode doesn’t air on Showtime until Sunday. The move is part of Showtime’s digital push to introduce people to the show and persuade…
Women are leading the charge as heavy consumers of network television shows on the Web, digital video recorders, casual gaming and social media sites like MySpace and Facebook. That’s the finding of a study slated to be released tomorrow by…
Break.com, the popular Web-video site aimed at male audiences, is setting up Web destinations catering to specific international audiences. The site will set up local pages in German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish, all targeting the 18-34 male demographic. The new…
Chinese citizens were able to connect to BBC News’ Web site’s English-language stories for what may have been the first time, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Chinese government has vowed to give foreign journalists more coverage freedom during the months…
CBS’ ratings for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are down 9% from a year ago while visitors to CBSSports.com have more than doubled, the Hollywood Reporter says. The amount of audio and video streamed from the Web site through Saturday…
Jeff Sellinger replaced Cyriac Roeding as executive vice president and general manager of CBS Mobile, which edits the network’s content for display on mobile phones and other devices, Daily Variety reports. Roeding, which started the unit in 2005, will “pursue…