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Ultra HD Gets Cooking With ‘Appetizing Adventures’

Voom HD Networks’ Ultra HD channel is continuing its mission to build shows around larger-than-life talent, serving up “Appetizing Adventures With Luke Mangan,” premiering Nov. 7. The series features the Aussie celebrity chef and restaurateur traveling far and wide throughout…

Rounding Up HD News: LG’s DTV Converter Is Government-Certified

LG’s DTV Converter Is Government-Certified LG Electronics has received official government certification for its digital-to-analog DTV converters from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, Twice.com reported. The box, which receives and converts digital broadcast signals for use on analog TV…

This Week in HD: ‘Women’s Murder Club,’ ‘Serenity,’ ‘Firelight’

HD programming picks for Oct. 11-17: “Women’s Murder Club,” “Serenity,” “Firelight” “Women’s Murder Club” (ABC HD). Friday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.: In the premiere of the series based on author James Patterson’s best-selling novels, four female professionals from different fields…

Atlas Media Launches Digital Division

Independent television production shop Atlas Media has formed a digital division, dubbed Atlas Digital & Emerging Media. The new unit will develop and produce original content for mobile and online platforms. The new group has inked a number of content…

Blinkx Opens Ad Targeting Service for Embedded Video to All, Shares Revenue

Video search service Blinkx will make its online video ad targeting capabilities available to any Web site starting today, expanding beyond its media partners to let bloggers and Web site operators make money from the videos they embed from MySpace,…

‘Prom Queen’ Gets International Distribution

Michael Eisner’s Web video hit “Prom Queen” is going global. Mr. Eisner’s new media production shop The Tornante Company announced a deal to distribute both the original “Prom Queen” and its spinoff with French company Cyber-Group Animation dubbed in French…

Washington Post Site Extends Winning Streak

After three consecutive wins of the RTNDA’s Murrow Award for best non-broadcast-affiliated Web site, a fourth win for WashingtonPost.com might not come as a surprise. The Web site has dominated the large-market category since the first time it was awarded…

CNN.com Expands Its Reach

Nothing Gets in the Way of News and Information at the Multimedia Site

Pace of Media Deals Slowed in Third Qtr.

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Viewers Prefer Professional Videos, So Sites Aim to Help Creators Improve

Luring Next Generation of Auteurs