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Make-or-Break Holiday Time

The big buzz in the DVD industry this holiday season is about the titles that were not released. After months of announcements and threats of a format war, the studios decided to delay releasing movies on a new high-definition DVD…

Hi-Def Television: ’06 HDTV Sales to Outpace Analog

Sales of high-definition TV sets in 2006 will for the first time outpace the number of analog sets sold, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, which predicts that retailers will sell 12.1 million analog sets and 16.3 million HD sets…

Visions of Doom Mark New Dramas

Next Season’s Pickups Trend Toward Apocalyptic

Hi-Def Television: More HD on the Way From Cable

Networks Building Content, Channels Featuring Women’s Interests and Music

When Stars Move Behind the Camera

Experts Disagree on How Much a Famous Producer Can Help a Project

Hi-Def Television: What You Need to Know About the Hi-def World

High-definition TV has been available in the U.S. since 1998, but it is now gaining ground for two reasons: the government and flat-panel TVs. Both houses of Congress are advancing proposals that set deadlines at the end of 2008 or…

Cable Network Broadband Sites

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