Four commercial stations in Wilmington, N.C., site of the earliest complete switch to digital signals, will turn off their analog signals for one minute starting at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19. The test is in preparation for the closely watched real…
That flood of demand for high-definition digital titles may be a little farther off than some studios and content providers had hoped. Movie-download service Vudu said this week that it will let customers renew high-definition movie titles for $1.99. The…
With the U.S. switchover to all-digital broadcasts a mere six months away, consumer procrastination may be a good thing for high-definition television retailers. Most of the 9 million U.S. households who in late 2006 said they would buy set-top boxes…
The player: Gaurav Dhillon, founder and chief executive officer of Jaman.com. The play: Mr. Dhillon founded the movie-download service, which specializes in independent and international titles, in 2005. With investor-advisers that include publishing heir Will Hearst, ICM Chief Executive Officer…
HD programming picks for Aug. 14-Aug. 20: “Rushmore,” “The Karate Kid,” “Y tu Mama Tambien” “Rushmore” (Starz). Fri., Aug. 15, 8:20 p.m. Jason Schwartzman stars in and Wes Anderson directs the offbeat 1999 comedy about a prep-school kid dealing with…
FiOS, U-verse to Pick Up QVC Shopping Channel in HD Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s U-verse fiber-optic television services plan to carry high-definition versions of the QVC shopping channel, Web site TVPredictions.com reports, citing QVC Chief Executive Officer Mike George. Mr….
Tuesday’s prime-time Olympics coverage on NBC set a network high not seen since the finale of “Friends” in 2004. Posting an 11.3 rating/30 share in prime-time in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, NBC’s Beijing coverage also was a Tuesday high…
Beth Greenwald has been named vice president of original programming and series development for E! Entertainment Television. Ms. Greenwald previously was a senior development executive for New Line Television, where she oversaw production and development for the studio’s television division….
The boards of the ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate organizations have added their endorsements to the resolution by the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board calling for a quiet period on retransmission negotiations-related signal disruptions on cable and satellite…