The player: Scott Bahneman, co-founder and chief executive officer of MusicGiants. The play: Mr. Bahneman, who co-founded high-definition music distributor MusicGiants in 2004, branched out into HD movie distribution through its VideoGiants service in January by reaching a deal with…
Sharp, Sony Make the Best Blu-ray Players, Magazine Says Sharp and Sony make the best Blu-ray players, PCWorld reports. Sharp’s BD-HP20U had the best detail, color quality and brightness of the players that were tested, while Sony’s PlayStation 3 had…
HD programming picks for July 3-9: “Ratatouille,” “Jam Bands, “Fast Food Nation” “Ratatouille” (Starz). Fri., July 4, 7:05 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s animated tale about a French rat who goes to Paris to follow his cooking idol features the voices of Brian…
The Republican National Committee is launching its biggest advertising push of the presidential campaign in hopes of creating momentum for Sen. John McCain, who is trailing in the polls. The $3 million purchase of advertising time may signal that Republicans…
Cablevision Systems Corp. will add 15 new high-definition channels that will be available to iO TV digital cable customers for no additional cost. The new channels, which bring iO’s HD lineup to 60 channels, will launch over a five-day period…
Insight Communications Vice Chairman-CEO Michael Willner and TV One President-CEO Johnathan Rodgers have been named co-chairs of the Cable Show ’09 by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. The Cable Show, which will be held April 1-3 at the Walter…
Blockbuster on Monday said it dropped its 4-month-old bid of as much as $1.32 billion to buy Circuit City after the stock market had its worst second quarter in six years. The electronics giant also had said its loss for…
Web sites are great, even the ones streaming TV content. But viewers still want to watch their shows on the big TV set in the living room. The overwhelming number of adults—94%, in fact—who subscribe to cable or satellite prefer…
Melbourne, Australia, native Timothy Castree, who has returned to the United States as executive VP and managing director at MediaVest, followed a time-honored strategy in deciding his latest career move. After his last stint in the U.S., he brought his…
June may have passed, but TLC is jumping into the wedding season with a new series and the return of “Say Yes to the Dress.” “This new hour on Tuesday nights is jam-packed with fun, and emphasizes what weddings should…