The player: William Wang, chief executive officer of Vizio Inc. The play: Mr. Wang has grown closely held Vizio from its 2002 launch to revenue of about $2 billion last year by selling some of the market’s least expensive high-definition…
Panasonic is taking small steps toward Internet integration with big TVs. The Matsushita Electric unit this year is unveiling what it says is the first set-top-box-free Internet-enabled television on the market. The televisions, which come equipped with limited Internet access,…
Less than half of U.S. high-definition television owners are familiar with Blu-ray, so the world’s largest retailer will try to clue the rest in. About 45% of HDTV owners are familiar with the Blu-ray HD disc format, up from 35%…
BBC America to Launch HD Channel With ‘Robin Hood’ BBC America will launch its high-definition channel with broadcasts of its “Robin Hood” series this fall, Multichannel News reports, citing a trade advertisement. BBC America is airing an HD version of…
HD programming picks for June 5-11: NBA Finals, “When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions,” “Top Gun” NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics (ABC). Kobe Bryant and the Lakers look to display their skills against “the Boston Three…
Online television network Revision3 has picked up the popular Web series “Epic Fu” in a licensing and distribution partnership that begins Thursday. Under the deal, the pop culture show will air twice a week across Revision3’s distribution partners. The deal…
Broadcast revenue for the nation’s largest publicly traded television station groups decreased 0.5% to $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2008, according to a survey by independent financial research firm Fresearch.com. The firm estimates that local and national advertising…
John Malone’s Discovery Holding Co. and Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership reached a deal to combine their ownership stakes in Discovery Communications and create a new publicly held company to be called Discovery Communications Inc. Advance/Newhouse, which is privately held, owns one-third…