Sony is looking to exploit its victory in the high-definition DVD format war. A week after rival Toshiba said it would discontinue its HD DVD format, Sony unveiled four home entertainment systems designed to enhance sound from Blu-ray DVD players….
Is the HD boom a blessing or a curse? That’s what some investors in satellite television services may be asking this month, after the two largest U.S. satellite TV delivery companies said the increase in high-definition programming may have had…
The player: Neil Brydon, product marketing manager of Motorola’s MPEG-4 encoding solutions group The play: Brydon helped develop Motorola’s MPEG-4 digital video recorder set-top box, which compresses signals enough to process high-definition data as quickly as standard-definition was processed two…
HD programming picks for Feb. 28-March 5 “The Green Land” (Discovery HD). Thursday, Feb. 28, 9 p.m. Round-the-clock sunshine and warmer temperatures allow southern Greenland to bloom and flourish during the spring. Premieres in HD. Kansas State vs. Kansas (ESPN)….
Special HD Treatment for Spring Sports College basketball’s March Madness and golf’s Masters tournament are among upcoming sporting events that will offer extra features for high-definition viewers. For the Masters, which takes place April 10-13, DirecTV will have a “Masters…
Warner Pre-sells ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Get Smart’ to Turner (Daily Variety) Warner Bros. presold yet-to-be-released films “The Dark Knight” and “Get Smart,” among other titles, to Turner Broadcasting’s TBS and TNT, Daily Variety reports. “I Am Legend” and “The Bucket List”…
Video search engine Blinkx struck content deals with BBC, CBS and the Weather Channel, the companies announced today. Under the partnership, Blinkx will now index video from those sites as it searches the Web for video clips. Blinkx serves more…
Cablevision returned to profit in the fourth quarter as revenue jumped for its Rainbow Media and Madison Square Garden units. A court ruling caused the company to take a loss a year ago from discontinued operations. Net income was $6.64…
Online video platform company Magnify.net raised an additional $1 million in funding, the company announced today. The new round included existing investors Next Stage Capital, New York Angels, Rose Tech Ventures and Active Angel Investors, as well as individual investors…
Crackle.com, the Sony Pictures Television-owned online video site, today named Jonathan Shambroom senior vice president and general manager as part of a restructuring within the company. “Jonathan has proven his leadership since joining the Crackle team, and his understanding of…