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HDD Attends a Virtual Roundtable with Andy Parsons (BDA) and Lori MacPherson (Disney)
Posted Mon Feb 27, 2012 at 12:40 PM PST by Aaron PeckLast week's roundtable featured Andy Parsons, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. and Lori MacPherson, Executive Vice President of Global Product Management for The Walt Disney Studios. Long job titles aside, the roundtable proved to be fairly informative as to the way that Blu-ray is moving, the technologies it hopes to work up to (like 4k resolution), and the expectations Disney has from the format.
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Top Sales and Rentals: Week Ending February 19th
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2012 at 10:15 AM PST by Dick Ward -
Over-the-Air TV is Gaining in Popularity
Posted Thu Feb 23, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward"Every time that Hulu and Netflix enhance their services, our phones light up," says Antenna Direct president Richard Schneider.
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Samsung Will Spin Off Its LCD Business From Main Company
Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward -
DirecTV Gains Subscribers in U.S., Massive Jump in Latin America
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Top Sales and Rentals: Week Ending February 12th
Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 at 10:45 AM PST by Dick WardIt's not surprising that 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1' is dominating the sales charts, but it is a little disappointing to see that the Blu-ray share of those sales was just 25 percent. The reissue of 'Lady and the Tramp,' had around 30 percent of the sales, but since its only available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, that means it actually put more Blu-rays into homes.
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Comcast Loses Just 17,000 Subscribers in Fourth Quarter of 2011
Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Dick WardConsidering that the company lost 460,000 subscribers in the year, that number is incredibly small.
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'MLB 2K12' and 'NBA 2K12' $69.99 Combo Pack Coming to Xbox 360
Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 09:30 AM PST by Dick Ward -
Redbox Ignores Warner Demands – Will Rent Movies Day and Date
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward -
Element Sets Up New Production Facility in Michigan
Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardThey're not known for high quality sets, but Element will soon be the only American-owned TV maker producing sets in the US.
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Sharp is Cutting Osaka Plant's LCD Production in Half
Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe LCD panel industry hasn't been doing well as of late and that's resulted in quite a few companies having to scale back production in their plants, switch to something else, or shut down entirely.
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Unused TV Frequencies Become Free Wi-Fi in North Carolina
Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe TV White Space network has gone live in Wilmington, providing citizens with Wi-Fi, and law enforcement with broadband.
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2011 Was a Record Setting Year for Projectors
Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardNearly 10 million projectors shipped last year, with strong gains in both the US and Canada
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Analyst Attacks Paramount for High Prices for UltraViolet Movies
Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Dick WardWhen the studio launched UltraViolet, there seemed to be a bit of potential in the idea. Based on pricing though, it seems like Paramount doesn’t actually want to sell anything. Frost & Sullivan analyst Dan Rayburn says that Paramount’s way of doing things is completely wrong.
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Disc Replicators Survive by Adapting to the Digital Market
Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardCompanies that once provided services for disc based media have made the transition to the digital age.
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Samsung Pulls in $4.7 Billion Profit in 2011
Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward -
Time Warner Subscriptions Down by 129,000
Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe numbers for Time Warner Cable are indicative of the cable business as a whole – except for Verizon of course.
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Analyst Says Same-Day Theatrical and VOD Releases Would Help Industry
Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Dick WardHe says that folks who are planning on seeing movies in theaters won't be swayed by the VOD offerings.
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Yamaha Cuts DSP Development in Half with New Design Tool
Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick Ward -
Verizon Adds over 200,000 Internet Subscribers and 194,000 Video Subscribers
Posted Wed Jan 25, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward