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Apple to reinvent Apple TV...for the rest of us
News Apple is trying to persuade programmers to make their TV shows available as part of a subscription via iTunes.
Tags: Video, TVs, Apple Inc., Satellite, TV, Apple iTunes, Apple TV, billing, Apple iPhone, PC
Sony 'cautiously optimistic' about holiday retail sales
News Mike Fasulo, executive vice president of company's electronics division, says gadget maker is hopeful about better sales this year than last.
Tags: Home entertainment, Game players, DVD, TVs, MP3 players, Blu-ray, Electronics, Sony Playstation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Glasgow
IPTV can still succeed in India, if done right
News While it has failed to garner mass adoption, Internet Protocol TV can still see growth if there are lower price points and better last-mile connectivity, experts say.
Tags: TVs, Video, IP Television, TV, India, Broadband, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., phone, industry, service provider
LG Blu-ray box to offer CinemaNow, YouTube videos
News The electronics company is out to capitalize on consumers' desire for entertainment online that can be viewed on their TVs.
Tags: Web sites, Home entertainment, Components, Blu-ray, TV, CinemaNow, Video, home entertainment, entertainment, YouTube Inc.
India poised to see triple-play growth
News Having seen exponential mobile growth, country now expects to see broadband and video take off in big way, say delegates at recent convergence event.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, TVs, IP Television, Security, Mobile, TV, India, Telecommunications, Wireless, Ekinops
Asia sees strong broadband, IPTV growth
News Broadband and Internet Protocol TV are clocking strong growth in Asia in spite of economic downturn, with China leading the way, according to Broadband Forum.
Tags: Video, TVs, CommunicAsia 2009, IP Television, Growth, Asia, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Broadband, South Korea
Dish ordered to pay TiVo US$200 million
News Federal judge orders Dish Network to pay TiVo nearly US$200 million for continuing to sell DVRs it has determined infringe on a TiVo patent.
Tags: TVs, DVR, TiVo Inc., Dish Network, EchoStar Communications Corp., U.S. District Judge, video recorder, Texas, TVs, DVR
Apple TV gets a price drop
News Apple has shaved the price of its 160GB Apple TV model to US$229 and eliminated the 40GB version.
Tags: IPTV, TVs, Apple Inc., TV, Video, 1080p, Apple TV, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch
TiVo sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents
News TiVo alleges AT&T and Verizon are violating three of its DVR patents, in a repeat of the tack it took against Dish/EchoStar.
Tags: DVR, Verizon Communications Inc., Patent, intellectual property, Comcast Corp., AT&T Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc.
Toshiba to join Blu-ray club
News Its rival format long since gone, Toshiba will move on with a new range of DVD players, HDTVs and laptops that support multiple storage devices.
Tags: Home entertainment, Storage, Blu-ray, Video, Storage, HDTV, DVD, HD-DVD, Sony PlayStation 3, DVD player
TV sales continue to decline
News Revenues are down 12 percent, while shipments decrease 6 percent. Samsung remains No. 1 in TV sales.
Tags: TVs, TV, DisplaySearch, Sharp Corp., Sales, Panasonic, revenue, industry, LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp.
RealNetworks continues to develop DVD-copying device
News Though a judge made decide to retain a ban on sales of Real's DVD-copying technology, the company continues to develop film-copying device.
Tags: DVD, RealNetworks Inc., DVD-copying, Sales, DVD, MPAA, job posting, job, Hollywood, industry
Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
News Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
Tags: Green IT, Google Inc., Security, Energy Management Company, Home Energy Management Company, Energy, software, U.S., network, Green IT
Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems
News news analysis Big layoffs may save pennies, but they won't fix what's really wrong with the Japanese consumer electronics giant.
Tags: Sound, Home entertainment, Blu-ray, TV, Electronics, Investment, Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LCD panel, brand
Analyst: Sony may outsource half of flat TVs
News Macquarie Securities analyst estimates consumer electronics giant could outsource 50 percent of its LCD TVs--a big step away from Sony's traditional obsession with manufacturing products it sells.
Tags: TVs, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, TV, Semiconductor, Contract Manufacturer, Japan, Slovakia, flat panel, outsource
