Monthly Archives: April 2006

HD DVD backers promise 200 movies

Posted on April 27, 2006 by admin

Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, HBO Video, New Line Entertainment and Warner Home Video stood up with Toshiba at the Computer Electronics Show here and pledged that movies such as “Million Dollar Baby,” “Harry Potter 4: The Goblet of Fire,” “Blazing … Continue reading →

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Intel and Microsoft Back HD-DVD

Posted on April 26, 2006 by admin

Intel and Microsoft are combining their industry power in an attempt to make the HD DVD format the victor in a battle over a standard to succeed DVD. Typical DVDs today can hold 4.7GB of information, but two dueling camps … Continue reading →

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Warner HOme Video Release HD DVD and DVD Combo Format

Posted on April 26, 2006 by admin

Warner Home Video (WHV) has announced the release of the first title in the HD DVD and DVD Combo Format (HD DVD on one side and Standard Definition DVD on the other): “Rumor Has It,” which will debut May 9, … Continue reading →

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Tivo Users

Posted on April 26, 2006 by admin

Great news today if you are one of the many that use Tivo.  Tivo will start to sell digital video recorders with dual tuners that allow users to record two television programs simultaneously. The new feature can help TiVo boxes … Continue reading →

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iTunes Coming to A School Near You

Posted on April 21, 2006 by admin

Apple’s iTunes U program enables colleges and universities to post audio and video educational content online. While some universities restrict access to posted content specifically to their students and faculty, the University of California, Berkeley has done one better — … Continue reading →

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It’s Legal To Surf The Web At Work!!

Posted on April 15, 2006 by admin

Administrative Law Judge John Spooner reached his decision in the case of Toquir Choudhri, a 14-year veteran of the Department of Education who had been accused of ignoring supervisors who told him to stop browsing the Internet at work. The … Continue reading →

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ESPN Zone, Phillips Eye HDTVs

Posted on April 7, 2006 by admin

ESPN, which prides itself on bringing TV viewers as close to sports action as they can get without a field pass, is pumping up the visuals at its ESPN Zone restaurants by converting screens to HDTVs. A multimillion-dollar project with … Continue reading →

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A&E To Launch IN HD

Posted on April 7, 2006 by admin

A&E Network announced Monday that it plans to launch a high-definition simulcast on Labor Day Weekend. The network will preview the new hi-def service in June, but won’t introduce A&E HD as a 24/7 network until September, when it kicks … Continue reading →

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KABC Adds Helinet HD Copter

Posted on April 7, 2006 by admin

Los Angeles’ news car chases are going hi-definition. KABC-TV, ABC’s owned-and-operated TV station became the first station in Los Angeles to have a portion of its local newscast broadcast in high-definition by debuting Monday the market’s first high-def news helicopter … Continue reading →

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High Definition News

Posted on April 7, 2006 by admin

High-Definition News Emerges Slowly By Michael Murrie, for Communicator, April 2001 High-definition television newscasts are slowly emerging, despite controversy about digital television standards and formats, slow digital television sales, limited programming, and reluctance among owners to make big initial investments. … Continue reading →

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