Tags: industry
Tags: industry
Watch The CW or it could be gone next year
Posted Saturday May 17, 2008, 12:53 am, 19 hours, 23 minutes old at TV Squad
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that if ratings don't improve for the last place network, buzz is that The CW could actually vanish next year. Ratings in the 18-49 demographic are down 28%, and the ratings for the May sweeps are down 22%.
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Sky launching HD service, MySky HD DVR in New Zealand
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
The pay-TV operator is putting the finishing touches on its new high-definition satellite service, which it will use to beam out Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 2, Sky Movies and Sky Movies Greats in HD this July.
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Disney creates laboratory for biometric testing of advertisements
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
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Sumitomo may not actually produce OLED TVs in 2009
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
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DTS exits cinema biz, focusing on consumer market
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
Filed under: Industry, Blu-ray In its latest financial results, DTS announced that it has completed the sale of its Digital Cinema business to Beaufort California, Inc. Obviously, the DTS moniker will not disappear from cinemas.
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Luminus PhlatLight LED backlighting grabs a gold award
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
Filed under: Industry, Displays, LCD No doubt, emissive displays like plasma and OLED get lots of oohs and ahs, but for right now, LCD dominates the market. With plasma moving to the niches and OLED still on the horizon, we're happy to see that innovation in LCD performance keeps on coming.
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PTS begins HD broadcasting trial in Taiwan
Posted Friday May 16, 2008, 12:06 pm, Over one day old at HD Beat
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The Upfronts: FOX
Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:53 am, Over one day old at TV Squad
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Upfronts, Reality-Free FOX announced its plans for the 2008-2009 season today. Continue reading The Upfronts: FOX Permalink | Email this | | Comments
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TNT & TBS have big plans for original content
Posted Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:53 am, Over one day old at TV Squad
The network aims to eventually reach 80% original content, with plans for three original nights a week by 2010. Continue reading TNT & TBS have big plans for original content Permalink | Email this | | Comments
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Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending May 11
Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008, 10:57 pm, Over one day old at TV Squad
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