12/05/2008 -
No new TV size record to be set at CES 2009
A high-tech tradition is about to come grinding to a halt: There won't be a new record set for "largest TV on earth" at this January's Consumer Electronics Show. Panasonic's 150-inch plasma television , unveiled last year at the show, is almost certain to retain its title as the largest TV on earth. According to discussions with the companies, neither of the two "big TV" challengers -- ...
Source:
Yahoo! Tech Advisors
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111486
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12/04/2008 -
Viacom, NBC Universal Cut Staff, Citing Slump
Viacom Inc. is cutting about 850 jobs and NBC Universal is trimming about 500 staffers, a signal that television companies are struggling to adjust to the declining economy and slower advertising sales. Viacom said it will cut its workforce by 7% and conduct a comprehensive review of its operations. NBC Universal?s reductions come to about 3% of its worldwide operations. Although both ...
Source:
TVWeek
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/12/viacom_nbc_universal_cut_staff.php
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12/04/2008 -
Sellout means Bills game will be on TV
Football fans who can't afford ticket to Sunday's NFL game in Toronto ? or who don't want to pay the prices ? will be able to watch it on television.
Source:
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/548542
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12/04/2008 -
Jack of all trades
KAROONDA tradesman Mike Stone is set to star in a unique reality television series.
Source:
The Murray Valley Standard
http://murraybridge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/jack-of-all-trades/
1378563.aspx
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12/04/2008 -
Time is ticking for owners of analog TVs
If your television erupts into wavy color lines and voice-of-doom instructions to call a toll-free number Monday, don't worry -- it's not a nuclear attack or a space-alien invasion. It just means your set isn't ready for the switch to digital broadcasting signals scheduled for next year.
Source:
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/798598.html
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12/04/2008 -
Among the dead of Mumbai
Last week's television images of shadowy gunmen and frightened hostages being chased from Mumbai's blitzed Taj Mahal and Oberoi-Trident hotels struck several chords among Pakistanis.
Source:
Al-Ahram Weekly
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/925/in1.htm
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12/04/2008 -
Media groups turn on Web for election coverage
Comedy spoofs by Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert have made the U.S. presidential race a made-for-television event, but on Tuesday many voters will turn to the Internet to watch election night coverage.
Source:
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=932343
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12/04/2008 -
KETV To Offer Viewers DTV Test
In just over two months, television signals will change forever. That?s when stations around the country switch to all-digital television.
Source:
KETV 7 Omaha
http://www.ketv.com/news/18203810/detail.html?rss=oma&psp=news
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12/04/2008 -
Feingold to discuss Obama on 'Bill Moyers Journal'
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will be giving his take on the Barack Obama presidency Friday night on the PBS show "Bill Moyers Journal." The show begins at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television and Milwaukee Public Television. Feingold campaigned for President-elect Obama, so he will discuss his expectations of the Obama administration and his perspective on progressivism and its role in the ...
Source:
The Capital Times
http://madison.com/tct/news//index.php?ntid=317172
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12/03/2008 -
Television Highlights
The new reality series "Secret Millionaire" (Channel 5 at 8) features the super-rich discreetly living in some of the country's most impoverished areas, and giving away at least $100,000 of their own money to the most deserving people they meet. First up: Wealthy Louisiana restaurateurs Todd and...
Source:
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202885.
html
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12/04/2008 -
YouTube to post full-length MGM films
YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full-length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's archives in its latest step to boost advertising revenue by adding professional programing, the company told Reuters on Sunday.
Source:
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=947335
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12/02/2008 -
Brooklyn television editor dies in mountain plunge
An Emmy-nominated Brooklyn television editor plunged to her death on a rocky section of Mount Shasta in Northern California, officials said Tuesday.
Source:
New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/12/02/2008-12-02_brooklyn_televisi
on_editor_chihiro_cherr.html
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12/05/2008 -
Strapped Local Stations Look To Web For Cash
As advertising falters, station managers have big plans for the Internet.
Source:
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/12/04/television-internet-advertising-biz-me
dia-1204localtv.html?feed=rss_business
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12/04/2008 -
Britons waste a week a year channel surfing: survey
Britons overwhelmed by a plethora of digital television channels waste up to a week per year flicking through channels to find something to watch, according to a survey published on Friday.
Source:
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=947347
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12/05/2008 -
Strapped Local Stations Look To Web For Cash
As advertising falters, station managers have big plans for the Internet.
Source:
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/12/04/television-internet-advertising-biz-media
-1204localtv.html?feed=rss_business_media
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