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Yearly Archives: 2008

DIRECTV reaches 82 local HD markets

Satellite television provider DIRECTV now offers local HD programming in 82 cities with the additions of the Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania areas. DIRECTV now covers 77-percent...

Yamaha Blu-ray player pricey but stylin’

Yamaha is certain there is a market for a real high-end Blu-ray Disc player. The BD-S2900 features 12-bit Deep Color, Audio Bitstream, BonusView functions...

Blu-ray ‘not threatened’ by HD broadcasts

Strategy Analytics says that Blu-ray is "not threatened" by HD broadcasts. But if I were Blu-ray, I would be. According to a report from...

DISH commands MPEG-4 transition

DISH Network announced yesterday it is the first in the television service industry to offer all MPEG-4 based video encoding. In the eastern half...

Verizon adds 55 HD channels in MA & RI

Verizon added 55 new HD channels to its FiOS service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island today. At the same time, it also added 20...

Predator in HD looking half-n-half

TNT ran The Predator in HD the other night and I gotta tell ya I wasn't impressed. While this is probably not TNT's fault,...

Spike to run ‘Star Wars’ in HD on Tuesdays

Spike TV will run the final three chapters of the Star Wars saga in HD on sequential Tuesdays this September. If you missed the...

DISH picks up The Inspiration Network

DISH Network has picked up The Inspiration Network (INSP) and will begin broadcasts August 27. The network carries inspirational content including music, ministries, talk...

Paramount Blu-ray upgrade rebate starts Sept. 2

Paramount, once exclusive to HD DVD at the height the format battle, will be offering a $10 rebate for customers who want to upgrade...

Verizon adds FiOS to nine more New Jersey areas

Verizon has added its FiOS TV service in nine more New Jersey areas, giving residents the option of television programming from the fiber-optic provider....

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