Monthly Archives: April, 2012

Multichannel News writes that Discovery Communications will switch the HD compression format of Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Planet Green channels from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 format, therefore freeing up more satellite transponder space.

The arrival of HBO GO on the Xbox 360 was mostly met with cheers, although Comcast customers were upset when the initial HBO GO...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the iconic film Jaws will be released to hi-def Blu-ray Disc on August 14, 2012. The film will be available in a multi-format Combo Pack that includes a Blu-ray Disc (for the first time), DVD, Digital Copy, and UltraViolet copy.

If you're one of the many who seemed to think the Netflix user interface on the Xbox 360 got worse when the fall dashboard update arrived last year, don't get your hopes up with today's headline--the things you didn't like then haven't been fixed now. Today's update includes improved video contrast and black levels, the ability to skip forward and backward during playback, and a zoom feature to fill the screen if you're watching on a (gasp) 4:3 TV.

Starting this week Comcast Xfinity customers will be able to view HBO Go on Xbox 360 consoles. That means episodes of Game of Thrones and True Blood can be watched on demand at any time through the app

It doesn't contain last year's Ghost Protocol, and it is a double dip of a Blu-ray set already released, but if you're looking to score Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt on the cheap, you can't do better than this week's offering at Amazon. The Mission Impossible: Extreme Blu-ray Trilogy is just $17.99 through April 15; that's 55% off the suggested retail price.

On Wednesday, April 4th at about 9pm Eastern Tribune Broadcasting restored the channels that were pulled from the DIRECTV lineup. The network removed a total of 23 channels as well as WGN America after a negotiation between the two companies turned ugly last week.

Netflix and Hasbro Studios have inked a multi-year deal to bring shows like G.I. Joe: Renegades and My Little Pony to the Netflix streaming library

USA Network will broadcast the classic American film "To Kill A Mockingbird" on Saturday, April 7th at 8PM ET/PT.