TV Digital Rights Management Surfaces… Again
PC Magazine reports that on Wednesday, the MPAA attempted to clarify its position on a technology called Selectable Output Control, which the MPAA is lobbying the FCC to enable. Essentially, […] More
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A Throwback Look at Technology; How We Watch the Game
Buc ‘Em, A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Blog has an interesting report on how watching football has changed with technology (including audio). Give it a look at http://www.bucem.com/2009/11/5/1116959/a-throwback-look-at-technology-how More
Sony Files Patent Application For "Mystery Science Theater 3000"-Like Interactive TV Technology
Interactive TV Today reports that Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a patent application for an interactive TV technology that would superimpose viewer-controlled avatars on top of a TV show […] More
Could This Be The End for the Video Store in Australia?
Video rental shops and the humble DVD are in peril as another two movie download services prepare to launch in Australia, experts claim, in the Austrialian Courier-Mail. Read why those […] More
Ultra-High Definition 8K Resolution Television Coming In 2017
Audio Video Revolution reports that according to In-Stat, we could be kicking our current resolution for 4K or 8K in around eight years. To find out more, visit http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/industry-trade-news/ultra-high-definition-8k-resolution-television-coming-in-2017.html More
DVR, Once TV’s Mortal Foe, Helps Ratings
The New York Times is reporting that in what may seem a media business version of the Stockholm syndrome, television network executives have fallen in love with a former tormentor: […] More
Is Cisco's Potential To Drop TANDBERG Bid Scare Tactic or Serious?
FierceVoIP reports that Cisco is trying to get scary with its negotiations for TANDBERG. With its latest move, the networking giant hopes to put a little fear into some of […] More
TV White Spaces: New Frontier Could Be Especially Helpful In Rural Areas
Donny Jackson at Urgent Communications has a very good article on last week’s launch of the first network operating on the unused frequencies between active TV channels, known as TV […] More
VIZIO Licenses Digital TV Patent Portfolio to Sony Resolving Ongoing Patent Disputes
[Press Release From PRNewswire] — VIZIO announced that Sony Corporation has become a licensee under VIZIO’s patent portfolio. VIZIO, a leader in the American LCD HDTV market, owns a substantial […] More
3-D is The Future of Television
Rupert Neate of the UK’s Telegraph says that 3-D will be a big hit for broadcasters next year. To find out why he feels that way, see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/6455635/3D—the-future-of-television.html To find […] More
Toshiba Unveils Highly Sensitive CMOS Image Sensor Using BSI Technology
Nikkei Electronics Asia reports that Toshiba has introduced a CMOS image sensor that will bring 14.6 million pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video imaging. The sensor […] More