Archive for the 'HD DVD & TV' Category

Dec27

Ready for your close-up? Some stars fear HDTV’s clarity will show every flaw (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vanity, thy name is hi-def TV.

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Dec27

Plasma v. LCD: Which Wins? (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The chicken or the egg. Tomato or tomahto. And of course, LCDs vs. plasma. No less than Sony and Panasonic have engaged in a recent ad war to determine which flat-screen TV will rule the roost.

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Dec27

TV companies aim to demystify HDTV (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Consumers are so confused by high-definition televisions that TV companies are launching education programs to explain them.

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Dec26

HDTV’s sharp increase in popularity a concern to some TV stars fearful of its sharp clarity (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vanity, thy name is hi-def TV.

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Dec22

News Corp reaches deal with Liberty Media (Reuters)

Rupert Murdoch is seen in Beverly Hills in a file photo. Media barons Murdoch and John Malone ended a two-year battle on Friday with Liberty Media agreeing to swap an $11 billion stake in News Corp. for control of satellite TV provider DirecTV and other assets. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Media barons Rupert Murdoch and John
Malone ended a two-year battle on Friday with Liberty Media
agreeing to swap an $11 billion stake in News Corp. for control
of satellite TV provider DirecTV and other assets.


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Dec22

Broadband seen as big task for DirecTV under Malone (Reuters)

Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is seen in Los Angeles in a file photo. When Malone takes control of satellite television operator DirecTV Group next year, finding a way to offer broadband Internet services will top his agenda, analysts said. (File/Reuters)Reuters - When Liberty Media Chairman John
Malone takes control of satellite television operator DirecTV
Group Inc. next year, finding a way to offer broadband
Internet services will top his agenda, analysts said.


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Dec22

News Corp fends off Liberty Media with DirecTV deal (AFP)

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, seen here in November 2006, nudged out a potentially nettlesome rival with a deal that cedes satellite broadcaster DirecTV to the Liberty Media holding company of tycoon John Malone.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch nudged out a potentially nettlesome rival with a deal that cedes satellite broadcaster DirecTV to the Liberty Media holding company of tycoon John Malone.


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Dec22

Murdoch, Malone end feud; swap DirecTV

AP - Three days before Christmas, two of the most powerful men in the media business, Rupert Murdoch and John Malone, formally ended a long-running feud.

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Dec22

Let’s Swap Some Media Assets (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - Pulling off the kind of blockbuster trade that will send ripples through fantasy media leagues everywhere, News Corp. (NYSE: NWS - News) and Liberty (Nasdaq: LCAPA - News) have completed an asset sale. If you thought that Allen Iverson going to Denver earlier this week made for a league-altering swap, that’s chicken feed compared with this deal, which has News Corp. sending over its 38.4% stake in DirecTV (NYSE: DTV - News), $550 million in cash, and three of its FSN regional sports networks in exchange for Liberty’s 16.3% stake in News Corp. itself.

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Dec22

News Corp. swaps DirecTV stake with Liberty, settles dispute involving Murdoch (Canadian Press)

Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. will swap its controlling stake in the satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc. with Liberty Media Corp. in exchange for Liberty’s 16 per cent stake in News Corp., the companies said Friday.

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