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DirecTV Posts Higher Profit: NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. satellite television service provider DirecTV Group Inc (DTV) posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as it added more subscribers than expected. First-quarter net profit rose to $371 million, or 32 cents per share, from $336 million, or...; Tags: TVs, Satellite TV, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirecTV, DirecTV Group Inc., satellite television, quarterly profit, Porter five forces, stock buyback, satellite, Thomson Reuters Corp., service provider, New York, dividend, digital television, U.S., analyst, cabl; News items 2008-05-07
News Corp Unexpectedly Drops Bid For Newsday: By Kenneth Li and Robert MacMillan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa) on Saturday dropped its $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday newspaper, just days after Murdoch said a deal was imminent, leaving cable television operator Cablevision (CVC) as...; Tags: Newsday, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Tribune Co., Cablevision Systems Corp., New York Post, cash flow, cable television, spokesman, New York, cable, Thomson Reuters Corp., cost savings, patient, career, entertainment, printing, shareholder, blog, financial, agreement, adverti; News items 2008-05-10
News Corp Drops Bid For Newsday: By Kenneth Li and Robert MacMillan NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa) on Saturday dropped its $580 million (298 million pounds) for Tribune Co's Newsday newspaper, just days after Murdoch said a deal was imminent, leaving cable television operator Cablevision (CVC)...; Tags: Newsday, Tribune Co., Cablevision Systems Corp., Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., TVs, Cable, Tv & Home Theater; News items 2008-05-10
Virgin Media Says Added Net 4,900 Customers in First-quarter: LONDON (Reuters) - Cable operator Virgin Media (VMED) added a net 4,900 new customers for its services in the first quarter and said better customer retention and stabilizing revenue per customer left it positioned for growth. "Our first-quarter results represent another solid ...; Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, customer retention, cable company, London, amortization, broadband, revenue, cable, TV, on-demand, Thomson Reuters Corp., telephony, performance; News items 2008-05-08
Vodafone Says Not Pursuing MTN Bid: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Vodafone Group (VOD), the world's largest mobile phone group by revenue, has no intention of pursuing a bid for the South African company MTN (MTNJ), a spokesman said on Sunday. Reports in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times said Vodafone was...; Tags: Vodafone Group Plc., MTN, Video On Demand (VoD), Manufacturing, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology; News items 2008-05-11

Blockbuster in Talks For Stake in Viacom-led Channel: Report: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc (BBI) is in talks about taking a stake in the new premium TV channel to be launched by Viacom Inc (VIAb) with Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday,...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Blockbuster Inc., Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Viacom Inc., entertainment, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., TV, movie, electronics, partnership, programming, agreement, video; News items 2008-04-28
Where the Cable TV Is Always on: Cox Communications has been providing cable television service throughout the San Diego metropolitan area. To keep this massive system operational 24 / 7, Cox relies upon over 1,000 Generac standby gensets - approximately 800 of which are rated at 7.5 kilowatts, with the remainder being smaller 3 kilowatt units. Most...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cox Communications Inc., cable television, natural gas, battery, cable; Case studies
6 Ways To Build Trust And Ramp Up Your Marketing: Nowadays, amid mounting marketing clutter and ads beamed everywhere, from satellite TV and radio to elevator and doctors' offices, it's important to gain profile as a company that customers remember and can rely on. You ought to focus on how you can demonstrate to customers that, no matter what goes...; Tags: Satellite TV, TVs, Marketing research, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Corp., satellite television, marketing, satellite, radio, TV, advertisement; White papers
Say It With Fewer Words: You've got a great, major presentation, and suddenly you're asked if you can get your message across in five minutes! Don't panic. For today's television generation, sound bites can be more powerful than lengthy dissertations. This paper explains how to compress your speech say it with fewer words and without...; Tags: TVs, TV; White papers
Hollywood Sign: High Tech Security System/Internet Site: The Hollywood Sign, global icon of the entertainment industry, stretches 450 feet across the top of Mt. Lee in the Hollywood Hills. Ranking among the world's most recognizable landmarks, The Sign measures 50 feet tall and weighs 450,000 pounds. Charged with protecting arguably the most famous nine letters on earth,...; Tags: Panasonic, microwave, security; Case studies
The Music and the Money: Songwriting Deals for Film: This article looks at the details of songwriter deals. Songwriters for TV and film generally fall into two categories: superstars and non-superstars. With film soundtracks such potential mother lode gold mines, record labels understandably prioritize fighting for the right to release a film soundtrack whether or not they are affiliated...; Tags: TVs, soundtrack, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., TV; White papers
Electronic Preview for Theatrical Films: The Preview process for Theatrical Motion Pictures is a critical event for both the filmmakers and the Studios. In the past the studios used a print composed of a beat up 35mm-work picture. These protocols make use of the latest in HDTV online and projection technologies. Studios can provide Original...; Tags: HDTV; White papers
PR Coups and Capers: Major Hits and Flops in Public Relations: Taco Bell was right on target when the Russian space station Mir dropped from the sky. The company scored a media coup by setting up a bulls-eye in the Pacific Ocean with the Taco Bell logo dead center, offering a free taco for each and every American if Mir should...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, public relations, network television, TV, photograph, network; White papers
UK Film, Television and Video: Overview 2002: This paper gives information about Film Production and the film industry. Depending on your point of view, it is easy to give two interpretations on the current state of film, television and interactive multi-media in Britain. The optimists are thrilled by the boom in the British film industry and look...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Broadband Internet, British Film Institute, TV, DVD player, industry, entertainment, DVD, Internet, broadband, video; White papers
Garden East Apartments: South Australia: The Hon. John Olsen, Minister for Industry and Manufacturing for the South Australian Government, announced to radio and television audiences the beginning of the Garden East Project in to Adelaide, South Australia. The project is the largest GeoExchange installation anywhere in Australia. The goal is reducing the expense establishing new...; Tags: Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Garden, Australia, manufacturing, radio, TV, industry; Case studies
Rapid Video Browsing on a VCR using a TV Set-top Box: The era of interactive TV will be characterized by value-added services wherein users can shop, play games and receive video-on-demand - all using their television. This white paper describes the design and implementation of a rapid video browser that can easily be deployed on a TV set-top box to enhance...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, University of California, set-top box, VCR, TV, interactive TV, VoD, set-top, video, Web browser, game; White papers
Orange County Conventional Center: The new Orange County Convention Center boasts an impressive 2.1 million square feet of exhibition and meeting space making it the second largest convention center in the United States. Panasonic Systems was there, playing a significant role in the development of the project providing surveillance, facility-wide audio and an internal...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Orange PCS, Panasonic, digital television, cable television, programming, monitor, cable, TV; Case studies
Betting the Company: A GCI Success Story: GCI, General Communication is Alaska's largest competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), providing high speed data, cable television and wireline voice services. GCI needed to overhaul most all of its systems when it decided to transfer its customers from analog phone service to Digital Local Phone Service (DLPS) in order to...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Capgemini, voice service, cable television, TV, cable; Case studies
Columbia TriStar Films UK: Spider-Man and MSN: Columbia TriStar, part of the Sony Pictures group is one of the UK's foremost motion pictures distributors. In October 2003, Columbia wanted to raise awareness of the Bad Boys 2 film release, particularly amongst their key target audience, 15-24 year old males. The challenge was to match the effectiveness of...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., MSN, U.K., TV, advertisement, marketing; Case studies
Boiling Quicken 2004 Down to Its Essence: It never hurts to pay attention to where the money's going - especially when the dough seems to disappear on the mundane little necessities of life: groceries, clothing, baby food, cable television, and, well... one gets the picture. To keep track of how much is spent on various items, a...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, AllBusiness.com, Quicken, cable television, cable, TV; White papers