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Free Digital Satellite TV Service Launches: LONDON (Reuters UK) - A digital satellite television service from broadcasters ITV and the BBC launched across Britain on Tuesday, offering high definition programming and more than 80 channels for no monthly fee. The service, called Freesat, will be available in 98 percent of households,...; Tags: Channel, British Broadcasting Corp., Satellite, iTV, Satellite Television, TVs, Satellite TV; News items 2008-05-06
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 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
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
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

Japan's Pioneer Plans to Cut 5 Percent of Workforce: Media: TOKYO (Reuters) - Pioneer Corp plans to slash nearly 5 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, as the electronics maker restructures its struggling plasma TV operations. As part of the restructuring, Pioneer may...; Tags: Job, Media, Electronics, Pioneer Corp., Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, TVs, Human Resources; News items 2008-05-12
ITV Suffers a Blow as Airey Quits For RTL: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster ITV (ITV) said on Tuesday its managing director of global content, Dawn Airey, had resigned with immediate effect, less than a year after she joined the company. Airey, who had been seen as one of the favourites to...; Tags: iTV, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., Oukbs; News items 2008-04-29
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
Memo to Editors: Content is Never "Free": A new global survey of editors reveals that the majority believe newspapers will be free in the future. By a large majority -- 86 percent -- of the 704 editors from the U.S., Western Europe, South America, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Asia, these execs also expect their...; Tags: Editor, Osnos, Sales Strategy, PDAs, TVs, Sales Force Management, Cellular Phones, Sales, Handhelds, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Why Jon Stewart's Business Plan is Winning: It's that time of year again, time for the BNET Media Industry Award for the Best Political Report on Television, that is, in the Context of the Best Business Plan. I've been an vocal admirer of Comedy Central's Jon Stewart for several years now, but what he...; Tags: Jon Stewart, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Two Way Launches New TV Wagering Service: Two Way Ltd will launch its new TV wagering service, Sky Racing Active, with partners Tabcorp Ltd and Foxtel, next week.Foxtel and Optus TV subscribers will be able to access the service in New South Wales and Victoria from next Monday, April 28.The service provides detailed information on all...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Service, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AAP; News items 2008-04-22
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
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
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
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
Powering the Red Planet Rover: As a way to generate interest in the Mars program, the Mars Society held a competition challenging groups to build a Mars Rover. Engineering students from the University of Michigan entered this worldwide competition. It was through the Mars Rover Project's association with Stewart & Stevenson that Generac came into...; Tags: University of Michigan, microwave, TV; Case studies
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
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
Make A Good Home Office Great: 7 Ways: Taking a good home office and ramping it up to be a truly great one, whether that means one that increases productivity or simply is a more pleasant place to be, often can boil down to a few simple steps. If you have a spare TV, make sure it goes...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., home office, TV; White papers
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