News tagged with broadcasters
Free radio stations and podcasts sans computer
Television and radio broadcasts used to be free. Stick an antenna in the air and that's still true even though much of it has now gone digital. As technology advanced, we got better delivery methods of those free signals ...
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Gigabit Powerline Networking offers speedy solutions
Although we've always been able to see and hear in "High Definition," we think of that phrase as belonging to the 21st century. High Definition or HD devices such as television sets, Blu-Ray DVD players, digital still and ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Google sells underperforming radio ad business
(AP) -- Google Inc. has found a buyer for a radio advertising business it has abandoned as part of efforts to cut costs and jettison underperforming operations.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon
(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Why cable TV bills are rising
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers often grouse that their cable television bills go up every year, but multichannel video program distributors (MVPD) are often just passing along ever increasing costs, says a new report from Ball ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 13, 2009 |
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A search engine for TV programs
The journalist recalls more or less what Ulla Schmidt said regarding the health reform, but needs the exact wording to be able to cite her. A new speech recognition system helps to search TV broadcasts. It does not need to ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trials
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Wednesday took concrete steps to bring cable television shows to the Internet - but only for paying cable subscribers.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Analog TV signals to be interrupted in 'soft test'
(AP) -- TV stations around the country will replace their analog broadcasts for a few minutes Thursday with reminders that those broadcasts will disappear completely in three weeks.
May 20, 2009 |
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'Prosumers' take over
It’s the movie awards season, and the world is tuning into to admire the stars of the big screen. But one European project wants to make Joe Bloggs the writer, director and star of his own show, online and ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 06, 2009 |
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Judge in Pirate Bay trial may have been biased
A Swedish judge who found four men guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay may have been biased and a retrial may be ordered, legal experts said Thursday.
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Congress to hold hearing on cable advertising
(AP) -- Cable operators will sit in the hot seat Thursday as Congress reviews their plans to roll out targeted advertising amid fears that consumer privacy could be infringed if the companies were to track and record viewing ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Media ignores health consequences of drinking and driving among young celebrities
The recent drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities—Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan—yielded widespread news coverage, however, very little of it offered any public health context, ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Washington to get first crack at free mobile TV
(AP) -- Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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TiVo DVR viewers bypassing 10 p.m. slots
New research indicates viewers who use digital video recorders to watch their favorite broadcast TV shows tend to watch shows recorded between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. -- and many of them appear to be skipping 10 p.m. telecasts ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
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