News tagged with digital television

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

(AP) -- The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.

Technology / Telecom

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Technology convergence may widen the digital divide

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toshiba shares jump as it drops Japan TV operations

Toshiba shares surged almost six percent Thursday after saying it had stopped making televisions in Japan where a strong yen has hurt exports as slow demand and falling prices also ate into earnings.

Technology / Business

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Amazon.com stock soars as earnings trump forecasts

Online retail titan Amazon.com saw its stock price soar after the release of quarterly earnings figures that trounced forecasts, with sales skyrocketing in the first three months of the year.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

100 million TVs will be Internet-connected by 2016, report predicts

Soon, the living room TV will become as hyper-connected as the people watching it.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Mexico's Slim invests in online TV network

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is teaming up with former CNN talk show host Larry King to launch an online television venture called Ora.TV.

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access

The Los Angeles Times said Friday that it will begin charging online readers next month, the latest major US newspaper to require a subscription to its website.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Yahoo! launches online comedy channel

Yahoo! is adding a comedy channel to its online line-up, kicking it off with a "CrazyStupidPolitics" show starring Bill Maher live in Silicon Valley in February.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Logitech pulls plug on Google TV set-top boxes

Logitech has pulled the plug on Google TV set-top boxes, saying consumers just aren't ready for the device which merges television and the Internet.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Apple discontinues 99-cent rentals of TV shows

Apple Inc. has pulled the plug on its 99-cent rentals of television show episodes after making a push last year to persuade TV networks to sign on to the plan.

Technology / Business

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Russia grounds rockets after launch failure

Russia on Tuesday grounded its workhorse Proton-M rockets after the latest in a string of launch mishaps put a prized telecommunications satellite into the wrong orbit.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Satellite loss deals 'severe blow' to Russia: experts

The loss of a communications satellite touted as Europe's most powerful is a new blow to Russia's space programme and a major setback for its telecoms industry, officials and analysts said Friday. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Russia 'loses contact' with satellite after launch

Russia was attempting to locate its major new telecommunications satellite on Thursday just hours after launch in what could be another serious mishap for its space industry.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 18

Japan goes digital after turning off analogue TV

Japan on Sunday shifted to digital terrestrial broadcasting, switching off its analogue television network in all areas except those worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the government said.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New research demonstrates damaging influence of media on public perceptions of chimpanzees

How influential are mass media portrayals of chimpanzees in television, movies, advertisements and greeting cards on public perceptions of this endangered species? That is what researchers based at Chicago's Lincoln Park ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Digital television

Digital television (DTV) is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete (digital) signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV.

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