Samsung launches first 3D LED TV and gives away some DVDs

Robin Hague

First 3D TV sets to market, nothing to watch

FreebandTVNews acknowledges it is in danger of becoming the Don Quixote of 3D TV, following a series of articles which, superficially at least, appear to cast doubt on the validity of 3 dimensional television. However, an attentive reader would have noted our position is more about questioning the timing of a new technology launch when there is little adoption of HD TV and even less 3D content.

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TV industry goes one way, pesky consumers go the other

Robin Hague

HD TV subs lag behind as cable TV takes off

What a pity someone has to buy TV sets and watch TV programmes; it makes broadcasting so much more complicated. As the industry drive towards 3D TV becomes more insistent, disconcerting figures show HD TV isn’t catching on and manufacturers and platforms have a long way to go persuade consumers to adopt even this technology.

If only they could be forced to cooperate.

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Some $10 billion of new revenues to be gained in digital entertainment

Chris Andrews

Whitepaper identifies actions necessary to ride the digital wave to shore

The good people at research firm In-Stat have produced a free whitepaper, offering a realistic look at the changing face of digital entertainment, and what the industry needs to do if it is to capitalise on evolving models of consumer consumption.

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GoldSpot Media introduces the Industry’s first iPhone and iPad video advertising solution

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:19

GoldSpot Media Inc., a leader in interactive mobile media solutions, has released an enhanced version of its mobile advertising client SDK, miAPI, to support iPad applications.  

Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen to take the stage at 2010 NAB Show

Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:57

The NAB Show, the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, has announced a keynote conversation with the chairmen of Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV), Gary Newman and Dana Walden. The 2010 NAB Show takes place April 10-15, in Las Vegas.  

GE – Satcom: new name, new look for Satlynx

Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:54

Satlynx is soon to become GE – Satcom. Along with the name change, the company will have a dynamic new corporate identity and website to match.  

BlackArrow and Fox Cable Networks partner on dynamic advertising trial for video on demand

Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:50

BlackArrow, a leading worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, announced it has partnered with Fox Cable Networks to trial the BlackArrow Advanced Advertising System across the video-on-demand (VoD) content of FX, National Geographic Channel and SPEED.  

Latens and Coship offer the right solution for IPTV and cable market

Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:46

Latens, the market leader in software-based conditional access (CAS) and middleware for Pay-TV, announced that they have signed a partnership agreement with Coship, the Set-Top Box (STB) provider.  

Time Warner Cable issues statement regarding FCC Filing

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:15

Yesterday, a broad coalition of non-profit organizations and cable, satellite and telecommunications companies filed a petition for rulemaking asking the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new framework for resolving retransmission consent disputes.  

Warner Music Group and Dailymotion announce video content partnership

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:38

Dailymotion and Warner Music Group have announced a new partnership to offer music videos via Dailymotion’s website in the U.S., Europe and North Africa.  

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