Flat-panel unit sales predicted to rise by 41 percent in 2008
Unit sales are expected to hit 113 million units compared to an estimated 80 million sold in 2007....
AT&T upgrades global network operations center with new rear-projection modules
The GNOC’s last set of screens lasted seven years that encompassed 61,000 hours of continuous operation....
Planet Dailies Coffee Shop woos Vegas partiers with new digital look
Programming for the coffee shop’s new digital network includes sports, news, entertainment and daily specials from the menu....
WLS-TV broadcasts Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Lights Festival in HD
The station set up four remote sites along the procession route....
Sony discontinues rear-projection TV
The company is now focusing on flat-panel technologies....
New FAA battery rules affect video crews
The new rules are said to reduce the risk of fires in aircraft....
FCC asked to reconsider Tribune decision
Several consumer advocate groups want the commission to deny the broadcast license renewal of Tribune’s KTLA-TV....
Digital TV converter box coupons now available
The NTIA said more than 500,000 people requested over 1 million of the coupons in the first 40 hours of the program....
Most Americans still confused by DTV transition
In a telephone survey, only 48 percent said they had heard about the switch to digital television. ...
Copps predicts DTV switchover will be ‘throw of the dice’
The commissioner warned that some stations might not be able to provide service to all of their viewers. ...
Broadcasters get flexibility on DTV switch
The Third Periodic DTV Review allows some broadcast stations to reduce or terminate their analog service before the Feb. 17, 2009, deadline....
NBC Sports launches Jacked interactive online application for football broadcasts
The new application targets the more than 102 million U.S. consumers watching television and surfing the Web simultaneously....
BBC Outside Broadcasts takes Final Cut Pro on the road
The company’s innovative X-Trailer supports nine edit stations....
NBA deploys Silverlight for NBA.com
Microsoft’s Silverlight is a plug-in for delivering the next generation of rich interactive applications....
ESPNU launches student-run initiative
Working with students, professors and athletic departments, the new initiative incorporates student-generated content across multiple ESPN platforms. ...
