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Starz, RealNetworks announce new Internet movie service
RealNetworks Inc. and Starz Encore Group LLC are launching an Internet movie subscription service, 18 months after the two companies first announced plans for the offering.One big hurdle was broader adoption of high-speed broadband Internet connections, which Meghji said allows the large movie files to be downloaded in 30 minutes or less.
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Networks Don't Want Risk of Live TV Any Longer
When Janet Jackson bared her breast at the Super Bowl, she probably killed live broadcast entertainment as we know it.
"It's going to have a huge impact on live television," said Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Entertainment, News and Cable.
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CBS Expecting Double-Digit Upfront Ad Price Rises
Television network CBS announcing expected strong gains when it locks in early commitments from advertisers for the fall television season, despite fears in the industry that cable networks are stealing viewers from the big four U. S. networks.
British Government Considers Breakup of BBC Into Separate Parts, Removing of its Independent Status
The British Broadcasting Corporation, which has been independently run for decades, despite being financed by public money through a compulsory television license, is currently facing perhaps the worst breakdown in relations with the government in its 82-year history. The dispute came after a BBC radio report alleged in May last year that Prime Minister Tony Blairs government deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction in a pre-war dossier. After the war, opinions about the contents of its broadcasts varied widely. However, millions on people worldwide still consider the BBC to be one of the most valuable sources of information available.
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'Mortified' MTV to Introduce Global Changes in its Network Policies
Janet Jackson's breast-baring stunt at the Super Bowl, which sparked a massive outcry in the US, would force the broadcaster to change its style on all its channels around the world.
The American (Cable Television) Dream
"Only in the United States can you set up a tiny cable outfit with 1,200 subscribers and build it into one with 21.47 million. And then, you offer to acquire the Walt Disney Company and create a $125 billion empire?"
Hong Kong: Television Channel Offers "Latest, Richest TV Entertainment on Mobile Phones"
TVB ist the largest and most popular producer of Chinese language TV in Hong Kong. Variety shows, celebrities interviews, even popular TV series can be seen on phones.
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Amazing: Moving Pictures on Plastic Sheets - Video-Newspaper of the Future?
Universal Display Corporation shows breakthrough - color display will be arriving soon as well.
Murdoch Expects Skyrocketing Satellite Subscriptions in U. S. After Takeover of Direct TV by his News Corp.
Direct YV has 11. Mio. subscribers. "I am confident we can get to 15 million," Murdoch said in the interview. "What do I dream of? Twenty million."
During the interview, Murdoch also said he would like to see his daughter Elisabeth, 35, as a candidate to head the company after him.
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KBLK: Media Trailblazer Chauncey Bailey Launches New Black Television Network
Oakland Tribune writer Chauncey Bailey is trailblazing with his new Black cable TV station KBLK (pronounced K-Black) on Comcast that will be on the tube in a couple of weeks - and some interesting operating plans.
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