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Supreme Court Throws Out FOX and ABC Sanctions
The FCC suffered a bit of an “enforcement malfunction” yesterday when the Supreme Court threw out sanctions against ABC and FOX. Disney had been hit with a .2 million penalty for nudity in an “NYPD...
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Online Video Gets More Product Placements
If you’re a long-time reader of the HDTV Almanac, you know that one of my favorite hobbyhorses to ride is the question of “who is going to pay for the video content?” Advertisers have long been aware...
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Sharp Ships 90″ LCD HDTV
Imagine a television that is more than six and a half feet wide. Imagine that you could have one in your living room now if you want it. It’s not a pipedream; it’s the Sharp LC-90LE745U 90″ LCD HDTV,...
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Best Buy: $10 per Inch for 50″ LCD
This is a price that I’m more used to seeing for a plasma screen than an LCD, but Best Buy is currently offering a 50″ LCD HDTV for 0. Now, I’ll grant you that it is an Insignia model, which is their...
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More U.S. Households Rely on TV Broadcasts
In a recent letter to the FCC (as reported by TV Technology), head of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Gordon Smith cited new figures about over-the-air television in the U.S. in support...
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Google TV: Round 2
Google TV is back. After an abortive first attempt two years ago, the second generation is getting close to shipping. Both Sony and Vizio have announced network media players based on the Google...
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Sony Blu-ray Player for $40
Blu-ray has taken a long time to catch up with DVD, and as I continue to point out, the disc business appears to be in decline. Is if possible tht Blu-ray could catch up this late in the race? It could...
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Sony and Panasonic: New Entrants in OLED TV Race
This story has me scratching my head a bit; Sony and Panasonic will partner in developing OLED TVs. According to the press release, the two companies will pool their “core and printing technologies” to...
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Strawberries and Cream Over the Top
There is one type of content that makes “television” the most compelling entertainment media available: live sports. If streaming video — also known as “over the top” — is going to make serious inroads...
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Google Nexus Player appears to have yielded to Chromecast
From all reports, it appears the Google Nexus Player has sung its last tune. Having been pulled from most retailer locations a few weeks ago and no longer available from Google directly, for now, it...
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