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General Interest • Cable & Satellite

HDTV Almanac - AT&T Supports SlingPlayer Mobile on 3G

By Alfred Poor • 5 hours ago

Okay, maybe you don’t want to watch some version of mobile TV that delivers content that has been boiled and strained. But would you want to watch your favorite shows on your cell phone or other 3G-capable device? That’s going to be possible, now that AT&T has announced a deal with Sling Media (a subsidiary [...]

General Interest

HDTV Almanac - Movie Gallery Files for Bankruptcy

By Alfred Poor • Feb 8, 1:00pm

Last week, another bit of evidence appeared that supports the position that DVDs (and Blu-ray discs) should be put on the endangered list. Movie Gallery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it tries to find a way to deal with its growing debt. The company has more than 2,600 stores in the U.S. in [...]

General Interest

HDTV Almanac - $68 Blu-ray Player

By Alfred Poor • Feb 5, 1:00pm

Okay. That’s more like it. Walmart is offering the Magnavox NB500MG1F Blu-ray player for $68. Yes, there are lots of features that you don’t get with this basic model, but it does have an HDMI connection and an SD card slot. And it’s not even Black Friday!
This brings Blu-ray into range for the average buyer. [...]

General Interest • Cable & Satellite

HDTV Almanac - Rather Switch than Pay?

By Alfred Poor • Feb 4, 1:00pm

Brand loyalty remains an important part of many consumer markets in the U.S., but according to a new report by Strategy Analytics, subscription television service is not one of them. A recent survey found that more than 2 out of 3 cable subscribers would change providers if they were offered a 20% discount. For the [...]

General Interest

HDTV Almanac - Will Toshiba Call It Quits on LCD?

By Alfred Poor • Feb 3, 1:00pm

A report last week in Tech-On speculates on the possibility that Toshiba might exit the LCD business. The article quotes a senior executive vice president as saying “”Our LCD display business has been worsening, and we are in very difficult circumstances.” He was referring to the LCD business of Toshiba Mobile Display Co Ltd (TMD). [...]