Tag Archive | "Television shows"
When it comes to watching TV, the key is to keep things simple
No company has quite yet figured out how to take control of the living room. From the Apple TV to various initiatives from Microsoft, the battle for the living room is littered with lukewarm successes at best. Google TV is the latest big fish to toss their hat in the ring, though they’re already experiencing difficulties as [...]
Continue reading...Comcast bringing DVR management and streaming content via its Xfinity TV app
Friday, November 19, 2010
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One of the cooler, more futuristic apps out there, in my humble opinion, is the DirecTV app which lets subscribers browse TV schedules and record shows to their DVR remotely. Okay, maybe futuristic is pushing it a bit, but when you watch as much TV as I do, having that type of functionality is a [...]
Continue reading...Regulators looking to ensure Comcast/NBC Universal will play nice with Apple
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Not surprisingly, the mega merger between Comcast and NBC Universal has raised the eyebrows of federal regulators who are closely scrutinizing the deal to better gauge the implications it may have on the industry. While one shouldn’t expect a true antitrust investigation that would block the deal (since the 2 entities aren’t competitors), the Wall [...]
Continue reading...Google TV content blocked by TV Studios
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Electronista reports: Google TV is being blocked by TV studios at least partly out of piracy fears, tips alleged on Thursday. Disney’s ABC as well as CBS have all confirmed that they prevent the TV OS from watching their free Flash video sites. The WSJ understood from leaks that at least Disney and NBC had [...]
Continue reading...iPad and iPhone take the stage on last night’s episode of The Office
Friday, October 8, 2010
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Apple is no stranger to product placement, especially on The Office, and last night’s episode was no exception. In a somewhat unusual plot, Andy is taking part in a community production of Sweeney Todd and the whole gang comes to watch him perform. Below, Kelly asks Ryan what time it is, and well, check the [...]
Continue reading...Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes is the latest TV executive to dismiss $0.99 TV Episode rentals on iTunes
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Joining the chorus of TV executives who are less than enthusiastic about Apple’s $0.99 TV episode rental initiative, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes didn’t mince words while speaking at the Royal Television Conference in London. “How can you justify renting your first-run TV shows individually for 99 cents an episode,” Bewkes said, “and thereby jeopardize [...]
Continue reading...Viacom and CBS not feelin’ $0.99 TV episode rentals on iTunes
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thus far, only 2 networks (ABC and FOX) have jumped on board Apple’s $0.99 rental model for individual TV episodes. Meanwhile, executives from both Warner Brothers and NBC Universal have explained that the low price point for individual episodes is not something they’re willing to get behind out of fear that it undermines the quality [...]
Continue reading...NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker gets the boot
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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After two decades with the NBC, Chief Executive Jeff Zucker will no longer be with the company once Comcast takes control. Zucker got a cancellation notice, so to speak, o after failing to turn around dwindling ratings and making questionable business decisions such as the Leno/Conan fiasco from earlier this year. Now how does this [...]
Continue reading...NBC Universal not on the $0.99 TV episode rental bandwagon either
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Not surprisngly, not everyone is a fan of Apple’s recently announced $0.99 TV episode rental initiative. When Steve Jobs announced the initiative, the only networks on board were Fox and ABC, and it doesn’t look like Apple will be signing up many more big names anytime soon. Not too long agon, Warner Brothers CEO Barry [...]
Continue reading...Warner Brothers CEO fears $0.99 TV episode rentals will chip away at full season sales
Friday, September 17, 2010
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With the amount of control Apple wields over music with its iTunse/iPod combo, it’s understandable that Television networks are wary of jumping into bed with Apple. Recently, Steve Jobs announced $0.99 Television episode rentals from iTunes but noted that available shows will, for the time being, only be available from Fox and ABC. While Jobs [...]
Continue reading...ABC and Fox on-board for $0.99 TV Episodes on iTunes
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reports: Frothy anticipation about Apple’s event Wednesday has centered on music and expected updates to iTunes and the iPod lineup. But television also is likely to be on the menu. As part of the Apple event Wednesday, News Corp.’s Fox and Walt Disney’s ABC networks are slated to be announced as [...]
Continue reading...Apple special media event scheduled for September 1
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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A little bit ahead of schedule, Engadget reports that Apple’s upcoming media event (where the company will most likely announce new iPods as well as a refreshed Apple TV and perhaps a TV episode rental feature) will take place bright and early on September 1. Earlier today, NetworkWorld posted about the aforementioned rumor that a $0.99 [...]
Continue reading...HBO content soon to be available on the iPad via HBO Go
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Bloomberg reports: HBO intends to stick with its own plan to make shows and movies available online through HBO Go, Kessler said. The cable channel, which has more than 29 million subscribers, generated operating profit of $1.2 billion on $3.9 billion in revenue last year, according to a presentation by Time Warner on May 27… [...]
Continue reading...Buy the Swan/Pearl Apple II Computer from “LOST”
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Are you a LOST addict? Do you secretly fantasize about going on long expeditions with John Locke, tossing a few cold ones back with Ben Linus, or spending some quality time in a hatch with Juliette? Unfortunately, there’s not much we can do to help you with that, but if you’re looking to satisfy your [...]
Continue reading...Report: Apple working on new TV hardware
Friday, July 2, 2010
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The Apple TV, which Steve Jobs typically refers to as a hobby, never really materialized into the business Apple hoped it would. But Apple is keeping at it, and a product leak back in May hinted that the next iteration of the Apple TV will come with 16GB of flash storage, an A4 processor, and [...]
Continue reading...New Futurama episode pokes fun at iPhone and Apple customers in all sorts of ways
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Futurama is back mother f’ers, and they wasted no time at all going after Apple and the iPhone. In tonight’s episode, titled Attack of the Killer App, the iPhone, or eyephone as it’s called in the show, takes center stage. The first Apple-related moment occurs when the gang sees a commercial for a new eyePhone [...]
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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