Category: TV Industry
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Is curved TV the future?
Article written by Sid Solomon LG and Samsung believe that curve TV is the future direction of the TV industry. So they are coming up with large curved screens including LG 55EA980W OLED model and Samsung’s UE65H8500 model UHD LED and UE55H800 full HD LED model. Beside its cool factor, the best argument for curved…
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New way to watch TV programming
Just concluded 2014 FIFA world Cup in Brazil presented a challenge to groups who held rights to broadcast games worldwide. ESPN had rights to English-language broadcasting in the United States and ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC together managed to broadcast all 64 games live. Not only that all games were also available on smartphones, laptops and…
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Comcast to buy Time Warner cable
Comcast with 23 million television subscribers is offering to buy Time Warner Cable, the second biggest cable TV provider in the US with 11 million subscribers, for $45 billion. The deal needs regulatory approval from the US Federal authorities and both companies are expecting that to occur before the end of the year. If approved,…
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More than American Idol from Ryan Seacrest
In January 2012, Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP announced that it is funding up to $300 million to Ryan Seacrest Media to develop new content and television shows. Ryan Seacrest is the producer and host of the Fox reality TV show American Idol. In 2002, he began as a co-host of…
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Is Apple getting closer to Apple TV?
Before the end of the year 2014, Apple is getting ready to release a new updated version of its set-top TV box. According to Bloomberg News it may even come as early as April 2014 since the new version is well into its testing. This version will have a faster processor, revamped operating system more…
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Who delivers streaming video to your TV?
Roku is a familiar name among fans those who loves streaming video because they were the first to provide a device to view over the television. It makes a small puck-size box used for viewing video streamed over the Internet on viewer’s television set. Cost of the box varies from $50 to $100. According to…
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Univision to launch a new 24-hour English news program
The fifth largest network in the U.S. and most popular Spanish-language television network, Univision, is gearing up for an October 28, 2013 launch of a new 24-hour English news channel known as Fusion. Univision went on the air in 1962 as the Spanish International Network and changed the name to the current Univision in 1986.…
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NFL season is almost here but not on the Internet TV yet
The National Football League (NFL) is about to start its 2013 Football season. That means millions of Americans will be glued to the TV, especially on Sundays. More than 100 million households subscribe to pay TV, most of them to watch NFL. More than two million Americans pay over $300 per season to watch every…