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British TV group BSkyB posts net loss (AFP via Yahoo! News)

April 30th, 2008 by

British pay-TV giant BSkyB said Wednesday it suffered a net loss during the third quarter of its financial year, hit by writedowns linked to its stake in broadcaster ITV.

BigString and ‘Wild Bill’ Stanton Participate in a Satellite Media Tour (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

April 30th, 2008 by

BigString Corporation , a provider of social networking and user-controllable messaging services, announced that President and CEO Darin Myman and “Wild Bill” Stanton, an independent, nationally-recognized personal security expert, conducted a series of pre-taped and live interviews for a national satellite media tour held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

Verizon to offer Big Apple TV service (The Record)

April 30th, 2008 by

BASKING RIDGE — Verizon Communications Inc. has reached an agreement with city officials to provide television service throughout New York City that would compete with cable and satellite companies.

Free Connected Home Whitepaper Identifies Increasing Adoption of Internet-Enabled Consumer Electronics Devices, … (Centre Daily Times)

April 30th, 2008 by

Adoption of an Internet Protocol (IP) interface is growing across virtually all TV-oriented consumer electronics devices, according to a new whitepaper recently released by MultiMedia Intelligence (http://www.MultiMediaIntelligence.com). Manufacturers of IPTV, cable, and satellite set-top boxes, video game consoles, Blu-ray DVD players, audio devices, digital media adapters and a new class of …

Harris Corporation Third Quarter Revenue Increases 24%…

April 30th, 2008 by

Harris Corporation has reported revenue for its third quarter of fiscal year 2008 of $1.33 billion, an increase of 24 percent compared to $1.07 billion in the prior-year quarter. Organic revenue increased 15 percent, excluding the impact of prior-year acquisitions.

Net income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 was $108 million, or $.78 per diluted share. Net income in the prior-yea…

Miniweb launches ‘TV Key’ service on Sky Digital (Digital Television Group)

April 30th, 2008 by

Miniweb Interactive has launched a new ‘TV Key’ service on the Sky Digital TV platform, making TV Key enhanced programming available to over 8.8 million Sky users and all TV channels.

When Feb. 18 arrives, will your TV be shrinking (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

April 30th, 2008 by

Did my TV screen just shrink That is the question a lot of people will be asking after installing one of the converter boxes that will keep their older TV sets tuned into over the air broadcasts after Feb. 17, when most stations will switch from analog to digital transmission.

Yemen: Blast near Italian embassy (Adnkronos)

April 30th, 2008 by

Yemen: Blast near Italian embassy (AKI) - A strong explosion was heard near the Italian embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday. Reports say that unidentified men had fired two shells at a parking lot of a customs authority building near the embassy. There have been no reports of casualties and no immediate claim of responsibility either. However the Arab satellite TV …

Digital channel Rapture TV to appeal over Sky ruling (Guardian Unlimited)

April 30th, 2008 by

Digital channel Rapture TV will lodge an appeal with the Competition Commission after losing a case in which it claimed Sky overcharged the channel for its electronic listing. By Tara Conlan

Digital channel Rapture TV looks to appeal over Sky ruling (Guardian Unlimited)

April 30th, 2008 by

Digital channel Rapture TV will seek permission to lodge an appeal after losing a case in which it claimed it was overcharged by Sky. By Tara Conlan

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