December 4th, 2008 by
Verizon Communications Inc. said last night that it would invest $1 billion in Philadelphia to compete with Comcast Corp. for pay-TV and Internet services, and it urged City Council to act quickly on its proposed 15-year agreement.
December 4th, 2008 by
Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2008) — Nielsen Media Research says High-Definition TV is boosting TV ratings, particularly for sports, according to an article in USA Today.
December 4th, 2008 by
Click on picture to enlarge. Reading High School students behind and in front of the camera in the school’s TV studio during their regular newscast. At the desk, from left, are Cassie Kozlowski, 15, a junior; Rachel Stewart, 17, a senior; and Bretta Kearney, 17, a junior.
December 3rd, 2008 by
A state official yesterday defended $67,000 worth of upgrades to a mobile command van built for sobriety checkpoints, saying that a $5,800 television, a $17,000 heat-seeking camera and a $16,000 satellite television contract were all valid additions.
December 3rd, 2008 by
Iran has inked the contract to build a refinery-petrochemical complex in Malaysia, Iran’s satellite Press TV reported Wednesday. “The contract was signed Tuesday in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between Iran’s Hampa Engineering Corporation and a Malaysian firm,” the report said. The refinery-petrochemical complex, which will manufacture gas-oil, gasoline, jet fuel, liquified natural gas(LNG) …
December 3rd, 2008 by
Christmas has come a long way from those primitive days of yore. And I mean 20 years back on the tube. When Newsday ran my first column saluting a TV Christmas, collating the episodes was no biggie. Call a few networks, scan a couple of cable schedules, don’t forget public TV - done.
December 3rd, 2008 by
Omaha’s TV stations aren’t wasting any time. With 75 days until the digital television conversion, the city’s commercial and public stations will perform a test Thursday to gauge viewers’ preparedness.
December 3rd, 2008 by
Northeastern Wisconsins seven television stations will conduct a simultaneous digital TV transition test at about 6:10 p.m. today to prepare viewers for the end of analog broadcasts Feb. 17.
December 3rd, 2008 by
NZ On Air has announced an investment of more than $3 million in six TV comedy programmes, to screen on TV2, TV3 and C4 in 2009.
December 3rd, 2008 by
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon told the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Property and Public Works Wednesday ( Dec. 3 ) that the company is ready, willing and able to install its advanced, all-fiber-optic network and bring real TV choice to more than 600,000 households throughout the city.