Never enough time… in Canada! Newly manufactured 25″+ TVs must contain ATSC digital tuners starting today. (HD Beat) Ready for TV pop-up advertising? (Tampa Tribune) Catch the Shuttle launch in HD today. (HDNet) Toshiba still wants unified DVD format. (eWeek) MobiTV now available for Windows Mobile 5.0. (Engadget Mobile)
Never enough time… Which new DVD format? Neither just yet. (NY Times) Akimbo raises $15 million. (GigaOm) AT&T’s fiber option television service U-verse goes live. (San Antonio Business Journal) PC Mag gives S2 DT TiVo 3.5/5 stars. (PC Mag)
Never enough time… Free ABC.com shows outperform iTunes downloads. (Reuters) Sony Blu-ray player delayed again. (HDBeat) Broadcast Flag sneaks into telecom bill. (Engadget) Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t matter. (Hacking Netflix) Slingbox set to launch in Japan. (jkOnTheRun)
Never enough time… CinemaNow to offer television show downloads. (Reuters) Blu-ray player released early? (Engadget) HDMI upgraded to support deep color. (Extreme Tech) Nielsen to integrate television and web metrics. (Washington Post) Mac < -> PSP PIM and media sync software released. (Mark/Space)
Never enough time… The “Academy” hinders modern movie distribution. (Pan and Scan) $200 three-way HDMI switch. (HD Blog) Movielink for sale? (Hacking Netflix) PSP firmware update supports game demo downloads. (jkOnTheRun) Another Mac Mini as theater hub experiment. (MacWorld)
Never enough time… The DVD war against consumers. (Business Week) Verizon adds interactive services to Fios TV. (CNET) Sirius on WiFi-enabled portable Zing player. (Orbitcast) Mac Mini mounted on wall with plasma TV. (TUAW)
Never enough time… MPAA accused of hacking file-sharing portal. (eWeek) Yet another mediocre HD DVD review. (PC Mag) Broadcast networks petition Congress to prevent downconverting. (HD Beat) Public beta begins for MS Smartphone SlingPlayer. (Sling) Official DivX Universal Binary player and encoder released. (TUAW)
Never enough time… Eirik Solheim ponders the future of TV distribution. (eirikso) Constantine to be first HD-DVD with In-Movie Experience features. (HD Beat) Digital content goes outside the box. (Mercury News) Brightcove to add media formats. (Brightcove) TV advertising’s DVR challenge. (CNET)