According the Ironton Tribune, Time Warner Cable added 15 new high-definition channels to its lineup in Ironton, Ohio. The HD channels are offered free-of-charge to customers who subscribe to the digital cable package and have an HD capable receiver and HDTV. Full Story »
According the Orange County Register, both Verizon’s FiOS TV and Cox Communications’ cable TV service have added or will add high-definition channels to their lineups this month. With Verizon’s FiOS, customers can apparently already get six more HD channels that include: MTV HD, VH1 HD, CMT HD, Nickelodeon HD, Spike TV HD and Comedy Central HD. Full Story »
Verizon will celebrate Independence Day by offering customers six hit films at discounted VOD pricing. Special July 4th titles will cost $2.99 (Standard-Definition) and $3.99 (High-Definition). The titles include “American President,” “Apollo 13,” “Independence Day,” “Air Force One,” “National Treasure” and “The Patriot.” Full Story »
Amazon has special pricing on two of its Samsung LNB550 series HDTVs which feature the “Red Touch of Color” design. The Samsung LN40B550 40-inch
Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced a few Blu-ray releases for this coming September. The first is State of Play which stars Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Helen Mirren. Crowe plays journalist Cal McCaffrey who investigates seemingly unrelated murders which he finds out involve key political and corporate figures. Full Story »
Today’s Blu-ray releases include a few “must-haves” for your high-def collection. Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is now available on Blu-ray and coincidentally had its theatrical release on June 30, back in 1989. Do the Right Thing stars Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, and John Turturro in one of Lee’s signature films which was nominated for two Academy Awards. Full Story »
A total of 32 HD (High-Definition) channels have been added to Comcast’s channel lineup in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. According to Jim Samaha, senior VP Comcast’s Central PA Region, “Our customers have asked for more HD and that’s exactly what we’re delivering,” Full Story »
Verizon is having a special FiOS sign-up offer until 9/19/09 where you can get a free Compaq Mini Netbook. The Compaq Mini is redeemable via coupon and new customers must use the service for 60 days. The FiOS installation has to accomplished by 10/15/09. Full Story »
Hannspree North America has introduced a 25-inch 1080p LCD exclusively available at Costco.com. The MSRP of the ST251MKB is $399, but Costco currently has it priced at $299 with free shipping. The model is the first to be released under the ST series, with larger sizes being released later this year. Full Story »
AT&T has launched its U-verse service in parts of Central Illinois, including Champaign, Danville, Decatur and Springfield. The U-verse package includes High Speed Internet, Voice, and TV with at least 100 HD channel options. Full Story »
Satellite TV providers Dish Network and DirecTV are no doubt excited about a recent Supreme Court Ruling. The decision overruled a Kentucky law allowing local governments to tax satellite TV. Full Story »
You may be asking yourself “What took so long?” but YouTube has finally launched a movie trailers page. Video resolution is defaulted to YouTube’s “Normal Quality” but you can click on the “HD” icon in the player to get a higher resolution and larger preview. Full Story »
AT&T’s U-verse will launch in Corpus Christi on Monday, June 29, giving residents an IPTV solution for television viewing. U-verse currently provides at least 100 HD channels in all markets, and remote scheduling via mobile phone or PC. Full Story »
Amazon has cut the price of Lucas Arts’ Fracture
Majesco Entertainment will bring Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD to Xbox LIVE for the Xbox 360 late this summer. A collaboration between Croteam (creators of Serious Sam) and Devolver Digital, Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD was built using a new version of the CroTech engine and this time rendered in High-Definition. Full Story »
Bethesda Softwork’s parent company ZeniMax has acquired id Software, developer of shoot-em-up classic games Doom and Quake. id Software founder John Carmack will continue to run the studio, and there will be no changes made in operation or in the development of the company’s games. Full Story »
NASA is broadcasting a couple video shorts which started today at 10 a.m. ET. The first is a 20-minute piece that documents 167 feet of the space station’s pressurized modules and shows how equipment and supplies are stored. A shorter 5-minute piece explains the Canadian Bodies In the Space Environment (BISE), which studies how humans orient themselves in zero gravity. Full Story »
Vizio has officially released an availability and price chart for its newest XVT
Cablevision added nearly 30 High-Definition (HD) channels today, reaching their set goal of offering 100 HD channels free-of-charge to digital cable customers. The company added the HD channels across their market areas in Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Full Story »
The company also increases downstream/upstream broadband speeds nationwide.
Verizon has launched its FiOS1 channel in Long Island and Northern New Jersey that brings local coverage of news, events, sports, traffic and weather. The “hyper-local” content will give residents another choice in local programming, which starting today can be found on channels FiOS1 Long Island and FiOS1 New Jersey. Full Story »
