Category: National Association of Broadcasters

  • If 2009 Is Watershed Year for 3D Cinema, 2010 Will Be Same for 3DTV

    Chris Chinnock, President of consultation and market research firm Insight Media predicted that 2010 will be a “watershed year for 3DTV.”

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  • President Obama Pushes Through Bill to Delay Digital TV Switch

    After some stonewalling from the Republicans in Senate, President Obama managed to push through and sign a bill delaying the transition from analog to digital signals for television broadcast in the United States in order to give people more time to prepare for the irrevocable transition.

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  • On February 17th, 2009 Your TV Will No Longer Work

    The government was set to issue $40 vouchers for every household towards the cost of the new digital set top converter that would replace the old analog antenna that we have seen in so many John Hughes films. The campaign for awareness of this fundamental transition did alright, but penetration hasn’t been nearly as high…

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  • Many Well Known Actors Speak Out In Favor of SAG Strike

    Presently, the broadcasters are already streaming their programs, even the newest episodes in high-resolution, full screen, online and forcing the viewer to watch 15 second ads at regular commercial breaks, and yet they do not feel that actors should receive the same royalties (or in some cases, any at all) for these presentations.

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  • God I’m so sick of Viral Videos

    “Shut all the blinds You mighta been seen Sittin’ alone With your internet dream Winning the race For your digital fix Living your life With a clickity-click (Repeat) “So every day I swear I’m gonna go to bed at like eleven. And all of a sudden its 4AM . . . And I was just…

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  • Save up for those Gucci 3D glasses

    Hollywood has started to align itself behind the idea that the movie industry, despite a healthy summer take 26% over this time last year, is still seeing 5% decline in people’s butts in movie theater seats. They are meeting this challenge in a variety of ways, principally among them the idea that 3D is a…

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