News tagged with broadcast tv

Barriers fall between TV, Internet

You say TV, I say Internet. Toe-mate-o, toe-mah-to.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can you say that on TV? The Supreme Court debates

(AP) -- In colorful give and take, the Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in the cable era, one justice suggesting the policy is fast becoming ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

MetroPCS to sell phones with TV tuners

(AP) -- Cellphone company MetroPCS says it will sell phones with TV tuners this year, which means customers will be able to tune in to broadcasts from local TV stations.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts

(AP) -- Call it the Great Channel Squeeze.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Gossip Girl,' other CW shows coming to Hulu

(AP) -- Current-season shows on The CW including "The Vampire Diaries" and "Gossip Girl" are coming to Hulu.

Technology / Business

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Media watchdog upset as BlackBerry helps British police

A media watchdog voiced concern Saturday at the cooperation between British authorities and the Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones to identify rioters in London and other cities.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

TV broadcasting in 3-D

The market for consumer 3D television sets is expanding at the enormous pace of a 75% annual growth rate, following the trend for popular movies shot in 3D. With this rapidly growing market, comes the need for standardization ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cable companies strike back at cord-cutting idea

(AP) -- Cable TV and other companies that provide subscription services are striking back at the notion that people are dropping their TV packages en masse to watch video over the Internet. Industry gains ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers: Swear words less offensive on cable than broadcast TV

Four letter words may offend you more depending on which television channel you watch, according to a recent study out of Florida State University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gadgets for free TV arrive, but will buyers bite?

(AP) -- Being able to watch live TV on the go sounds like an appealing idea. Indeed, Audiovox Corp. says its RCA-branded portable, battery-powered televisions sell well. But there's a problem: people return ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Review: Watching live TV on the go, for free

(AP) -- Here in the U.S., consumers have grown used to gadgets that do just about everything: surf the Web, check e-mail, play games, download music and even relay driving directions.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Televisions: New technology adds new dimensions to purchases

Over the past few years, buying a new TV got to be a pretty simple process.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cable execs ask for new rules in programming talks

(AP) -- Executives for two leading cable TV companies are asking lawmakers for new government rules that would give them more clout in negotiations with TV broadcasters over programming.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fox joins broadcasters in blocking Google TV link

(AP) -- News Corp.'s Fox has joined broadcasters ABC, CBS and NBC in blocking access to full episodes of shows when searched from Google TV's Web browser, according to a person at Fox familiar with the matter.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Broadcasters 'misunderstand' Google TV, exec says

Attempts by broadcasters to seek payment for allowing their online video to be viewed through Google Inc.'s new Web-connected TV platform represents a "misunderstanding" of what it is, a Google executive said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadcast television systems

There are several broadcast television systems in use in the world today. An analogue television system includes several components: a set of technical parameters for the broadcast signal, a system for encoding color, and possibly a system for encoding multi-channel audio. In digital television, all of these elements are combined in a single digital transmission system.

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