Announcing Google TV: TV meets web. Web meets TV.
(googleblog.blogspot.com) - If there’s one entertainment device that people know and love, it’s the television. In fact, 4 billion people across the world watch TV and the average American spends five hours per day in front of one*. Recently, however, an increasing amount of our entertainment experience is coming More...
Display Myths Shattered: How Monitor & HDTV Companies Cook Their Specs
(maximumpc.com) - Take everything you think you know about displays and throw it out the window. It's time for a clinic on what display specs really mean—brace yourself for the alarming truth
Simply put, this is the review that display companies don't want you to read.
Conan O'Brien coming to TBS!
(marquee.blogs.cnn.com) - And the winner of the Conan O'Brien sweepstakes is ... TBS.
Why Is Conservative Media Crushing Liberal Media?
(businessinsider.com) - In the light of the recent ratings news--CNN implodes, FOX soars, MSNBC
does okay--it's worth asking a question that no one seems to have a good
answer to:
Why is conservative media crushing liberal media?
It's crushing it in ratings, crushing it in profits, crushing it in
influence.
TiVo Premiere and Premiere XL usher in a brand new interface
(engadget.com) - Over three years after the original Series3 launched, TiVo's back with Series4 -- say hello to the new TiVo Premiere and Premiere XL, which will arrive in early April. The new slimmer hardware is nice, but the big news is the totally revamped HD interface built on Flash -- yes, More...
'Idol' Winners: Not Just Fame but Big Bucks
(nytimes.com) - Easing that potential pain are the substantial financial rewards promised to winners of “American Idol,” regardless of how many records they sell once the show ends. In the year since he stood under a confetti shower in the Nokia Theater here, Kris Allen, last year’s winner, has earned at least More...
Poll: Fox most trusted name in news
(politico.com) - Fox is the most trusted television news network in the country, according to a new poll out Tuesday.
A Public Policy Polling nationwide survey of 1,151 registered voters Jan. 18-19 found that 49 percent of Americans trusted Fox News, 10 percentage points more than any other network.
CBS under fire over Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad
(hollywoodreporter.com) - CBS Corp. said Tuesday it had received numerous e-mails -- both critical and supportive -- since a coalition of women's groups began a protest campaign Monday against the ad, which the critics say will use Tebow and his mother to convey an anti-abortion message.
An Open Letter to Conan O'Brien from Revision3
(revision3.com) - Mr. Conan “CoCo” O’Brien,
I’m taking this opportunity to officially offer you a brand-new show of your choosing here at Revision3. Rest assured, you’ll be able to bring your set, band and even Andy (especially Andy) with you as you transition to our cutting-edge online TV network. We have room for More...
Conan's Exit Confirmed
(thedailybeast.com) - The late-night nightmare is almost over. Conan O’Brien is leaving NBC and receiving a payout—and he’ll be free to appear on another network before his contract expires, Kim Masters reports.
Conan O'Brien Eviscerates NBC, Jay Leno (UPDATED: So Do Letterman and Ferguson)
(tv.gawker.com) - Conan O'Brien has officially gone rogue. On the heels of Friday's unusually harsh monologue, O'Brien went after the network that screwed him even harder tonight. Also: David Letterman and Craig Ferguson chimed in with some NBC/Leno digs of their own.
Hugh Laurie (from House) - My realistic acting is starting to cripple me
(dailyexpress.co.uk) - To find fame and fortune in America Hugh Laurie had to adopt a trademark limp for the role of Dr Gregory House.
But that realistic limp could force him out of the TV series that earns him £250,000 an episode because of the pain of contorting his body.
Official: 'Earl' finishes list, not going to TBS
(thrfeed.com) - Despite attempts to continue NBC's "My Name Is Earl" on cable, seems the studio and TBS were unable to reach an agreement. The show is now officially gone. Here's the post-mortem statement from 20th TV:
"Greg Garcia's brilliant 'My Name is Earl' kept America laughing for the past four seasons and More...
'My Name Is Earl' might see new life on TBS
(hollywoodreporter.com) - "My Name Is Earl" might live on.
TBS is in preliminary talks to order 13 new episodes of the single-camera comedy from 20th Century Fox TV, sources said.
Conan O'Brien's 'Tonight Show' debut scores highest Monday in four years
(thrfeed.com) - Conan O'Brien's premiere as host of NBC's "Tonight Show" drew the highest overnight ratings for a Monday episode in four years.
Launching his "Tonight Show" run, the late-night comedian posted a number 82% higher than the "Tonight" second quarter average and 173% above his February "Late Night" finale.
Creator of "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hil" Has a New Target: Environmentalists
(online.wsj.com) - Director Mike Judge’s new animated television series “The Goode Family” is a send-up of a clan of environmentalists who live by the words “What would Al Gore do?” Gerald and Helen Goode want nothing more than to minimize their carbon footprint. They feed their dog, Che, only veggies (much to More...
The Real Difference between Standard and High Definition
(img30.imageshack.us) - The real difference between standard and high definition.
Mythbusters 'Big Bang' Shatters Windows
(kcra.com) - Mythbusters went to Yolo County and ended up with a bigger bang than expected.
"It was a boom that was just -- I had never heard anything like that before, it was really weird," said Sherril Stephens.
The explosion was so big it shook the town of Esparto, knocking Stephens off her couch and breaking her front window.
Satellite piracy costing TV industry billions
(thestar.com) - The modern day pirate doesn't sport a patch or walk with a limp.
His weapon of choice is an unassuming pizza-sized satellite dish that can literally harpoon signals from space - and provide lucrative and illicit profit.
How to Fix the Oscars
(time.com) - The Oscar show needs fixing — everyone agrees on that. Ratings for the Motion Picture Academy's annual rite of self-congratulation have fallen more than 40% in the past decade, from 1998, when Titanic was named Best Picture, to 2008, when No Country for Old Men won. What for ages was More...
Cable Firms Look to Offer TV Programs Online
(online.wsj.com) - But the catch is that they are only going to offer them to TV subscribers. So in essence, they are trying to make sure that if you wanted to ditch your TV subscription and just watch content online, that they content wouldn't be available. Sneaky and underhanded.
Mr. Skin's 10th Annual 'Anatomy Awards' Winners Announced (SFW)
(news.yahoo.com) - MrSkin.com--the world's #1 resource for celebrity nudity news--has announced the winners of Mr. Skin's 10th Annual Anatomy Awards. While the Academy Awards celebrate the year's outstanding achievements in areas such as acting and directing, the Anatomy Awards pay tribute to the actresses who bared flesh in film and television in 2008.
Without Tiger Woods, the 2009 PGA Tour has been practically invisible
(sportsillustrated.cnn.com) - I mean, let's be honest. At some point, the Tour became a wholly-subsumed subsidiary of Tiger Woods, and without him anymore there simply doesn't appear to be anything there. The PGA: Professional Golfers Anonymous.
Hulu: We're evil, and proud of it
(news.cnet.com) - But eager nerds who were hoping for a big announcement of new content or a hardware tie-in were probably disappointed: the "secret" was decidedly tongue-in-cheek. We hope.
House fails to pass DTV delay bill
(tech.yahoo.com) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to pass a bill to delay the nationwide switch to digital television signals by about four months.
Interestingly, it was expected to easily pass with support from both sides.
