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In a battle to grab subscribers, AT&T might have gone in the wrong direction. They currently feature two HD and two SD feeds on their U-verse network, and thanks to higher MPEG-4 compression, will be able to offer three live HD streams in 2009....

The battle of the TV telcos has barely just begun and we're starting to see the telecommunications giants jockey for position. As a prelude to an offering that will eventually compete with Verizon's FiOS TV service, AT&T and will this summer rollout a "triple play" offering of voice, video and data called Homezone. The service will combine Yahoo High Speed Internet, DISH Network TV via satellite for live TV, and broadband on-demand offerings from <A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com/news/040906akimboHD">Akimbo</A> and <A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com/news/040606industrynews">Movielink</A>.

Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC), the U.K.-based company that bills itself as “manufacturer of the finest audio systems in the world,” has introduced a powered subwoofer featuring a hand-built 12-inch driver and low-frequency cutoff (–6 dB) of 25 Hz.

Having a great product at a fair price is mandatory practice in the ever-competitive audio business. But getting the word out and placing those products in front of the customer is just as critical—some might argue, even more important. If this is true, then Canadian speaker company Athena has just made the score of a lifetime.

Do you like making movies with a digital camcorder? Want to add some professional touches to your creations? ATI Technologies has the solution for you.

We knew this day would happen, and oddly enough, the world is still spinning. Legendary music label, Atlantic Records just reported that digital music revenue has surpassed compact disc sales. Yikes!Atlantic has said that digital sales, which...