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The Next Blair Witch May Be On-Demand
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 30, 2000  | 

In an effort to kickstart the digital feature-film production and distribution market, <A HREF="http://www.intertainer.com">Intertainer</A> and <A HREF="http://www.artisanent.com">Artisan Entertainment</A> announced last week a new agreement to co-develop, produce, and distribute five feature-length motion pictures, to be shot and edited completely in the digital format. Intertainer says it will showcase the films on its entertainment "on-demand" service, and Artisan will retain domestic rights to the features.

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The Passing of Randy Tomlinson
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 20, 2007  | 

Today I bring very sad news. Randy Tomlinson, a valued contributor to Ultimate AV and, more importantly, a close personal friend of over 30 years, dating back to when we were both in the Air Force, was killed this past Saturday morning in the crash of a private plane in northern California.

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The Past and the Future of TV - Now on DVD
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jul 20, 2006  | 
Late last week, CustomFlix Labs, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, announced that CBS News had selected CustomFlix and Amazon.com to distribute thousands of hours of prime-time and classic news content. The treasure trove of past CBS News content includes broadcasts from "60 Minutes", "CBS Evening News", and a variety of long-form documentaries produced by CBS News Productions over the past 10 years.
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The Path Ahead for HDTV and DTV
 |  Mar 29, 1998  | 

Predicted by an industry announcement last week: Widescreen digital televisions with theater-quality pictures and sound are on track for delivery by the end of the year. They'll be backed with new high-definition broadcasts in the fall, according to Sarnoff Corporation.

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The Pause That Astonishes
Michael Antonoff  |  Oct 26, 2015  | 
TiVo users have been aware for years that the company had found another revenue stream by selling banners that superimpose themselves on paused programs. Click the Select button on the TiVo remote and a previously downloaded commercial plays. But when is an ad superimposed on a paused show wildly inappropriate?
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The Peacock on a DISH
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  | 
You know you do it. I do it too. We all do it. We all use our DVRs to skip commercials. For many users, that's the main reason they purchased a DVR in the first place. Unfortunately, this trend is effecting the advertiser's bottom line. They pay...
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The Perfect Shield
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
The Shield remains one of the most seamless shows that has ever aired, period. It never faltered, never stumbled, never even had a "fill-in" or "coasting" episode. For seven seasons, Michael Chiklis's Vic Mackey runned and...
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The Perfect Video Phone? Your HDTV.
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008  | 
The video phone is another one of those permanently futuristic technologies that electronics companies never seem to get right for mainstream consumers. They've been trying for decades though, and the closest thing to a reliable video phone we've...
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The Pinnacle for Blu-ray Soundtracks?
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 17, 2012  | 
Wondering what it means when you see a Blu-ray Disc with a gold seal that says “Dolby TrueHD Advanced 96K Upsampling”? In its never-ending quest to squeeze every last drop of detail out of movie and music soundtracks, Dolby Labs has created a tool that enables studios and authoring/mastering facilities to take sound quality to an even higher level.
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The Polar Express in 3D -- Funny Glasses and All
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2008  | 
Can't you just picture your whole family gathered around the TV wearing those goofy red and blue 3D glasses? Makes you all warm and fuzzy thinking about it. Well, Warner Bros. just announced they're going to release the computer-generated animated...
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The Popcorn Bowl Needs You!
SV Staff  |  Sep 16, 2008  | 
Now this is a contest I can get excited about! Netflix is sponsoring the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship: The Quest for the Popcorn Bowl! In an attempt to snag a Guinness World Record, eight contestants will begin watching 56 movies...
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The Pre-Holiday Deals Keep Comin’
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2019  | 
The list of companies opting to bring on the deals well before Black Friday continues to grow.
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The Quest Group Acquires GoldenEar Technology
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2020  | 
GoldenEar Technology, the highly-regarded speaker company founded by audio industry icon Sandy Gross, has been acquired by The Quest Group, the California-based owner of AudioQuest brand cables, Niagara power products, and the popular DragonFly line of digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
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The Reprise of PIP
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2007  | 
I hate to admit this, but despite the appeal and all the hard work that go into the extras supplied with DVD movies, I rarely have taken the trouble to access that content. Part of it is that I don't like to be interrupted when I'm engrossed in a...
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The Return of ReplayTV
Barry Willis  |  Sep 02, 2001  | 

Almost a year after exiting the digital video recorder business, <A HREF="http://www.replaytv.com">ReplayTV</A> is returning with a line of new products.

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