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Warner's Watchmen Gets Facebook Time
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 15, 2009
Some of us fantasize about being on Mystery Science Theater. A few of us, perhaps, may see ourselves as Beavis or Butthead. But all of us will get a new way to hobnob with other viewers when the Blu-ray version of Warner's Watchmen hits the streets. This BD-Live release will sync with Facebook, letting users of the social networking site commune with one another while they watch the movie.
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Warner's Budget Blu-ray Titles
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2008
Warner Home Video is making waves in the Blu-ray market place. The deep discounts will start in the fourth quarter of 2008 with attractive price initiatives for retailers. Hopefully, the retailers will pass these point-of-sale rebates along to...
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Warner's Watchmen Simultaneous DVD
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2008
Breaking out of the typical Hollywood timeline, Warner Bros. is planning a new approach with Watchmen. The theatrical release of this take of a graphic novel is scheduled for March. However, instead of waiting months for the DVD release, Warner is...
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WarnerMedia Joins the Streaming Fray with HBO Max
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2019
The streaming wars are heating up. Again. WarnerMedia has announced that it plans to launch a new streaming service called HBO Max next May.
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Warpia wirelessly links your PC to your HDTV
SV Staff  |  Dec 15, 2009
Most of my media and half of my video games are on my PC, which means the only way I can enjoy some of my favorite content is to run a long cable from my desk to my home theater. Warpia's new Wireless USB to Audio/Video Adapter lets you pipe your...
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Washington Probes DBS Merger
Barry Willis  |  Feb 10, 2002

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking carefully at the proposed acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corporation by Littleton, CO–based EchoStar Communications Corporation. Hughes is the parent company of EchoStar rival DirecTV. Voting shareholders of General Motors, Hughes' corporate overlord, approved the sale late last year. If the deal is approved, the two direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services could become one—and, with 17 million subscribers, one of the largest distributors of television programming in North America.

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Washington State Affirms Net Neutrality
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 15, 2018
The State of Washington has become the first state to pass its own full-fledged net neutrality law, grabbing the regulatory reins from the FCC, which had axed its own net neutrality rules a few months ago.
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Watch Mozart in the Jungle Free this Weekend
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2016
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Watch ABC App Blossoms
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 22, 2013
The Watch ABC app is the first from a major broadcast network to allow streaming of live TV, including network, local, and syndicated programming. Viewers may also get on-demand content in the ABC Full-Episode Player and app. Watch ABC was up and running at press time in New York and Philadelphia for subscribers of several major cable operators. ABC is not inexperienced with apps, having rolled them out in 2012 for the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, and WatchESPN. Look out for a Watch ABC Family app early next year.
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Watch Out Samsung: Hisense Is Coming to Get You
SV Staff  |  Aug 04, 2016
Hisense USA, a division of China-based Hisense Company, Ltd, the number three TV manufacturer globally according to 2015 IHS data, has restated its aggressive plan to become a top-three TV maker in the U.S. in the next five years.
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Watch Sunday’s Daytona 500 in VR
SV Staff  |  Feb 18, 2016
If you’ve ever wished you could drive the track at Daytona you might want to strap on a Samsung Gear VR headset and tune into the Daytona 500 on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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Watch the Magic of LG’s Transparent TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2024
Massive TV walls have been a CES staple for decades but LG took the concept to a new level at CES 2024 with a towering display comprising 20 of its Signature OLED R Transparent TVs in motion. Watch as the array of screens transitions from a vibrant parade of color to a gargantuan multipane “window” revealing the other side of LG’s exhibit. Click below for the video.
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Watching Brando at 30,000 Feet
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 12, 1998

You're finally on that plane to Tahiti, and you decide to check what's on for the in-flight movie. Oh-oh, they're running <I>Porky's: Part 12</I>, and you can barely even see the screen 23 rows ahead of you. Then you find the headphones---the type with two plastic tubes coming out of the armrest. Time to whip out some of your own DVDs, sit back with some high-quality headphones, and watch a couple of film versions of <I>Mutiny On The Bounty</I>---the Brando <I>and</I> Gibson varieties.

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Watching TV Is Almost Full-Time Job
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 28, 2011
The average American spends nearly as much time in front of the TV as on the job, Nielsen figures show. Now if only we could get paid for the 35.6 hours per week most of us watch, the economy would skyrocket.

This was just one of the interesting figures in the Nielsen Company's "State of the Media 2010" report.

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Watermark Technology to Drench Video Markets?
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 29, 2001

The idea of watermarking high-resolution audio signals has riled audiophiles for months, ever since Verance announced that the controversial tracking signals would be incorporated into DVD-Audio discs. Now videophiles can get in on the action: last week, <A HREF="http://www.digimarc.com">Digimarc</A> announced that it is partnering with Hitachi, Macrovision, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, and Sony to form the Video Watermarking Group (VWM Group) to provide video copy prevention and play control solutions for digital recording devices.

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