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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1981: Introducing Music Television
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2016
When Music Television, better known as MTV, launched 35 years ago this month—12:01am on August 1, 1981 to be precise—the idea of a 24-hour video music channel was foreign (as it is again today) yet fascinating as we got to see beloved pop heroes “playing” music against often outlandish video sets.
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AMC Plans for 100 Dolby Cinema Theaters
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2016
Dolby Cinema theaters equipped with the latest video and surround sound technologies have been so successful that Dolby Labs and AMC Theatres have announced an accelerated schedule to complete 100 new installations by the end of 2017, seven years ahead of the original plan.
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Vizio Rolls Out HDR10 Update for M-, P-Series TVs
SV Staff  |  Aug 10, 2016
Vizio today announced the availability of a firmware update that enables playback of HDR10 high dynamic range (HDR) content on its M- and P-Series SmartCast TVs.
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Yamaha’s Announces Sleek $200 Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2016
Yamaha today announced plans to ship a low-profile $200 soundbar featuring Bluetooth streaming and two built-in “subwoofers” in mid-August.
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Hulu Nixes Free TV Service
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2016
Hulu, the streaming video service launched in 2007, plans to stop offering free, ad-supported movies and TV programs but will continue to offer no-cost content via Comcast, Yahoo! View, and other distribution partners, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).
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Christmas in August: Tech Drives an Iconic Show
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2016
Every year more than a million people take in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City, a holiday tradition featuring the iconic Rockettes that has been staged annually since 1933. If you haven’t seen the show, it is a spectacle bursting with talent, riveting choreography, live music, pyrotechnics, electronic wizardry, and larger-than-life visuals.
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Elite Intros ISF-Certified Light-Rejecting Screen
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2016
Elite Prime Vision (PV), the custom install division of Elite Screens, has announced a new flagship projection screen that it says represents the “pinnacle of ambient light rejecting screen technology.”
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The Last Jukebox Repairman
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2016
Perry Rosen has always been fascinated by the intricacies of vintage jukeboxes—from the intricate record handling and motor assemblies to the vacuum tubes and turntable.
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RIP: Sling Media Founder Blake Krikorian
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2016
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Japan’s NHK Forges Ahead with 8K Broadcasts at Olympics
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2016
As sales of 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TVs begin to take off and 4K content slowly becomes available, Japan’s NHK is forging ahead with 8K TV, which delivers four times more pixels than UHD or 16 times that of standard HD.
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