A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• HD-DVD and Blu-ray are dead on arrival: Slate
• Video overview of TiVo’s new broadband features: CrunchGear
• CBS show streaming paying dividends: Broadcasting & Cable
• ReplayTV PC Edition finally launches: PVRWire

A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• Sling Media partners with UK mobile provider: Sling Community
• The story of CableLabs certification: Chris Lanier
• Digeo-Gemstar battle continues: PVRWire
• 1080p not “an important factor” in HDTV purchases: EngadgetHD
• Disney sells 5 million copies of Cars in 48 hours: AppleInsider

A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• Live NASA broadcast from Space Station in HD: EngadgetHD
• Most PVR users watch recorded shows within three days: PVRWire
• How to improve the music cellphone: LiveDigitally
• Comcast adds HD art-on-demand: Press Release
• Internet TV directory beta application released: tVadio

A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• Buy a TiVo, get a pizza: TiVo
• CEA proposes FCC expedite two-way products: Multichannel News
• ITVN announces Universal movie on-demand: Press Release
• HD DVR sales drive DirecTV growth: PVRWire
• Moviebeam expands retail presence into Radio Shack: TWICE

A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• Logitech Wireless DJ Music System reviewed: PC Magazine
• HBO pondering online strategy: Ars Technica
• PlayStation 3 menu & interface video walkthrough: Engadget
• AT&T spells out future Homezone direction: USA Today
• INHD2 to be euthanized, INHD renamed Mojo: Multichannel News

Studio executives would like you to believe that HD-DVD and Blu-ray represent the future of the DVD, but according to Ad-Jab it also represents the future of advertising. In a move sure to infuriate fans everywhere, HD-DVD is going to start including enhanced advertising content on the extra space that HD-DVD discs allow for.

The only thing more controversial then the ads that the studios make you watch when you buy a DVD are the ads that movie theaters force on you when you go see a film. The advertisements that you can opt out of, or skip past don’t bother me quite as much, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rented a movie and have then been forced to sit through some lousy spot that I have no interest in.

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The HDHomeRun is a networked dual HD tuner device for shipping programming around your home computer network. Currently designed to work on Linux or Mac operating systems, the HDHomeRun receives OTA and/or unencrypted QAM via RF coax inputs and transmits content via Ethernet. Support for Windows MCE and BeyondTV is planned.

EngadgetHD writes: If you are in the market for dual ATSC tuners for your MythTV setup this may be the way to go. The network-enabled device allows you to add as many tuners as you want without being limited by the number of PCI slots in your PC, which opens up opportunities with small form factor computers like the Mac Mini. Priced at $169, you will have a hard time buying two ATSC tuners cheaper.

A periodic roundup of relevant news…

• Technology Emmy nominees announced: LiveDigitally
• LG HD flat panel DVR TV with CableCARD support reviewed: CNET
• YouTube to support mobile devices next year: TechCrunch
• CEA sponsors campaign protecting consumer’s digital media rights: Digital Freedom
• TiVoCast adds action sports and diabetes video downloads: TiVo