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Giving Movies a New Life in the Cloud June 26, 2012 With every passing week, reports on box-office receipts come with the same anxiety as industry watchers, film companies, content owners and theater managers assess if the current year will meet or exceed the previous one. Successes like "The Hunger Games" are tempered by disappointments like "John Carter," and embedded within each lackluster debut is the hope of compensatory revenues through later release windows.

Sharp Debuts Monolithic Mega TV June 20, 2012 Sharp introduced its new 90-inch Aquos LED TV on Tuesday -- what it's calling "the largest TV on the planet." At 4-ft. tall and 6-ft., 8-in. wide, it's sure to dominate the room. Content is displayed at 1080p, the highest resolution available. The TV has a suggested retail price of $10,999.99. It's fairly light, considering its size, weighing only 141 pounds without the stand.

Google Signals YouTube's Free MP3 Ride Is Over June 20, 2012 YouTube's attorneys have sent a cease-and-desist letter to YouTube-mp3 demanding that it stop allowing users to extract audio clips from YouTube videos in order to copy them onto personal devices. YouTube-mp3 is a highly user-friendly service. All a user must do is enter a video's URL, and the audio is generated within moments.

DoJ May Put Kibosh on Cable Cos.' Data Caps June 14, 2012 The Department of Justice reportedly is investigating whether cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner are violating antitrust rules through practices that limit their broadband customers' access to online video. The Justice Department apparently has questioned these companies, as well as other cable providers and online video sites Netflix and Hulu.

German Stream King Headed to Slammer June 14, 2012 Today in international tech news: The founder of an uberpopular German streaming website has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. Elsewhere, Nokia announced layoffs to the tune of 10,000 jobs, and the English Premier League auctioned off broadcast rights with an eye toward mobile devices, tablets and Internet-connected TVs.

TiVo, PayPal Get Clicking on TV Commerce June 12, 2012 PayPal has been working for a year or more to translate its brand of safe online payment to other channels. It has rolled out several products to establish bona fides in the mobile payment space, as well as among brick-and-mortar retailers. Now it is making the same push for the TV viewer.

Will Tablets Revolutionize TV? June 12, 2012 The adoption of tablets has reached critical mass in the U.S., according to comScore. In fact, one in every four smartphone owners also used a tablet during the three-month period ending April 2012. What stands out most about this particular study, though, is the link it makes between TV and online video content and the growth of tablets.

Next-Gen Apple TV Release Faces Tricky Timing June 07, 2012 We rearranged our family room with our 42-inch HDTV so that the couch is farther away from the screen than before. While the room is far more open and usable now, it's clear to me that my piddling little 42-incher is far too small, never mind the fact that it's only a migraine-inducing eyestrainer of a unit pumping out 720p.

Microsoft's SmartGlass Opens Windows All Over the Living Room June 05, 2012 Microsoft demoed its new Xbox SmartGlass system at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on Monday. SmartGlass will connect devices running Windows 8, Windows 8 RT, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android to a user's Xbox 360 console. The Xbox SmartGlass app is available now with select games and Xbox Live content.

Microsoft's E3 Message: It's All About Games - and Everything Else June 04, 2012 E3 remains the biggest video game trade event in the world, but Microsoft proved that the electronic entertainment world could be very much in transition as the Xbox looks to continue its dominance in the living room. "Xbox has moved from being the best-selling console in North America to being the best-selling console worldwide," said Don Mattrick, president of interactive entertainment at Microsoft.

Facebook, Google Vie for Vevo June 01, 2012 Facebook and Google are reportedly interested in acquiring a stake in the music video website Vevo. Up for grabs is an equity stake in the site, as well as an advertising deal. Vevo is said to be valued at approximately $1 billion. This tug of war over Vevo must be validating to the site. It launched in 2009, with an unproven business model of creating revenue opportunities through advertising.

The Future of Cable TV Is in Motion May 31, 2012 What does the future of TV look like? Is it cable TV, IPTV, Satellite TV, Google TV, Apple iTV or something crazy like watching TV over the airwaves like we used to do? Is it on your television, your computer, tablet, smartphone or whatever is coming next? Who will be the industry leaders? You may be very surprised by some of the answers.

FaceBlech May 26, 2012 Facebook's big debut on Wall Street turned out to be a milestone the company probably wants to forget as soon as it can, though that won't be possible for a pretty long time. By most accounts, Facebook's IPO was a disaster. Market glitches, bad decisions and allegations of shady dealings marred the social network's first day out

Networks Hammer Dish Over Ad-Skipping DVR May 25, 2012 Fox, CBS and NBC filed lawsuits against Dish Network Thursday over a feature found in a new digital video recorder that lets subscribers automatically skip the advertisements on recorded shows from major networks. Dish countered by asking a judge to declare that the feature does not infringe on any copyrights as claimed by the networks.

Motorola Dreams Up a Sweeter TV Interface May 23, 2012 Motorola Mobility this week unveiled its DreamGallery video navigation software for content providers at a cable industry trade show. DreamGallery lets users search hundreds of channels in seconds, bookmark and store their favorite content in one place, and discover new content tailored to their preferences.

Verizon Eggs On Data-Chugging Mobile Video With Viewdini May 22, 2012 Verizon Wireless on Tuesday introduced Viewdini, a mobile video aggregation portal. It will run on the company's 4G LTE network and let users search and access videos from a variety of content providers. Partners include Comcast Xfinity, Hulu Plus, mSpot and Netflix. Others, including Verizon FiOS, will be added soon. Viewdini is an Android app that can be downloaded for free from the Google Play store.

Germany Kicks Microsoft StreetSide to the Curb May 22, 2012 Today in international tech news: In Germany, Microsoft's StreetSide is running into similar problems that Google's StreetView service faced. Elsewhere, the Associated Press takes a long look at the case of Cuba's disappearing high-speed Internet cable, a Japanese chipmaker plans to cut 6,000 jobs, and Spotify launches in Australia.

Broadband Boom: Changing Entertainment, Changing Behaviors May 18, 2012 In the U.S. market, the percentage of broadband households owning and connecting at least one product besides PCs to the Internet has increased 45 percent between 2010 and 2011. Today, approximately 40 percent of all U.S. broadband households own at least one Internet-connected device, with game consoles accounting for 75 percent of these products.

iTV: Not If but What May 11, 2012 Terry Gou, chief of Foxconn, has confirmed that Apple has an iTV in the works. The news, which instantly sent the consumer electronics industry into a tizzy, came in an article focused on the company's plans to expand into e-commerce and distribution. Yes, an iTV is coming, according to Gou, who dropped a few details about the product, even though neither development nor manufacturing has begun.

Dish Offers New Ad-Vanishing DVR Service May 11, 2012 Dish Network began offering a new service Thursday that lets users skip all commercials for shows broadcast on major networks when watched the day after the programming first aired. Dubbed "Auto Hop," the feature on Dish Network's digital video recorders allows users to bypass commercials on recorded HD prime-time programs from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.