Media Related News from Around the Web

• Horse & Country TV Appoints Sir Roger Jones and Mark Young as Non-Executive Directors
  Source: www.realwire.com   Date: 7 hours 49 minutes 16 seconds ago.
  Former BBC Governor and Senior IMG Exec Bring Wealth of Local and International Experience to New Media CompanyHorse & Country TV ("H&C TV" or the "Company"), the world's largest digital channel devoted to horse sports and country activities (www... More
  
• Oz gov't to boost local TV programs
  Source: Variety   Date: 11 hours 30 minutes 40 seconds ago.
  As Australia rolls out new digital channels and online catch-up services, the Aussie government has made a move to preserve local content in the new media age..TV News, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Oz gov't to boost local TV programs. More
  
• 'Frontline' explores the dangers of 'Flying Cheap'
  Source: community.post-gazette.com   Date: 11 hours 48 minutes 16 seconds ago.
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen covers TV from a national and local perspective. If you fly with any regularity out of Pittsburgh International, odds are that you've flown on a regional carrier, the smaller planes that nowadays are more often jets but still could be a propeller-driven More
  
• Found On The Mobile Web – Winter Olympics Special Edition
  Source: wapreview.com   Date: 13 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds ago.
  It’s all about the mobile web The ten best sites to follow the 2010 Winter Olympics on your mobile phone. More
  
• VIZIO Super Bowl ad pushes internet connected HDTVs in a big way
  Source: hd.engadget.com   Date: 14 hours 13 minutes 16 seconds ago.
  We weren't sure exactly what Beyonce, David Goes to the Dentist and Chocolate Rain all had in common, but VIZIO squeezed them all into its More
  
• Video Vendor Move Lays Off 15% of Staff
  Source: Multichannel News   Date: 14 hours 49 minutes 16 seconds ago.
  Move Networks last week laid off about 15% of its workforce — leaving it with 107 employees — as the company moves away from Web video to focus on delivering Internet-protocol television services through cable and telco customers. Comcast is among Move Networks' customers and is also an investor in More
  
• In brief: Idea Cellular likely to sell stake in Indus Towers
  Source: www.totaltele.com   Date: 16 hours 49 minutes 16 seconds ago.
  TV channel reports 16% stake worth $600 million-$800 million. More
  
• Final Cut Pro Workflow Ideas
  Source: ace-filmeditors.org   Date: 23 hours 26 minutes 53 seconds ago.
  A couple of colleagues recently discussed with me problems using Final Cut Pro. One is a feature editor. The other does documentaries. I’ve most recently used FCP on an episodic series. Three different types of productions, but I think there are some common solutions. More
  
• Old, tired and all but dead: Mavs crap out against Timberwolves
  Source: www.unclebarky.com   Date: 02-06-2010 04:18:01 GMT
  Photo: Ed Bark By ED BARK Let's be blunt. The Dallas Mavericks stink. Stink on ice. Stink to the point of losing by nine points(!) on their home floor Friday night to the really crappy Minnesota Timberwolves. I'd been holding back on this, but it's clear at this point. All is lost. More
  
• Comcast CEO Argues Rules Will Protect Customers In Merger, While Comcast Lawyers Argue Rules Are Unconstitutional
  Source: techdirt.com   Date: 02-06-2010 00:04:03 GMT
  Earlier, we had a story about NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker being caught lying in his Congressional testimony on the Comcast/NBC merger. And a bunch of folks have now been sending in the news of More
  
• South Carolina gets $5.9 million broadband stimulus grant
  Source: www.muniwireless.com   Date: 02-05-2010 23:44:12 GMT
  The NTIA has awarded $5.9 million to the South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. Its S.C. Reach for Success project proposes to More
  
• SlingPlayer Mobile App Gets Nod to Run on AT&T's 3G Network
  Source: www.tvover.net   Date: 02-05-2010 19:49:56 GMT
  IPTV news, business reports, forum, and Internet TV directory, by TVover.net. Core topics include IPTV software, hardware, service providers, set-top boxes, and events. More
  
• Super Bowl Sunday TV schedule
  Source: www.kpic.com   Date: 02-05-2010 21:00:44 GMT
  The when to watch what guide to Super Bowl XLIV, including information about Katie Couric's pre-gameinterview with President Barack Obama and how you can submit questions to ask the president. More
  
• Go High-Tech with the DIRECTV HD DVR
  Source: www.directstartv.com   Date: 02-05-2010 20:53:49 GMT
  In the 90s, nothing was more frustrating than when the VHS tape ran out of room while you were trying to record your favorite show. But that was the 90s the 2010s are a whole different ballgame. With the DIRECTV HD DVR, you have access to powerful technology that virtually eliminates the More
  
• NBC's Jeff Zucker Caught in a Boxee-Hulu Lie (at Minyanville.com)
  Source: www.minyanville.com   Date: 02-05-2010 17:15:00 GMT
  So far in 2010, we’ve learned that orchestrating one of the most high-profile, colossal failures in television history won't end with a job loss for the conductor.In addition to com More
  
• Comcast gives itself good marks, but lawmaker concerns pave way for Web access conditions
  Source: voices.washingtonpost.com   Date: 02-05-2010 16:55:00 GMT
  In a blog post this morning recapping the Hill hearings on Comcast and NBC's proposed merger, Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen stressed that bi-partisan members asked for a fast review. And while there were many tough questions, he said... More
  
• KT takes bite of Apple model
  Source: www.fierceiptv.com   Date: 02-05-2010 14:42:49 GMT
  The Korea Times reports that Korea Telecom chief Lee Suk-chae dropped the A-word in talking about the future of the telco's IPTV services offering, which has evolved over the last year from... Read more More
  
• Lydon Settles Law Suit
  Source: www.classicrockmagazine.com   Date: 02-05-2010 13:23:17 GMT
  John Lydon has reached a settlement out of court with a TV producer who accused him of assaulting her three years ago.Roxane Davis claimed that Lydon punched her in the face and was also guilty of sexual harassment during an incident in January 2007. At the time Davis was working as a talent More
  
• France's DailyMotion Seeks to Double its U.S. Market Share this Year
  Source: www.beet.tv   Date: 02-05-2010 11:57:55 GMT
  DailyMotion, the Paris-based video sharing site which enjoys considerable popularity in Europe, has been making progress in the United States, ranking number 17 in comScore's ranking of U.S. video sites in December. In 2009, the site enjoyed a seventy percent... More
  
• AKA goes Dutch with MTV
  Source: tvbeurope.com   Date: 02-05-2010 09:00:00 GMT
  MTV Networks in the Netherlands is set to expand its broadcasting potential from 20 to 80 channels to cover tnorthern European clients, writes Fergal Ringrose. More