Tag : television_broadcasting (16)

Current TV to broadcast 'tweets' during debates »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) _ Current TV is handing over feedback on the upcoming presidential debates to those who make up so much of the network ...

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Fun at the pump? TV entertains, distracts »

Posted by: ap 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

MIAMI (AP) _ In the midst of a cruel summer for America's drivers, there's a diversion: TV at the gas station.

The number ...

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Liu Xiang pullout a blow to advertisers »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

BEIJING (AP) _ Hurdler Liu Xiang's surprise departure from the Olympics was a blow to advertisers including Coca Cola and Nike that made the ...

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Broadcom to buy AMD TV-chip business for $192.8M »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) _ Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will sell its unit that makes chips for digital TV sets to fellow chip maker Broadcom Corp ...

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DirecTV, TiVo to offer new HD DVR to customers »

Posted by: ap 3 months ago in Business & Finance

NEW YORK (AP) _ TiVo Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a new high-definition digital video recorder under an extended agreement with DirecTV Group Inc ...

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Wilmington, NC readies for its digital close-up »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) _ If the nation's looming transition to digital broadcasting turns out to be a train wreck, as some in Congress ...

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Wilmington, NC becomes the first to go digital »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) _ With the flick of an eight-foot switch at midday Monday, this Southern city became the first market in the U ...

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China landslide kills 128, hopes fade for missing »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

BEIJING (AP) _ Rescuers shoveled and hammered at debris Wednesday searching for survivors buried under sludge, mud and mining waste in northern China after a ...

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Cable, led by Cablevision, mulls network DVR »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ If the nation's largest cable TV operators have their way, the home digital video recorder could soon become a relic.

Leading ...

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China: 'Out of control' dairy system led to abuse »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News

BEIJING (AP) _ China's agriculture minister acknowledged Tuesday that the country's milk-gathering system was "out of control" and led to abuses that put ...

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Digital TV transition concerns get technical »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Even if all goes smoothly, next February's digital television shift is likely to generate hundreds of thousands of complaints from television ...

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Stocks tumble as House votes on plan »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance

NEW YORK (AP) _ Fear swept across the financial markets Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down as much as 705 points, as traders feared ...

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Stocks tumble as bailout plan fails in House »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance

NEW YORK (AP) _ Fear swept across the financial markets Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down as much as 705 points, after the financial ...

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ABC wins TV season's first week »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) _ Strong openings by "Dancing With the Stars" and ABC's most popular prime-time soaps led the network to victory during the ...

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AP Poll: Obama pulls away to 7-point lead »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think ...

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