Nationwide Emergency Alert System Being Tested On Wednesday

TV viewers and radio listeners will witness a shared moment on Wednesday November 9th when the National Emergency Alert System is tested for the first time. The Emergency Alert System has been used locally for decades by providing listeners ... continue

iTunes Creator Working On TV For Apple, Could Arrive Next Year

Software engineer Jeff Robbin, best known for his creation of the Apple iTunes program and help developing the iPod has been tapped to build Apple's first standalone TV. A source close to the project told Bloomberg on Tuesday that Apple ... continue

The UFL is set to announce a new TV deal

The United Football League has had a pretty good off season. After a PR disaster at the end of their second season, this league is getting all of its ducks in a row and getting ready to make ... continue

House, Senate move to ban screaming loud commercials

It doesn't seem anyone really ever bought the official explanation that commercials were being played in a somehow different way from regular programming, causing advertisements to often sound far louder than regular programming through no intention of ... continue

David Mills, acclaimed TV writer, dead at 48

Much admired TV writer David Mills, who has been working on the upcoming HBO show Treme, died of a brain anuerysm in New Orleans yesterday. Less than two weeks ahead of Treme's premiere, HBO released a statement addressing ... continue

V-Screen Shows Off At CES Adds “RealView” Depth To PSP and TV Gaming

3D TVs and even 3D Gaming are all the rage at CES this year, however better video isn't always about 3D objects popping out at the user, sometimes just adding depth to your videos can be a ... continue

An Open Letter to the SyFy Network

Not many people will publicly admit this, but I will:  there’s a soft spot in my heart for the SyFy Network (formerly “SciFi”), and always has been.  But just because I’m sympathetic to the cause doesn’t mean ... continue

The Triumphant Return of Sarah Connor

the following is reposted with permission from "Kyle Brady: A Blog" …maybe. Potentially legitimate rumors have surfaced that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will be returning to television, presumably with cries of joy from around the world, starting with ... continue

WiiMote Meet The Remotion. Controlling Your TV Has Never Been More Tiring

After the success of the Nintento Wii and it's ultra popular WiiMote gaming controller we knew it was only a matter of time before other companies jumped on the motion controlled bandwagon. While only a concept, the Remotion ... continue

Hulu for PS3: Denied

"Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform. We apologize for any inconvenience." Burn. Sometime this weekend, Playstation 3 owners began reporting inability to access Hulu through the device, and receiving  the above message. Hulu was kind ... continue

Sweet: YouTube coming to your TV!

In a small gathering of press this morning, YouTube unveiled YouTube XL- a new service that brings your favorite cat falling off stuff and shoddy folk cover videos straight to your TV! While online computer-to-tv streaming services and ... continue

TV viewing and Internet use go hand in hand

The Nielsen Company's new TV/Internet Convergence Panel, which electronically measures both television and Internet usage in the same homes, has found that television viewing and online video streaming are complementary activities. According to the convergence panel, the heaviest ... continue

Intel & Yahoo Team Up for “TV Widget” System

Intel and Yahoo have just announced plans to create an interactive, Internet-based widget system for the TV. The Widget Channel will use Intel's new Media Processor CE 3100 along with Yahoo's Widget Engine to bring Web content to ... continue