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EU launches YouTube channel

News The European Commission has launched its very own channel on YouTube to make its audiovisual content more widely available to the public. Issues such as climate change, energy and immigration will all be covered by the content available on the...

3 July 2007, 10:30

Wii News Channel starts webcasting

News Nintendo on Friday launched the Wii News Channel, a feed of recent Associated Press stories and pictures delivered to the innovative new Wii console via its Internet connection. Later in the year, an updated version of the News Channel will be made...

29 January 2007, 9:33

Sky announces high-definition channel lineup

News In addition, Sky's HD broadcasts will be made with 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio. Sky has confirmed that both Barclays Premiership football and Guinness Premiership rugby will premiere in high definition on the Sky Sports channel.

22 August 2005, 15:49

Philips invents TV ad enforcer

News An invention from Philips prevents TV viewers from switching the channel during commercials or fast-forwarding past commercials when watching DVR content. Philips' own remote controls currently cater to this habit with a button that automatically...

20 April 2006, 11:20

News.blog: Pentagon starts podcasting

News The 5-minute segments, delivered as radio-style news reports, are produced by the Pentagon Channel, a cable TV channel for military news and information that the Department of Defense launched in May.

9 November 2005, 9:28

BBC2 to broadcast on broadband

News The controller of BBC2 has said he intends to make the channel the first mainstream TV station to broadcast via broadband. The BBC Web site quotes Keating saying: "A broadband channel could of course offer simulcast programming [broadcasting...

28 November 2005, 10:46

Photos: Predicting a city's future

News Eight architecture firms tackle San Francisco in the History Channel's "City of the Future" contest. The History Channel will let viewers pick a national champion from the three regional winners via online polling next month.

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28 January 2008, 9:47

Kangaroo Web TV faces monopoly probe

News Kangaroo, the proposed online on-demand video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to the Competition Commission. In a joint statement BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 said they were disappointed by the decision...

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1 July 2008, 10:20

The Internet -- the future of TV?

News Imagine a day when you would be in total control of creating your own TV channel lineup. For example, Comedy Central's new MotherLoad Web site, which launches today, will offer only select clips of content rather than the full range of programming...

1 November 2005, 9:58

Techie TV sitcom to premiere online

News The IT Crowd is due to air on Channel Four on 3 February. To access the show online, viewers will need to register at the Channel Four Web site. Threatening to do for techies what The Office did for middle managers, a sitcom based on a...

18 January 2006, 9:37

Nintendo Wii to put on Opera show

News A trial version will be available for free download from Friday via Nintendo's Wii Shop Channel, both companies announced on Tuesday. When Wii users download Opera, it will activate the 'Internet Channel' on the Wii and allow them to use the...

20 December 2006, 9:40

3 nabs exclusive rights to ITV content

News The deal will mean 3 can provide 24 hour live streaming of ITV1, as well as ITV Play, ITV's interactive gaming channel. In using 3G to distribute a broadcast mobile TV channel, rather than a separate system, 3 is striking out on its own.

8 August 2006, 10:01

Intel compound could keep Moore's Law alive

News The transistor, designed by Intel and Britain's QinetiQ, is similar in structure to a traditional transistor in that it comes with a source (the place where electrons start) and a drain (their final destination) connected by a channel.

7 December 2005, 10:16

Disney happy with free 'Lost' on Web

News Last year we were using the Disney Channel Web site as a marketing tool," Sweeney said at the Progress and Freedom Foundation's technology policy conference here. Sweeney said since Disney Channel shows began appearing on DisneyChannel.com, there...

22 August 2006, 10:34

Brightcove unveils free IPTV service

News Late on Wednesday night, Brightcove introduced a "public preview" inviting any content owner to set up a video channel with its tools. Potential partners can include a professional with a "TV channel about diabetes or [one with a show] on cooking...

28 April 2006, 10:16