Dish Network Claims HD Plans Remain On Track

After telling securities officials that its HD launches would be delayed by a satellite-launch snafu, Dish Network Tuesday maintained that its HDTV expansion will remain on track.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6542202

News Corp plans Premiere stake increase

News Corp is looking to further increase its hold on the German pay-TV platform Premiere, ahead of the company’s AGM on June 12, but will stop short of a full-scale takeover.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=4216

Stearns Yearns for DTV-Transition Test Market

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the relatively new ranking member on the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee, said he favors a test market for the digital-TV transition.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6540845.html?industryid=47168

Verimatrix's ViewRight PC Player debuts at IPTV World Forum

The ViewRight PC Player is an IP client application that delivers video content to broadband-connected PCs, and it has many of the same time-shift and trick-play capabilities of a digital video recorder (DVR).

http://www.cedmagazine.com/Verimatrix-ViewRight-PC-Player-debuts-at-IPTV-World-F...

AT&T's Fast IPTV Growth May Have a Downside

AT&T said Tuesday that its U-verse TV service hit an "accelerated" growth curve in the third quarter, with the telco more than doubling video subscribers in three months to reach 126,000 as of Sept. 30.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6493466.html

DIRECTV Exclusives: What You Can Only Get Here

DIRECTV exclusives offer you the opportunity to gain access to programming choices that are not offered anywhere else. No matter if you are a sports fan and want to catch the NFL Sunday Ticket or you are a movie buff, you will find a number of exciting opportunities available to you.

http://www.directstartv.com/direct-tv-blog/directv-exclusives-what-you-can-only-...

Amy Schiffman shifts to IPG

IPG's existing roster includes Paul Haggis, Andy Davis, James Ellroy, Michael Connelly, Richard Russo, James Lee Burke, Sue Grafton, Yann Martel and Carol Shields. Schiffman moved to Gersh after a long run as head of the book to film department at William Morris.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982914

CNet: Satellite lobbying push could mean higher cable bills

DirecTV and other satellite television providers want taxes "equalized" on fairness grounds -- which could mean higher taxes for cable providers and their subscribers.

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9872657-7.html

OPINION: Holding a mirror up to high-def

SEPT. 14 | Everyone knows what happened when Lewis Carroll’s Alice discovered an alternate wonderland behind her looking glass. The current industry discussions surrounding high-definition DVD formats—HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs—are reminiscent of that story.

https://www.videobusinesss.com/article/CA6478650.html?q=%2C+&q=%2C+

Denver Post: Interactive politics on demand

From daily poll questions users can answer with their remotes to video-on-demand content that will feature highlights from the Democratic and Republican conventions this summer, interactive-TV applications are playing a role in the presidential elections.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8290542