Industry News

VIZIO Announces LCD HDTV Launch with Wal-Mart
[May 30, 2007] The fastest-growing brand of flat screen TVs announces a new distribution deal with the discounting giant — yet another major marketplace shift.

Niveus Media Joins HTSA As The Association's Eexclusive Media Center Manufacturer
[May 10, 2007] Niveus become the first PC maker to join the Home Theater Specialist Association and builds a series of Windows Vista media center, intended for installation in home theater systems.

Runco announces top dealers
[May 10, 2007] Once again, Runco feted its top dealers during a special gathering in Mexico.

B&W takes To The Road In New Jag
[Mar. 20, 2007] B&W reveals its new system for select Jaguar cars at the Geneva Auto Show, which debuts in the XKR Portfolio.

Vizio Says They're No. 1 In Growth
[Mar. 20, 2007] The maker of LCD and plasma TV's says it's now the fastest growing brand of HDTVs in the U.S.

Digital TV Era Moves Forward
[Feb. 26, 2007] On March 1, all TVs (and other products) with TV tuners, must include digital tuners as part of the transition to end domestic analog TV broadcasts.

Sirius, XM Plan Merger
[Feb. 19, 2007] Sirius and XM, the pioneers of satellite radio, announced plans to merge, Monday. But will the deal get government approval and can the two companies reconcile very different technical standards? By Mike McGann

TiVo, Amazon team up on movie downloads
[Feb. 7, 2007] TiVo and Amazon.com are next to try to bring movie downloads to homes, following in the footsteps of NetFlix and Apple's iTunes.

DirecTV Admits Issue With TiVo
[Jan. 15, 2007] Another is a series of technical glitches with the No.1 satellite service, users find their TiVos stop recording their regular season pass. After initial denials of the problem which has gone on for more than a month, DirecTV is now claiming the glitch will be fixed "soon."

iSuit! Cisco Sues Apple Over iPhone Name
[Jan. 10, 2007] Negotiations between Cisco Systems and Apple over use of the trademark "iPhone" appear to have broken down and Cisco now plans to sue Apple, claiming a violation of trademark. By Mike McGann

CES 2007: Day One Brings A Ton Of Product Announcements
[Jan. 8, 2007] LG did introduce its multi-format HD disc player, while Sharp showed off a 108-inch LCD display, Cingular finally got a fast Treo, Verizon is offering live video on its mobile phones and Sling Media and Sony are ready to send Web content to your TV.

CES 2007: Neosonik's AirPowerA/V Could Change Everything
[Jan. 3, 2007] Despite more than a decade of research and products and millions of dollars of investment, no company has been able to bring a workable, wireless home theater system to market. Neosonik, though, rolling out their groundbreaking technology at this years Consumer Electronics Show, might just have the breakthrough everyone has been waiting for. By Mike McGann

Bye Rupert! Liberty Acquires Control of DirecTV
[Dec. 22, 2006] In an effort to retain control of his News Corp., Rupert Murdock agreed to surrender DirecTV to his nemesis, Liberty Media Chairman John Malone — what it means for subscribers and the retail channel remains to be seen.

Toshiba Forced To Pull Plug On SED at CES
[Dec. 22, 2006] The U.S. debut of the new display technology is put on hold because ongoing litigation — but Toshiba promises to have an event "soon" and still plans to bring the product to market this year. By Mike McGann