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[Engadget HD] Although it's likely being overshadowed by the Queen's recent HDTV spending spree, the UK's BT Vision has quietly launched its own set-top box (dubbed V-Box) and IPTV service in hopes of carefully gauging response during the first few months. The company asserted that it wanted to avoid the manufacturing backlogs and "embarrassing supply delays," so it was waiting until "next Spring" to hit the ad campaign in full force.
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Engadget HD: It appears there will be about 14 hours of HD content aired each week during the six-month trial, including episodes of Smallville, CSI and The OC, plus the final three World Cup games. With high-definition TVs already in many households in the region, they are very ready for this. (via Cosmos)
The Digital Photography Weblog: A derided area of London - the Elephant and Castle - is to undergo extensive rennovation to the tune of £1.5 billion. Before that occurs however the Tate Modern is organising a week-long series of one-day workshops with the aim of recording the area, what it means to people as it was, as it is now and what the plans for change means to those involved. (via Cosmos)
Engadget: Seems like we've been hearing about World Cup 2006 for months now already, but we've still got two months before the first match in June (that'd be between Germany and Costa Rica), which is plenty of time for Microsoft to try and drum up sales of the ailing Xbox 360 across the pond in we'll-wait-for-the-PlayStation-3-or-Revolution Japan. The Blue Limited Edition 2006 FIFA World Cup Xbox 360 is basically your standard Premium bundle (wireless controller, 20GB drive, etc.), but comes with two Adidas Japan Blue bandanas for those sweaty late night sweaty sessions, EA's 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, and, of course, an Adidas Japan Blue faceplate. (via Cosmos)
Autoblog: Xbox Live Marketplace vs HD DVD comparisonMatinee at the Bijou to bring classic cartoons to PBS-HDBuckingham Palace orders 100 Samsung flat panels to watch UK's three channelsHDTV Listings for December 15, 2006DirecTV now friendly with Viiv boxes, other PCs to come? (via Cosmos)
Droxy (Digital Radio): There will be 8 million listeners of HD Radio by 2010 according to research company Bridge Ratings, compared with a guess of 54 million satellite radio subscribers. Bridge Ratings began with an assumption of 555,000 by the end of this year. (via Cosmos)
Cinematical: As we've discussed here earlier, Ironweed is a socially-minded online DVD club that "aims to be an outlet for indie pics that never make it beyond the festival circuit"; members are sent a new DVD each month "with a theme such as globalization, human rights and civil liberties." (via Cosmos)
AdJab: The timing of this campaign coincides with another round of ads from the HD Digital Radio Alliance, a trade group of broadcasters. The retail end of this is also being supported with spots on HD alliance member stations. (via Cosmos)
Autoblog: Xbox Live Marketplace vs HD DVD comparisonMatinee at the Bijou to bring '60s cartoons to PBS-HDBuckingham Palace orders 100 Samsung flat panels to watch UK's three channelsHDTV Listings for December 15, 2006DirecTV now friendly with Viiv boxes, other PCs to come? (via Cosmos)
Engadget HD: Next in line is, well, a little more of Europe, but it'll be "the first HD content" delivered to needy consumers in the Baltic region. NonStop Television has reportedly struck a deal with Estonian telecoms and IT provider Elion to make VOOM HD available on the firm's IPTV platform just a month after it launched in Scandinavia on Canal Digital. (via Cosmos)
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