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		<title>Hi-def beating IPTV in next-gen TV tech battle</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/14/hi-def-beating-iptv-in-next-gen-tv-tech-battle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High definition TV is beating out IPTV in the battle of the next-gen TV services. According to UK market analyst Informa Telecoms &#038; Media, more than 44 million homes will have access to hi-def TV by the end of 2008, rising to 179 million by 2012. According to a study of the US market, HD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When it comes to TV, special promotions are everything</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/14/when-it-comes-to-tv-special-promotions-are-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flatscreen TVs and laptops remain a hotspot for DSG international, owners of Dixons, Currys and PC World stores. According to its latest business report, covering the 25 week period ending April 5, total group sales were up six per cent.  DSG says that its UK and Ireland Electricals business saw &#8220;good demand in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC iPlayer comes to Nintendo Wii</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/10/bbc-iplayer-comes-to-nintendo-wii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC and Nintendo have signed a deal that will allow Wii console owners to access the BBC&#8217;s iPlayer playback service. Speaking at the MipTV-Milia conference in Cannes, BBC Group Controller for Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said: &#8220;Working with Nintendo marks another exciting milestone for the BBC iPlayer. The BBC&#8217;s catch-up TV service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warner brings DVD and VOD same day releasing to UK</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/07/warner-brings-dvd-and-vod-same-day-releasing-to-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what could be a trend-setting deal, Warner says it will release new movies on DVD day and date with availability on the UK&#8217;s leading Video on Demand services. The move will allow subscribers to Sky Box Office, BT Vision, Virgin and Xbox Live to download and view titles for 3.95 pounds. Viewers will need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sony launches film channel for mobile phones</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/02/sony-launches-film-channel-for-mobile-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your own personal movie theater. That&#8217;s what Sony is calling its new film channel for US cellphone users. The service, dubbed PIX, launches this May. Slated for delivery to mini-screens are back-catalogue titles from Columbia Pictures, Tri-Star, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics. In addition to the movies, which will be shown on a loop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Media to declare war on P2P users</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/01/virgin-media-to-declare-war-on-p2p-users/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Virgin Media be the first major UK ISP to implement an anti-P2P policy on its subscribers? According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the broadband supplier has had talks with the BPI about a three-strikes-and-you&#8217;re-suspended voluntary system for illegal downloaders. Virgin is planning trials of an ultra fast fibre optic service this summer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blu-ray population to hit 29 million this year</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/27/blu-ray-population-to-hit-29-million-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/27/blu-ray-population-to-hit-29-million-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite growing interest in downloads and streaming, the number of Blu-ray capable homes worldwide will hit 29 million by the end of 2008. So predicts a report from market researchers Strategy Analytics. The BD player population will rise to 132 million by 2012. It&#8217;s expected that the PS3 will remain the dominant BD player until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PS3 to get BD Live update this month, Portable Copy for PSP also promised</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/21/ps3-to-get-bd-live-update-this-month-portable-copy-for-psp-also-promised/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, Sony&#8217;s PlayStation3 has outmaneuvered its dedicated Blu-ray player rivals. Sony has now confirmed that the next firmware update (version 2.20) due later this month, will make the console compatible with BD Live discs. This will allow owners of upcoming profile 2.0 discs to access online content, including trailers and interactive Java games. Sony [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some DVD blanks have a lifespan of just a few years, say investigators</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/13/some-dvd-blanks-have-a-lifespan-of-just-a-few-years-say-investigators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Digital Content Association of Japan, some recordable DVDs are so unstable they could lose data and become unplayable in just a matter of years. A new longevity test by the Japanese Association of 18 brands found massive differences between brands from Japan and Taiwan. Rather unhelpfully, the group has refused to identify [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fax technology gets AV makeover</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/12/fax-technology-gets-av-makeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The humble fax machine is getting a hi-tech makeover. Matsushita Electric, parent of Panasonic, has unveiled a next generation fax machine which routes received faxes direct to a screen instead of printing them out on paper. The Otakkusu Junior VE-GP62DL can also store fax data on an SD card. So is it time to add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video On Demand expected to soar by 2012</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/03/03/video-on-demand-expected-to-soar-by-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Move over packaged media, video on demand is gaining ground. According to a report by Informa Telecoms &#038; Media, the global market for VOD will be worth 10 billion dollars by 2012. The UK-based research operation predicts that 909 million homes (a massive 78 per cent of all TV households) will have access to VOD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50 million Blu-ray players online by 2012</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/02/29/50-million-blu-ray-players-online-by-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With no dedicated Blu-ray players offering internet interactivity at the moment, it seems a stretch to suggest that BD Live players will be the biggest selling web-enabled devices by 2012. Yet that&#8217;s the prediction of market research operation Multimedia Intelligence. It predicts that 50 million BD Live players will be in circulation by the target [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea announces digital switch-over, mirrors the UK</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/02/27/south-korea-announces-digital-switch-over-mirrors-the-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea is the latest country to announce a transition from analogue to digital TV services, and like the UK it&#8217;ll switch in 2012. However there are fears that viewers who don&#8217;t already receive their TV via satellite or cable are ill-prepared for the December 31 cutoff. To help, 60.8 billion won will be spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple warns of iPod slowdown</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/02/25/apple-warns-of-ipod-slowdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the bottom falling out of the iPod market? Apple seems to think so. The company has dramatically cut its 2008 order forecast for NAND flash memory, and has warned suppliers that growth will slow. Market analyst iSuppli immediately slashed its global flash memory forecast as a result of Apple&#8217;s announcement. In 2007, the iPod [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toshiba pacts with Sony over super-chip operation</title>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/02/21/toshiba-pacts-with-sony-over-super-chip-operation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just days after throwing in the HD DVD towel to the Sony-led Blu-ray alliance, Toshiba has signed a joint venture agreement with the PS3-maker as part of its acquisition of Sony&#8217;s advanced chip-making facilities. Toshiba will pay 90 billion yen for Sony&#8217;s semiconductor operation, which includes the wafer production lines used to make the PS3 [...]]]></description>
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