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	<description>The UK's AV trade and technology news resource</description>
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		<title>Freesat launches, ITV to join BBC with HD channel</title>
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The UK broadcast landscape changes again today with the official unveiling of Freesat, the BBC/ITV joint venture that aims to bring redefine standard and high definition TV services. Unlike Sky, once installed Freesat viewers will have unlimited access to around 80 free-to-air channels. This number is expected to double by the end of the year.
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		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/06/freesat-launches-itv-to-join-bbc-with-hd-channel/</link>
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		<title>GTA4 finally triggers PS3 migration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PS2 owners have finally begun to migrate to the PlayStation3, thanks to GTA4 hardware bundles. Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President for Merchandising, at US chain GameStop, says: &#8220;The launch has been tremendous in driving traffic to our stores, as well as providing a vigorous lift in PS3 console sales over this time last week.&#8221;
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		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/06/gta4-finally-triggers-ps3-migration/</link>
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		<title>Blu-ray players sales crash, DVD upscalers soar</title>
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Blu-ray player sales in the US plummeted in February. According to data released by the NPD Group&#8217;s Retail Tracking Service, dedicated player sales dropped 40 per cent, as a string of special retail promotions and bundling deals came to an end. NPD director Ross Rubin suggests that the format war with HD DVD was not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/01/blu-ray-players-sales-crash-dvd-upscalers-soar/</link>
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		<title>Sky reduces viewer churn, claims nine million subscribers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sky now claims to have nine million subscribers. And according to new figures released by the satcaster, viewer churn is at a four year low at 10.5 per cent. Churn is the number one adversary of Pay TV operators. During its third quarter, BSkyB signed up 289,000 new customers, but after churn it was left [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/01/sky-reduces-viewer-churn-claims-nine-million-subscribers/</link>
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		<title>Warner to release all titles on VOD simultaneously with DVD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a string of  romances, Hollywood now seems content to cement its marriage with Video On Demand. Market major Warner says it will release all of its US titles day and date on DVD and VOD from April 30, for the rest of the year. Superior margins on titles proffered for VOD prompted Warner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/01/warner-to-release-all-titles-on-vod-simultaneously-with-dvd/</link>
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		<title>Sony to merge with Gracenote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sony has entered into a merger agreement with Gracenote, the online digital content and media service. Sony&#8217;s Tim Schaaff says: &#8220;We see tremendous growth potential in developing Gracenote as a separately run business unit, and by broadly embracing Gracenote&#8217;s platforms, Sony expects to significantly enhance and accelerate its own digital content, service and device initiatives.&#8221;

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		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/01/sony-to-merge-with-gracenote/</link>
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		<title>Old timers of video unite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Copy protection giant Macrovision will acquire the original electronics TV listings company  Gemstar-TV Guide International on May 2. Macrovision arranged 650 million dollars in debt financing to finance the deal.
Macrovision has its routes in the original DRM system for VHS video tape movie releases. Gemstar has a comparable heritage, as the originator of VCR timer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/05/01/old-timers-of-video-unite/</link>
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		<title>LG TV launch hoax angers celebs, fools media</title>
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Tonight in London, LG will spoof media with the supposed launch of a new TV series from David Nutter, the director of Smallville and Supernatural, called Scarlet. But there is no TV show. The carefully stage event is actually part of an elaborate worldwide promotional campaign for its upcoming Scarlet TV range, flat-panel models with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/30/lg-tv-launch-hoax-angers-celebs-fools-media/</link>
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		<title>Sony to double LCD TV output for Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sony plans to double the annual production capacity of its LCD TV factory in Slovakia, making it the largest producer of LCD TVs worldwide. The Slovak facility (pictured) will produce four million sets by the end of 2008. As part of the expansion, Sony will double the local workforce to 3,500 by the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/30/sony-to-double-lcd-tv-output-for-europe/</link>
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		<title>We have Blu for you says Paramount</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former HD DVD stalwarts Paramount and DreamWorks Animation SKG are back with Blu. The two majors have announced a slate of big Blu-ray releases for the Summer, as well as some back catalogue choices. May 20 see the arrival of Bee movie, Next and Face/Off, with box-office hits Cloverfield, There Will Be Blood and The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/30/we-have-blu-for-you-says-paramount/</link>
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		<title>High costs and few feature benefits will stall Blu-ray</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The high cost of Blu-ray players will stall the mainstream adoption of the format. So predicts a new report from US-based research group  Applied Business Intelligence. With few BD players able to display advanced features such as Bonus View and BD Live, retailers have little to sell when it comes to format benefits, they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/30/high-costs-and-few-feature-benefits-will-stall-blu-ray/</link>
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		<title>Samsung promises massive investment spend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Samsung Group intends to bounce back from the tax evasion and corruption investigations which have dogged it for months with its biggest-ever investment plan. During 2008, it says investment will rise 24 per cent, to 27.8 trillion won. Beneficiaries include Samsung Electronics, which will receive 5.3 trillion won. Shares rose on the news.

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		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/30/samsung-promises-massive-investment-spend/</link>
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		<title>Samsung launches 4th gen Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player</title>
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Samsung has unveiled its first dedicated profile 1.1 player in Korea. The 4th generation BD-P1500 is expected to arrive in the UK in June. In addition to Bonus View, it will also offer bitstream audio out for Dolby trueHD and DTS-HD MA audio formats.
The company says that it has high hopes for Blu-ray, revising its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/29/samsung-launches-4th-gen-profile-11-blu-ray-player/</link>
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		<title>Freesat hi-def system prices revealed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Freesat may well be doing a good job maintaining a media blackout prior to its UK launch on May 6, but that hasn&#8217;t deterred some of its retail partners from blowing the lid on prices for the no-subscription satellite TV service.
The Freesat platform will offer a mix of standard and high-definition channels, including HD channels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/29/freesat-hi-def-system-prices-revealed/</link>
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		<title>Sony maintains LCD TV marriage with Samsung, Gen-8 line confirmed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite its new alliance with Sharp, Sony and Samsung have now confirmed that they will invest 1.8 trillion won in a cutting-edge 8th generation LCD manufacturing line at their S-LCD joint venture plant in Tangjeong, South Korea. The Gen-8 line is designed to yield super-large LCD screen sizes, in excess of 50 inches. Production will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://avzombie.com/blog/2008/04/29/sony-maintains-lcd-tv-marriage-with-samsung-gen-8-line-confirmed/</link>
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