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China 's Xinhua launches English TV news service

Xinhua, China's state news agency, said on Wednesday it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence.
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Time Warner, Comcast test approach to more TV on Web

Time Warner Inc and Comcast Corp have banded together to test ways to allow people to watch more TV shows over the Web, while making sure they keep paying for their traditional cable or satellite TV services.
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LCD TV sales outlook raised for 2009: DisplaySearch

Global LCD TV sales volume is expected to increase by 21 percent this year, faster than a previous forecast, helped by strong sales in developed markets and China's stimulus spending program, speeding up the transition to flat-screen TVs, DisplaySearch said.
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European TV Market Heats up despite Economic Crisis

European TV Market Heats up despite Economic Crisis With the European Union’s economy showing signs of recovery, television sales in the region are expected to rise in 2009 as consumers continue to snap up LCD-TVs, according to iSuppli Corp.
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Iran state TV says seven people killed near rally

Iranian state television said on Tuesday seven people had been killed near the site of a rally in Tehran. Iran's English-language Press TV carried a breaking news headline citing radio as saying Seven people killed near illegal Tehran rally.
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Obama urges laggards get ready for digital TV

President Barack Obama warned Americans on Thursday who have not prepared for the June 12 transition to digital television that their TVs could go dark if they do not get a converter box soon.
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NY offers podcasts of famed film and TV spots

Visitors to the Big Apple will be able to scope out some of the city's famous sites that have been featured in films and television shows with free podcasts unveiled by the city on Monday.
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Diversity gobsmacked by UK TV talent show win

Street dance troupe Diversity said on Sunday it was still in shock after beating runaway favorite and Internet sensation Susan Boyle in the final of the popular Britain's Got Talent television contest.
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Internet sensation Boyle bids to win TV show final

Internet singing sensation Susan Boyle bids to justify her favorite tag on Saturday when she competes in the final of Britain's Got Talent, a show which turned her from dowdy, unemployed church volunteer into A-list celebrity.
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LEDs pump life into flat-screen TV market

Leading flat-screen TV makers, whose sales are holding up even in the global downturn, are placing bets on TVs using light-emitting diode (LED), hoping the slimmer, more power-efficient sets help them fight falling prices and expand their market shares.
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Chrome Ads Goes to TV

Google is planning to release a video campaign for Chrome web browser through the Google TV ads network.
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Hasbro, Discovery team up on new kids' TV network

U.S. toymaker Hasbro Inc and Discovery Communications unveiled a joint venture on Thursday for a television network and website that will carry children's programs featuring brands like G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony.
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Time for TV: Adobe Flash comes to the home

Adobe Systems Inc. announced that it will be bringing its popular Flash technology beyond computer screens to Internet-connected televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other home entertainment devices.
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How to Get TV Talk-Show Tickets

Think participating in a TV audience is just for fans? Not always. When Jenny Jones was preparing for her show’s launch in 1991, she dropped by a taping of The Phil Donahue Show.
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Guantanamo captive phones TV office, claims abuse

A young Guantanamo prisoner from Chad was given permission to telephone a relative but instead called the al Jazeera television network and said he was being beaten and abused at the U.S. detention camp.
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Disney warns cable on restrictive Web TV

Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger warned the cable TV industry not to alienate consumers by restricting cable programing on the Web to paying TV subscribers because it could provoke a consumer backlash.
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TV shows coming to Blackberry

Full-length TV shows will be shown now on BlackBerry devices as QuickPlay Media has announced it will offer a new TV download service for the smartphones via the newly released Research In Motion applications store.

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