Thursday, January 8, 2009

News Round-up

Coming soon to cellphones: Free, over-the-air TV
Millions of consumers by year's end should be able to watch free, over-the-air television on cellphones, PDAs and other portable digital devices as the result of initiatives that will be unveiled today by some of the nation's largest TV station owners and electronics manufacturers.

The changes promoting on-the-go viewing are "quite significant," says John Eck, president of the NBC TV Network and Media Works. "If we play it right, it can be a compelling service," for example, by offering local news, which normally isn't available from cellphone video services.

At least 63 stations in 22 cities — including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and Washington — will transmit news, entertainment and sports to portable devices this year, according to the broadcast industry's Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC).

INTERVIEW: Y&R's Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe)
"There was a time when Cane and Chloe really started interacting and Chloe started threatening him. Daniel (Goddard, Cane) and I had talked about it. We were playing a sort of Fatal Attraction [scenario]. So, yes, I've definitely channeled my inner Glenn Close at times. But I'm trying really hard not to make Chloe go down the crazy path. I don't think she's crazy. She just desperately wants to be loved."

MySpace 'widget' that will appear on millions of TV sets
Users of social networking site MySpace will be able to message their friends while watching TV, following a partnership between the News Corporation-owned site and a web TV project led by Yahoo and the processor manufacturer Intel.

The Widget Channel will make selected content and functionality from some of the biggest internet names available through an interactive bar at the bottom or side of the TV screen.

A demonstration at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas late yesterday showed that MySpace users will be able to update their profiles, message friends, browse photos and post comments.

" No Soap, No Opera Comedy Tour" coming to Utica
Walt Willey, native of Ottawa, Illinois and better known to some as Jackson Montgomery from ALL MY CHILDREN, will be bringing his nationally touring stand-up comedy show, "Wild and Willey", to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort in Utica, Illinois. On January 17th, 2009, Mr. Willey and the Grand Bear Resort will host a VIP Meet and Greet prior to his show, and on Sunday, Mr. Willey will join guests for a private brunch.

Photos from the GREY'S ANATOMY video game
Publisher Ubisoft will be transforming the five-season television series into interactive entertainment, promising an "all-new original storyline" that could force players to balance love and work as they "make important personal and professional decisions."

Five Essential Epsiodes: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
BuzzSugar names their top five episodes of the entire series run.

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