On next friday, 12. February, Fritz Lang's science-fiction movie "Metropolis" will be shown on Berlinale as a world-premiere.
This fact alone is outstanding because the movie was cut directly after its world-premiere in 1927 and the extended-cut has been considered as lost. After a bad conditioned copy on 16mm celluloid had been discovered in Argentinia in 2008, almost 25 minutes out of 30 of the original run-time could be nearly restored.
The cultural tv-channel arte will broadcast from the premiere on friday at 8:15pm and will also broadcast the restored extended-cut at 8:40pm. The clue is that arte will also present "Metropolis" in native HDTV, although it hasn't been released on Blu-ray yet. In both ways it will be a television world-premiere.
The BBC wants a green light to issue DRM requirements for new HD receivers, saying that rightsholders demand "protection" for their HD content. Critics are calling it the British equivalent of the "broadcast flag."
Read full news at arstechnica.com
Hamburg, 20.8.2009: The with 210.000 registerated members worldwide largest Dreambox-community, and largest German board about TV and radio reception over satellite or cable calls up a boycott against the new digital TV plattform HD+, introduced by the satellite operator Astra and the involved broadcasting stations, using the new CI+ broadcasting process. According to the operators of www.i-have-a-dreambox.com and the user of that plattform, HD+ should be just another attempt to force the customers a disadvantageously, technically unnessecary, associated with high costs technology.
10 Aug, 2009 - Tokyo—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray format.
Southkorean consumer-electronics manufacturer LG Electronics started its newest website LGenius.com where you can post your ideas about the future of television technologies and by doing so you qualify to win LG-Displays.
After Star Trek: The Original Series will have been released in the UK Paramount Home Entertainment is planing a release of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as a Blu-ray set on September 14th, 2009.
In contrast to previous season boxsets the Blu-ray Box will be a complete package, similar to the "20th Anniversary Box" (49 DVDs). This bundle will be a common dual-layer Blu-ray with 50gb storage capacity, hence all seasons will be on eight Blu-ray Discs.
Despite legislation enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, more than one-third of television stations in the United States are planning to move ahead with the transition to digital television, according to reports.
First Televisions with Dolby Volume Unveiled for US and Europe
Las Vegas, January 8, 2009 - At the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB), will highlight the first television sets for the US and European markets that feature Dolby® Volume audio technology. The company will also demonstrate the latest entertainment innovations that feature Dolby's world-class audio technologies, including home entertainment systems, PCs, and mobile devices.
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