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History of TV
12:00PM Nick Broughall | Colour TV broadcasts began in Australia in March 1975, a mere 34 years ago. But the first demonstrated colour transmission in the world happened way back in July 1928, by a gentleman by the name of John Logie Baird. More »
The Introduction Of Colour TV
12:00PM Nick Broughall | Colour TV broadcasts began in Australia in March 1975, a mere 34 years ago. But the first demonstrated colour transmission in the world happened way back in July 1928, by a gentleman by the name of John Logie Baird. More » 
Phones
iPhone Owners Suckered Into Brand Awareness Through Controllable Digital Posters
9:40AM Sean Fallon | Knowing that iPhone owners like myself are drawn towards any opportunity to leverage the technology, CBS Outdoor has partnered with Clusta to develop advertising signage that interacts with our phones via Wi-Fi or 3G. More »
Software
TV.com iPhone App Streams Free Full-Length CBS and Showtime Shows
10:29AM Wilson Rothman | Today CBS pushed out a streaming video player for iPhones and touchy iPods, with smooth navigation of all the content available on its TV.com, including impressive full-length episodes of some, but not most, shows. AU: Not in Australia folks. Maybe one day though, hence the local publication of the post More »
Entertainment
All Episodes of Star Trek TOS, MacGyver, Twin Peaks and More Now Available For Free Streaming
7:40AM John Mahoney | It’s not quite Hulu, but CBS just dropped a ton of their old favourites into a decent flash web player, serving them up for free with a couple short ad clips. Plus, Melrose Place! More »
Entertainment
CBS’s ‘Worst Week’ Mistakes iPod for iPhone, Sends Nerdier Viewers into Convulsions
9:14PM John Herrman | ‘Worst Week’ is apparently some kind of adapted British show about a guy whose life sucks, or something. I don’t know. All I do know is that this guy’s iPhone is not an iPhone. More »
Entertainment
CBS Looking to Turn TV.com Into a Hulu Competitor
8:20AM Adam Frucci | CBS has been paying attention to the success of NBC and Fox’s Hulu, and they want in on the fun/money. They could just add their content to Hulu, but that would be too easy. More »
Online
Joost Flash Player Launches Tonight, Has Serious Hulu Envy
2:20PM Matt Buchanan | The poor kids at Joost—and their partners at Viacom—thought the future of TV on the computer would be a discrete app that blended a slick TV emulator with internet power. They were wrong, Hulu and Google were right: It’s all about the browser. So that’s where Joost is going. Its Flash-based player officially launches full-throttle tonight. The early word from paidContent is that it’s still no Hulu—the best place for CBS content, maybe, but it’s got a lot of catching up to do. Though really, it’s not clear that it ever can. There’s a reason our internet TV remote is heavy on the Hulu. [Joost via paidContent] More »
Entertainment
Netflix Fires Shots Across Traditional TVs Bow by Signing Deals with CBS, Disney
6:09AM Adam Frucci | Netflix has just inked deals with CBS and Disney to start adding shows to its streaming service the day after they air. The shows will include crime dramas your parents like such as CSI and NCIS as well as shows your younger cousins like such as Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. But more exciting than the specific shows is the precedent this sets: yet another reason to cancel cable. More »
Entertainment
Is CBS Blocking Survivor From Your DVR?
10:10AM Benny Goldman | John Sciacca at Sound & Vision says his DVR no longer lets him record his favourite show, Survivor. Sciacca claims that despite setting his Time Warner box to record every episode of the reality show, when the time comes, it acts as if there is nothing to record. Sometimes, he says, the record light even goes on during the show, but it isn’t saved to the hard drive. Apparently he’s not the only one stuck without Survivor. More »
Gadgets
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