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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 » 
Business
Comcast Is Buying Up NBC Universal
11:35PM Matt Buchanan | Comcast and GE are in the “midst of due diligence” for a deal that would give a Comcast 51 per cent stake in NBC Universal, and GE 49 per cent. It would merge with its own cable networks. The sticking point, for now, is Vivendi’s 20 per cent stake and its asking price of $US6.3 billion. But, since GE and Comcast both “appear to favour” the deal, we can still probably expect 30 Rock cracks about having Comcastic days next season. [WSJ]
Entertainment
ABC and ESPN Might Be Coming to Hulu
2:19AM Matt Buchanan | PaidContent reports Disney is in “serious” talks to put ABC shows on Hulu. ESPN and Disney Channel could be on the table as well. Every major broadcaster but CBS on Hulu? TV is deeeeeeead. [paidContent] More »
Entertainment
NBC Explains Why We Won’t Have Headaches Watching 3D Super Bowl Ads Tonight
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Advertisers promise “moving” 3D cameras will keep our eyes from jumping out of our skulls and running away in pain during the Big Game. Let’s hope so, as there are two such ads planned tonight. More »
Cameras
The Tech Behind NBC’s Super Bowl Broadcast: They’ll Be Using Cameras
4:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | NBC’s pulling out all the stops for tomorrow’s big game, and that includes upping the tech aspects of their broadcast. They’re rewiring the stadium for fibre-optic cable, and their collection of cameras is awfully impressive. More »
Press
Woz Shares Thoughts On Apple’s Future, Steve Jobs, And His Showers
4:20AM Jack Loftus | In an interview with an NBC affiliate this weekend, Steve Wozniak, Apple’s other big Steve, shared a little insight into Apple culture—past, present and future. More »
Games
Could Hulu Be Coming to Xbox 360?
7:40AM Matt Buchanan | In a talk with Bits about what Xbox “want[s] to be when we grow up,” Microsoft’s Shane Kim clearly has video on the brain. With Netflix, he says, they’re “just beginning to scratch the surface.” 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 »
Games
Wayne Coyne’s Guitar Hero Controller Mod Is, Unsurprisingly, The Coolest We’ve Ever Seen
9:10AM John Mahoney | Wayne Coyne, what a guy. Befitting his eternally-brilliant-child-trapped-inside-acid-washed-adult self, he has built a fantastic looking Guitar Hero guitar mod that melds a Korg Kaoss pad, a working GH controller and a beautiful white Gibson double-neck guitar–a rig he’s using to film a brief 8-second spot for NBC, of all things. The question is, how will Wayne’s GH mod face off against Dwight Schrute’s recorder? More »
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