My Review Of "Planet Earth" On My HDTV

We just bought a Blue ray HD DVD player for our HDTV. After we got it hooked up, which took a while... I, for some reason or another just realized that I did not have any HD movies for me to watch on it. Well I already knew which one I wanted to see first and that was Planet Earth. So I got on the internet and purchased it from an online store.

In the beginning of it, it shows Angel falls... the highest water fall in the world. Then it starts to break off from there and shows the extraordinary animals that live in the freshwater environment. Another thing Planet Earth does is how well it shows the over view of the land. Some shots are taken in high Earth altitudes while others are from space showing the landscape and everything around it. The space shots are also one of my favorite things to look at.The bad thing though is that I had to wait three days; however I did save myself around twenty dollars, so it was worth the wait. So it came with multiple disks with around three to four episodes of Planet Earth on each of the disks. If you did not know already each episode of Planet Earth is one hour long. So once I put in Planet Earth to view on our HDTV I went to the menu of the first disk for the first episode. As you can imagine it was quite amazing how well the picture looked.All of the landscapes were full as can be in color and the animals looked as if they were flowing across the screen as they moved. I was impressed also on how well Planet Earth was filmed with a HDTV camera. Some of the animals they film in the movie looks as if they are right there next to them and the animals are not even being disturbed by them being around. It is truly the most amazing documentary of its type. One episode that really impressed me is the freshwater one.Of course on our HDTV it looks as good as it possibly can but it gives you a feeling of how small the Earth really is but at the same time when it talks about some of the environments it feels that the world is very large. When you are watching Planet Earth you may get to an environment that they begin to talk about that just looks alien to you. Some of the things that are in the environment look as if it was not real and you can not even imagine about being in some of these places in real life.

One that really shows what I am talking about is the caves episode. Basically what it shows you is the underground world of Earth. How things form under the surface and the weird little creatures that inhabit the caves. It is truly something that will be hard for most people living on the planet Earth to believe once they have seen some of the amazing animals that live on it. This documentary is truly amazing especially if viewed on a HDTV!

GolTV Kicks off 2011-2012 La Liga Season Coverage This Weekend

The Spanish Premier League’s Opening Weekend Coverage Features Live Telecasts Highlighting Stars such as Casillas, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta and Messi

“Spain’s La Liga boasts several of the world’s strongest soccer clubs and powerhouse players. GolTV has held the TV rights to La Liga since 2003, where the league consistently deliver strong ratings year-after-year,” said Rodrigo Lombello, COO of GolTV. “We are happy to provide the ideal channel for soccer fans, where they can see the best matches played in every corner of the world”Sunday, August 28

• Real Madrid vs. Zaragoza at 2 p.m. ET


• Sevilla vs. Málaga at 4 p.m. ET

Throughout the La Liga season, GolTV delivers match coverage of all 20 of La Liga’s clubs, showcasing the talent of footballers such as Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and David Villa, the World Cup Spanish team captain and Golden Glove award recipient Iker Casillas, last season’s top goal scorer Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. The network also captures the league from every angle with the match weekend preview show La Liga Report on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the weekly match recap and highlight series La Liga 360 on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

In addition to coverage of Spain’s top league, GolTV features matches from action-packed tournaments and top international soccer leagues from Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico’s Liga de Ascenco and AC Milan, all in high definition and premium sound.MIAMI -- GolTV, an independent bilingual channel delivering the most international fútbol, will telecast live HD coverage of the 2011-2012 Spanish La Liga season kickoff, beginning Saturday Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. ET.Saturday, August 27GolTV and GolTV HD’s opening weekend coverage will include the following live matches:

GolTV delivers live coverage of the world’s highest level of professional soccer. GolTV is the all-soccer channel with exclusive TV rights, featuring over 6,000 hours of pure soccer action and a diverse mix of soccer programming, including the country’s only weeknight soccer news program, GolTV News. GolTV Móvil offers mobile phone subscriber’s exclusive news, updates, scores and video of their favorite teams, leagues and tournaments on the go. For more information, visit www.goltv.tv.

TCT Deploys Entone FusionTV

Entone, Inc., a leading provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, announced today that Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc. (TCT ) has selected its FusionTV™ solution to enable the delivery of hybrid TV services.

About Entone, Inc. Entone is a market leader in Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions. Initially established in 1999 by the team that deployed the world's first and largest commercial IPTV service, Entone's proven technology enables service operators to reliably deliver integrated IP-based video and advanced broadband services using existing in-home wiring.Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineAbout Major League Soccer Headquartered in New York City, Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. MLS features many stars from the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Major League Soccer's 16th season will feature 18 clubs each playing 34 regular season matches. Those clubs include Chicago Fire; Chivas USA; 2010 MLS Cup champion Colorado Rapids; Columbus Crew; D.C. United; FC Dallas; Houston Dynamo; LA Galaxy; New York Red Bulls; New England Revolution; Philadelphia Union; Real Salt Lake; San Jose Earthquakes; Seattle Sounders FC; Sporting Kansas City; Toronto FC; and, in their inaugural seasons, Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. An expansion team in Montreal will debut in 2012. For more information about MLS, log on to the League's official website at www.MLSsoccer.com .Over 100 of the world's leading service operators are deployed with Entone to support their IP and Hybrid TV video services.TCT ( www.tctwest.net ), a Wyoming-based triple-play service provider, offers advanced digital TV with HD and DVR support, high-speed Internet and voice-over-IP residential services along with a broad portfolio of business products to communities across Wyoming's Big Horn Basin area."Bringing MLS content to Roku and Panasonic Viera Connect TVs furthers the trend of multi-screen viewing," said Marc Sokol, executive vice president of NeuLion. "NeuLion's platform is able to connect viewers on all Internet-enabled devices and the company's architecture is fully integrated, allowing seamless delivery of content. As the marketplace expands, more and more devices will be introduced and it's important to be able to scale to this demand.""By seamlessly blending live TV and over-the-top (OTT) services, TCT is providing a differentiated entertainment experience that will make it more valuable to its consumer base," said Ameer Karim, VP of Hybrid TV Solutions at Entone. "We expect a byproduct of the improved value of the service to increase subscriber growth and retention, the ultimate objectives of Entone's partnership with our customers."Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements herein are forward-looking statements and represent NeuLion's current intentions in respect of future activities. These statements, in addressing future events and conditions, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words "will," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," and "intend" and statements that an event or result "may," "will," "can," "should," "could," or "might" occur or be achieved and other similar expressions. These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, NeuLion cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and NeuLion assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law. Many factors could cause NeuLion's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including: our ability to realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of our partnerships; general economic and market segment conditions; our customers' subscriber levels and financial health; our continued relationships with our content partners; competitor activity; product capability and acceptance rates; technology changes; regulatory changes; foreign exchange risk; interest rate risk; and credit risk. A more detailed assessment of the risks that could cause actual results to materially differ from current expectations is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of NeuLion's most recent annual report on Form 10-K available on www.sec.gov and filed on www.sedar.com as well as in NeuLion's most recent annual MD&A filed on www.sedar.com .Entone is a privately held company with headquarters in Silicon Valley, California and offices in Europe, Hong Kong and China. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms such as Menlo Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Coral Group. For more information about Entone, go to http://www.entone.com .Building upon the tremendous success of MLS MatchDay Live, the dedicated MLS video service available via PC and iPad, the same interactive digital viewing experience is now available in a fully functional and integrated experience on two new connected devices. Subscribers will be able to watch over 200 games live, as well as view on demand video such as previously broadcasted MLS games and highlights.

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NeuLion and Major League Soccer Announce "TV Everywhere" Bringing Live and On-Demand Content in HD to Roku and Panasonic Viera Connect TVs

NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN), the true end-to-end technology service provider for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device, and Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, today announced the launch of MLS MatchDay Live on Panasonic Viera Connect TVs and Roku devices across North America.

About NeuLion Founded in 2000, NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) offers the true end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device. NeuLion enables content owners and distributors, cable operators and telecommunications companies to capitalize on the massive consumer demand for viewing video content on PCs, smartphones, iPads and other similar devices. NeuLion's customers include major entertainment, sports, global content and news companies. NeuLion is based in Plainview, NY. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.neulion.com .By deploying the IPTV Edition of Entone's FusionTV solution, TCT can now offer their subscribers a unified experience that combines linear TV service, digital video recording (DVR), and web-based media services such as VUDU Movies and hundreds of popular web destinations, delivered to the TV via a seamless user interface.Entone's FusionTV solution offers Pay TV subscribers the best of live HDTV, DVR and cloud-based services via a single TV input, remote control, and user interface. The IPTV Edition of FusionTV is optimized for Entone's Amulet™ IPTV DVR and Janus™ Media Hub. When combined with FusionTV, these devices provide access to a vast library of content and cloud-based services, such as video on demand (VOD) content from VUDU, Internet radio from Pandora, photo sharing from Flickr and Picasa, and social media via Facebook and Twitter.NeuLion Contact: Jennifer Powalski 516-622-8334 Email Contact NeuLion Investor Relations Contact: Marc Sokol 516-622-8386 Email Contact MLS Contact: Sean Dennison 212-450-1223 Email ContactThe service provides unprecedented HD access to live and condensed matches, highlights, schedules, standings, league leaders and stats for each player in a seamless, easy-to-use interface. Fans will be able to easily navigate between live and on-demand matches, which are viewable on a large HD 'playing surface' on their TVs."As a sports league and business it's important to remain cutting-edge when it comes to technology. Working with NeuLion and adding viewing access to these new connected devices, complements the MatchDay Live offering on the PC and iPad. Our fans are eager to engage in this 'big screen' experience on Roku devices and Panasonic Viera Connect TVs. Allowing fans the ability to choose their preferred viewing device is expected to drive more subscriptions," said Chris Schlosser, director of digital strategy for MLS.Entone's technology seamlessly integrates broadcast television, whole-home digital video recorder (DVR), web media services, personal media sharing, and place-shifting. Entone's Hybrid TV solutions are the next-generation entertainment platform for delivering a rich and unique television service over existing broadband networks. As part of the Entone Hybrid TV solution, Entone's media hub products deliver next-gen services throughout a networked home without requiring a separate set-top box at each TV set.MLS MatchDay Live is available to fans as a subscription-based service in HD quality via PC, iPad, Roku box, Roku 2 box and Panasonic Viera TV. Visit www.mlssoccer.com/roku or access through the Panasonic Viera Connect main menu.

NeuLion Contact: Jennifer Powalski 516-622-8334 Email Contact NeuLion Investor Relations Contact: Marc Sokol 516-622-8386 Email Contact MLS Contact: Sean Dennison 212-450-1223 Email Contact

HDTV Penetration in Worldwide TV Households Takes Off

FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. presents a new market research report, "Global HDTV Forecasts to 2016 - 6th edition" by Informa Telecoms & Media. (For more information: http://www.giiresearch.com/report/itm203506-global-hdtv-6th-edition.html).

Contact:The new global HDTV report provides all the statistics and forecasts you will need on HD-ready households, HD-active households and highlight the key factors affecting each of the 53 global markets that this report focuses on.According to the company, the updated APUs deliver: enhanced HD graphics capabilities; performance improvements with enhanced memory; DisplayPort for connecting to any HDMI or DisplayPort-enabled monitor or TV; as well as 12h of resting battery life on a single charge for the mobile platform.Email: Press@gii.co.jpToll Free (US & CANADA): 866-353-3335Global Information, Inc.Jeremy PalaiaNorth America currently ranks as the dominant region, accounting for two-thirds of 2010 HDTV totals. However, this proportion is expected to fall in the future as other regions catch up. Asia Pacific is the third-largest region; HDTV penetration in the APAC region is largely attributed to early adoption in Japan.About Global Information Inc.http://www.giiresearch.comOutside US: 860-674-8796Major sports events such as the Olympics and World Cup soccer spur FTA broadcasters to provide HD channels. These sporting events increase consumer awareness of HD. High-definition TV will not take off in a territory until the main free-to-air broadcasters become involved.((Comments on this story may be sent to tww.feedback@m2.com))Semiconductor design company AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced on Monday that it updated its C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for ultrathin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs.According to research by Informa, HDTV sets were present in just 3% of the world's TV households as recently as 2005. Since then growth has been spectacular and our forecasts show that by end-2016 platforms in several countries will be approaching the point where most, if not all, users will be actively watching HD content. This raises the prospect of another round of "switchovers" with HD becoming the norm and a new "UltraHD" emerging to serve as an enhancement to it.HDTV penetration has taken off as equipment prices have fallen to affordable levels and the number of channels on offer has become attractive to a mass audience. Some operators now offer HD channels free to subscribers within other packages - though subs often still have to pay for a relatively more expensive HD set-top box .No pricing details were disclosed.Sales ManagerGlobal Information (GII) (http://www.giiresearch.com/about_en.shtml) is an information service company partnering with over 300 research companies around the world. Global Information has been in the business of distributing technical and market research for more than 25 years. Expanded from its original headquarters in Japan, Global Information now has offices in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Europe and the United States.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110819/CG55177)In addition, the updated E-Series APUs feature DDR3 1333 support and HDMI 1.4a connections that allow for viewing 3D pictures and home video on 3D-enabled TVs and displays.

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AMD updates C- and E-Series APUs

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-August 22, 2011-AMD updates C- and E-Series APUs(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com

Browse our selection of Digital Broadcasting market research, industry forecasts, and business analysis:http://www.giiresearch.com/topics/TL16_en.shtmlSuite 208, Farmington, CT 06032 USASome 34 million active HD households will be added in 2011 bringing the total to 131 million. This number will more than triple again by 2016.Products from PC manufacturers based on the new APUs are available starting today and can be identified by the VISION Technology from AMD or HD Internet stickers.195 Farmington Avenue

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AMD Boosts Its AMD Fusion APUs for Notebooks, Ultrathins, All-in-Ones and Desktops

Today AMD (NYSE: AMD) updated its award-winning C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for ultrathin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs with top-of-the-line features. The updated APUs deliver:

Products from leading PC manufacturers based on these new APUs are available starting today and can be identified by the VISION Technology from AMD or HD Internet stickers.Read about recent AMD Fusion news at http://blogs.amd.com/fusion/ Visit the AMD Fusion website for more details about AMD Fusion APUs Find your next computer on the VISION Technology website Watch demos of AMD Fusion APUs on the AMD Unprocessed YouTube Channel Follow all the news from the AMD on Twitter at @AMD_Unprocessed(ii) AMD defines "all day" battery life as 8 hours of continuous use as measured by the Windows Idle test.Notebooks, netbooks, small form factor and all-in-one desktops based on these new APUs are available from leading manufacturers starting today.Enhanced HD graphics capabilities; Performance boosts with enhanced memory; DisplayPort for connecting to any HDMI or DisplayPort-enabled monitor or TV; 12 hours of resting battery life on a single charge for the mobile platform -- a nearly four hour increase over previous platforms(i).AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, Radeon and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.DDR3 1333 support for enhanced memory bandwidth and faster performance and video playback; HDMI 1.4a connections allow for viewing 3D pictures and home video on 3D-enabled TVs and displays.(i) In testing conducted by AMD performance labs the 2010 Ultrathin AMD V-105-based platform demonstrated battery life up to 499 minutes or 8.3 hours using Windows Idle as "resting" metric and up to 218 minutes or 3:38 hours as an "active" metric using 3DMark '06. The 2011 value segment platform reference design "Iguana" with the AMD C-60 APU-based netbook demonstrated "all-day" battery life up to 735 minutes or 12.25 hours using Windows Idle as "resting" metric and up to 267 minutes or 4:27 hours as an "active" metric using 3DMark '06. Battery life calculations are based on using a 6-cell Li-Ion 62.16Whr battery pack at 98% utilization. AMD defines "all-day" battery life as 8 hours of continuous use as measured with the Windows Idle test. The 2010 Ultrathin platform consisted of an AMD V-Series V-105 Processor with ATI Radeon™ HD 4225 Graphics, 1Ghz, 2GB (2x1GB) DDR3-800 system memory, 1366x768 display resolution, Windows Vista Home, 64-bit, 62Whr Li-Ion battery. The 2011 AMD "Inagua" reference design consisted of an AMD Dual-Core C-60 APU with AMD Radeon™ HD 6290 Graphics, 1Ghz, 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1066 system memory, 1366x768 display resolution, Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, 62Whr Li-Ion battery. BRNeB-I9Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineFor mobile users, the new AMD Fusion C-Series and E-Series APUs deliver even longer battery life than before -- with up to 10.5 hours of resting battery life on the E-Series and 12 hours on the C-Series -- enabling users to work or play longer without searching for an outlet.Supporting ResourcesContact: Sarah Youngbauer AMD Public Relations 512-602-3028 Email Contact Kristen Woody Edelman for AMD 206-268-2264 Email ContactAbout AMD AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com .AMD has shipped more than 12 million APUs, and sold more than five million of the popular C- and E-Series APUs in Q2 2011 alone. The updated AMD C- and E-Series APUs meet the needs of consumers who want fast and Brilliant HD streaming video, sharp photos, life-like gaming through powerful DirectX®11-capable discrete-level graphics and a parallel processing engine, as well as all-day battery life(ii)."Today's PC users want stunning HD graphics and accelerated performance with all-day battery life and that's what AMD Fusion APUs deliver," said Chris Cloran, vice president and general manager, Client Division, AMD. "With these new APUs, we're bringing premium features to entry-level products that let users get a richer computing experience."

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