SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30, 2006 - Sony announced today that its first dedicated Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-S1 model, has begun shipping to major consumer electronics retailers and specialty dealers nationwide.

This next-generation device, which is capable of playing both high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) prerecorded titles as well as traditional DVDs, adds an exclamation point to Sony’s full HD 1080 line of products, which ranges from BRAVIA flat-panel LCD and Grand WEGA SXRD rear-projection televisions to the new PlayStation 3 game console, Blu-ray Disc enabled VAIO computers, PC drives and recordable BD media.

Verizon to Offer Live NFL Network Programming Over Broadband. Deal Includes Thursday and Saturday Regular Season NFL Games, Various College Football Bowl Games and Other Programming

NEW YORK - The National Football League and Verizon Communications have agreed to deliver live NFL Network sports and entertainment programming via Verizon’s consumer broadband services, beginning Dec. 7 with the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. Verizon already offers the NFL Network television channel to subscribers of its FiOS TV Service and is the only Internet service provider to deliver selected NFL Network programming over broadband.
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SECAUCUS, NJ (November 27, 2006) – Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal U.S. subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC), confirmed that Panasonic-branded Plasma TVs are the first in the U.S. market to feature lead-free Plasma Display Panels. The Display Panel is the Plasma TV’s glass-sealed image display device, equivalent to a cathode ray tube in a conventional television. In addition to the elimination of lead in the panel, Panasonic has made significant advances in enhancing the performance of the phosphors used to render colors on the screen.
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Educational Guides Available on MyCEknowhow.com and CNET.com

Arlington, Virginia - To help consumers navigate the new features and options made available by digital television, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) and CNET (www.cnet.com) have joined forces to produce interactive MyCEknowhow Buying Guides. The Guides, which can be found on the CEA’s consumer information site, www.MyCEknowhow.com, are designed to introduce consumers to digital television (DTV) and to ease confusion about the technology before shoppers even enter the store.
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For the First Time Star Wars Fans Will Be Able to Experience the Excitement of All Six Epic Films in HD Any Time They Want, Exclusively with Comcast Digital Cable with ON DEMAND

PHILADELPHIA — Jedis, Wookies, Sith and droids are coming to Comcast Digital Cable with ON DEMAND like never before. Beginning this month, all six Star Wars films will be available in high-definition (HD) clarity any time customers want to watch them with Cinemax HD On Demand, nine days before the movies air on the Cinemax HD cable channel.

Comcast Digital Cable customers with HD service and a Cinemax subscription will be able to watch every Star Wars movie in HD as part of Comcast’s signature ON DEMAND video-on-demand (VOD) service, giving them unprecedented control over every moment of the epic. The debut of the films on Cinemax HD On Demand and on the Cinemax HD channel marks the first time the original Star Wars trilogy has been presented in HD on television.
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