BEFORE AFTER That’s right, we’ve said goodbye to our little old televisions and now each viewing station is equipped with a brand new 22″ LCD HD TV. The photo doesn’t quite capture the improvement of the picture quality at our viewing stations. You’ll have to come and see for yourself!
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Netflix/NBC Deal Allows Streaming of The Office, SNL, and Many More!
Fresh off its invasion of Canada, Netflix recently announced a deal with NBC/Universal that will add a bunch of the entertainment company’s network and cable TV offerings to Netflix’s streaming service. Starting this week, Netflix Watch Instantly users will have access to * Episodes from every season of Saturday Night Live, including day-after broadcast of […]
Continue readingSeinfeld Debuted 20 Years Ago!
On May 31, 1990, Seinfeld was first aired and has been responsible for millioins upon millions of laughs ever since. Seinfeld is arguably one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. According to Entertainment Weekly, NBC only committed to four episodes after airing the pilot of Seinfeld (originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles) the previous summer. […]
Continue readingTim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie ‘Cinema Verite’
Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple […]
Continue reading“Wire” writer, David Mills dies at 48
David Mills, who won two Emmy awards for his HBO miniseries “The Corner”, died in New Orleans on Tuesday (March 30) where he was working on his upcoming HBO series “Treme.” Mills, who began his career as a features writer for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post, wrote mostly for […]
Continue readingWatch episodes of NOW, now.
“Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW on PBS goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle to probe the most important issues facing democracy and give viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world.” –PBS website. First started by Bill Moyers back in 2002, this news program gave issues more […]
Continue readingA bad idea gets worse…
Disney to remove all extras from rental DVDs as well Following in Fox’s footsteps, Disney has announced that it will become the second studio to release two different “classes” of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, a “premium” version, and a bare-bones rental version. Starting in June with the movies Morning Light, Confessions of a Shopaholic and […]
Continue reading2009 Golden Globe Awards
For a complete list of Golden Globe nominations and winners, click here for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association website. Slumdog Millionaire won this year’s award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and 3 other awards. Check out some films in our collection by Director Danny Boyle: Trainspotting – HU DVD 100228 Days Later – HU […]
Continue readingWhat you need to know about the digital television transition
From www.dtv2009.gov: At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. The US Congress was sold on the digital broadcasting transition based on the providers’ promises of a clearer picture, more programming options, and that it will free up […]
Continue readingPresidential debate schedule and video
This link may be helpful for professors, students and members of the general public. http://www.youdecide2008.com/2007/06/13/full-2008-debate-schedule-from-dnc-and-gop/ is a website that hosts the Presidential debate schedule as well as video of these debates. Since Media Services has to delete off-air recording of programs after 45 days, this is a great resource for anyone who wants to watch […]
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