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Samsung may join Sony in building out televisions based on Google’s Android operating system, according to a report in the Korea Herald. An executive at the company, which is the largest manufacturer of TVs worldwide, said that Samsung is “examining the business feasibility of Google TVs” […] Read more »

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How about this for an eyebrow-rasier: Panasonic decided against using Android on its connected TV sets because of its costs, according to a Bloomberg report. Now, mind you, Google is giving its Android OS for mobile devices away for free, and there are no signs that […] Read more »

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Sprint said this week that it will become the fourth major carrier to support the Nexus One; a Google Buzz widget was released for all Android-based handsets; and Google, Intel and Sony said they’ve entered into a partnership to create Google TV. Read more »

Apple Races to Strike Content Deals Ahead of iPad Release; the company is still negotiating with media companies for a price cut on TV shows that people can download onto the device. (Wall Street Journal) Disney to Offer Mobile VOD in the U.K.; a new deal […] Read more »

Google has partnered with Sony, Intel and Logitech to develop a yet-unannounced product called Google TV. It will be based on Android and could be a dedicated set-top box or a software platform that could be deployed on Internet-connected TVs and similar devices. Read more »

Disney-ABC TV Laying Off Hundreds; cuts coming from all divisions across the company and represent 5 percent of the company’s payroll. (The Hollywood Reporter) Google TV Ads Offer DVR Data; service gives its advertisers metrics on when and how their ad is viewed during time-shifted playback. […] Read more »

Google announced today that advertisers will be able to buy commercials on The Hallmark Channel and The Hallmark Movie Channel through the Google TV Ads service starting early next year. While the deal will give Google access to both networks’ national audiences, the announcement did not […] Read more »

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