Yet another 3D venture,
this from DirecTV
Other shorts: Us scoop: Tiger's hiding out at Jim Dolan's
By Louisa Ada Seltzer
Jan 7, 2010
Yet another 3D venture, this from DirecTV
If you ever needed proof that the television industry takes one idea and jumps on it, look no further than Las Vegas and this year's Consumer Electronics Show, where 3D television has officially become the next big thing. Yesterday DirecTV became the third high-profile company to announce plans for a dedicated 3D channel -- actually, three of them. It will launch the trio of networks in June, planning to feature movies and sports, with Panasonic as a sponsor. That followed announcements by ESPN and Discovery Communications that they, too, will be launching three-dimensional channels. Also at CES, companies including Panasonic, Samsung, LG Electronics and Sony showed off their new 3D-compatible TV sets, which are expected to have a limited audience for the next five years. Still, many TV companies are hoping to ride the popularity of 3D movies like the James Cameron blockbuster "Avatar" to increasing adoption in the next decade.
Us scoop: Tiger's hiding out at Jim Dolan's
So where does one hide out during the aftermath of one of the more shocking sex scandals of the young 21st century? Apparently at Jim Dolan's house. Tiger Woods has been MIA in recent weeks during the continued fallout over his admitted infidelities, but Us Weekly claims to have figured out where he went. The magazine reports that Woods fled to the 10,000-square-foot Long Island estate of billionaire Cablevision CEO Dolan, where the golfer is receiving therapy from a doctor who apparently makes housecalls. Woods, of course, announced last month that he was taking an undetermined leave of absence from the PGA Tour to sort out his personal life. Since then his whereabouts have been uncertain, though wife Elin has been seen jetting to Switzerland and caring for the couple's two small children. Woods has lost two sponsorships from the scandal, that of AT&T and Accenture, and others could follow if the lurid revelations about the previously squeaky clean athlete continue to emerge. A Dolan representative has denied that Woods is at his house.
Judge won't spring Hatch for 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains'
There will be no Richard Hatch, but perhaps season 19's Russell Hantz will get the "Survivor" win he was denied last month. For its 20th season the reality series will roll out a “Heroes vs. Villains” edition, with memorable cast members from previous seasons returning to the series. But the arguably the biggest name in "Survivor" history will be missing. Season one winner Hatch asked a judge if he could leave home confinement early to take part in the show, but his request was denied. (Hatch was convicted of not paying taxes on the $1 million he won on the realty show.) The Hatch-less villains tribe will include “Boston Rob” Mariano (though not wife Amber, who just had a baby), waitress Courtney Yates, Randy Bailey, Danielle DiLorenzo, cyclist Tyson Apostol and Benjamin Wade, who calls himself the Dragon Slayer. The heroes team will include Rupert Boneham, pinup model Jessica “Sugar” Kiper, Colby Donaldson, nurse Cirie Fields, Amanda Kimmel, Candice Woodstock and James Clement. The “Heroes vs. Villains” season premieres on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m.
Fox's BCS viewership up 1 percent from last year
These days in media it's popular to say that flat is the new up; if that’s the case, Fox’s three-game coverage of the 2010 Bowl Championship Series was a success. The network’s Sugar, Fiesta and Orange Bowls averaged a 7.9 Nielsen household rating, even to the same three games last year, while total viewers improved slightly from 13.3 million to 13.4 million. The top contest of Fox’s three-game schedule was the Sugar Bowl, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow’s last college game. That game, a 51-24 Gators win over Cincinnati, averaged 15.5 million total viewers. The Fiesta Bowl, which saw No. 6 Boise State beat No. 4 TCU 17-10, averaged 13.8 million viewers, while Monday night’s Orange Bowl, in which No. 10 Iowa beat No. 9 Georgia Tech 24-14, averaged 10.9 million. The only game that saw viewership decline versus 2009 was the Fiesta Bowl, which last year averaged 17.1 million viewers for a good matchup between Texas and Ohio State.
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