Scaring swimmers and fascinating viewers for over a decade, Discovery Channel�s favourite summer theme week returns! Discovery Channel�s 12th annual Shark Week - airing Sun., July 29 to Fri., Aug 3 - offers six days of fascinating facts about sharks and the latest in shark behaviour, survivor stories and stunning underwater cinematography.

HD DVD has recently faced some head wind in its struggle to become the high-definition successor to the DVD, but its supporters are playing an ace from their sleeve with the arrival of the first discs that take advantage of its players’ built-in Internet connections.

After months of planning and discussion, Image Pacific Broadcast Rentals (IPBR) and Image Central Broadcast Rentals (ICBR) announced that their much anticipated 4 Camera High Definition Airpack will be ready to fly July, 2007.

Maxell Corporation of America’s Professional Media Products Division is showcasing its family of broadcast products at this year’s 2007 NAB show including one of its latest innovations, iVDR, a secure removable hard disk that improves the efficiency in the total work flow from material gatherings, to editing, transmitting and storing video content while eliminating the time it takes to convert content from tapes to hard disk drives.

The unparalleled imagery of National Geographic Channel and the leading-edge drama of Showcase are about to get even better for viewers with the introduction of High-Definition television (HDTV)services - National Geographic Channel HD and Showcase HD.

High-definition DVDs are supposed to provide sharp, wide-screen images to fill the more than 30 million HD television sets that have been sold. They are also meant to replace standard definition DVDs, providing studios with a new source of profits. But after much anticipation, the two competing formats have debuted to a big yawn.