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Apple plans to release a high-definition television in the first quarter of 2012, according to an Apple Insider report, which claims to have insider intel from a Wall Street analyst. When and if that day comes could threaten cable and satellite companies, as streaming services take off. According to the Apple Insider report, an industry analyst reached out to Apple investors over the weekend, providing detailed information of the HDTV product based on his attendance at several developer events.

GolTV an independent bilingual channel in the United States delivering the popular international futbol announced the launch of GolTV HD on AT&T U-verse TV.

International programming and movie channels will be accessible for AT&T's U-verse TV customers. U-verse has made ten new channels available to its customers, in which five are High Definition channels. As compared to its competitors, U-verse TV has more HD channels. U-verse TV has now introduced FOX Soccer HD, FOX Sports Arizona HD, fuse HD, GolTV HD, and Nat Geo WILD HD with qualifying HD packages. U200 Latino and Paquete Espanol subscribers can now avail the Spanish-language channel Nat Geo Mundo and Utilisima. Subscribers of the U300 package can also view ENCORE ESPANOL and MOVIEPLEX, a part of the Starz Movie Package offering.

All you want is slap shots firing at you, home runs coming your way, and being at the bottom of a pile fighting for a fumble. That's the plan for sports television in 3D, but that plan didn't work for AT&T as they have decided to drop ESPN 3D, the world's first 3D channel devoted to sports. The contract between the two companies expired last month and AT&T chose not to renew it.

NovelSat, a satellite bandwidth optimization company, announced that its groundbreaking NS3 satellite transmission modulation technology is now globally available.

The legal process depends on speed and accuracy, helping to drive high definition digital technology inside America's courtrooms. The standard is slowly evolving from trial lawyers holding up evidence, handing out documents or displaying large photographs on easels to an effective electronic support system. Current systems have suffered limitations because of infrastructure capabilities in the historical buildings that house courtrooms.

Best Buy's answer to television entertainment comes with a TiVo design, but without the actual function that TiVo is known for.

Spanish media conglomerate Prisa's pay-TV unit, Digital+, has inked a partnership deal with Samsung to integrate its audiovisual content with a wide range of Internet-enabled devices.