Critic’s Notebook: Bolshoi Theater Gala on Live HD Broadcast
The Bolshoi Theater celebrated its reopening in Moscow after a huge renovation, with a program seen in an HD broadcast at a theater on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Sony’s Opera Browser Is Good News for TV Standards
Video publishers that want to distribute to viewers through apps built into connected TVs are feeling the effects of fragmentation, having to pick and choose between platforms. But the ability to build for a single, standards-based browser like Opera could make development a lot easier. 
Is HTML5 the Future of TV Apps?
At today's GigaOM Pro Bunker Session, attendees and panelists agreed that standards will be needed to push the TV app market forward, and their app development efforts might get a whole lot simpler if more CE manufacturers turn to HTML5 as the platform for connected devices.
Opera Pushes HTML5 Web Apps For Connected Devices
Opera is trying to make it easier for content companies to get their video on connected TVs and other devices. With the launch of a new content development kit, publishers will be able to build standards-based web apps that will be accessible across multiple devices. 
The NewTeeVee Guide to Playing WebM Video
Google open sourced its WebM video format in May, and more and more applications as well as video vendors are starting to support the new format. However, how do you actually play back WebM videos? This handy little guide tells you all you need to know. 
Vid-Biz: Brightcove, RealD, 4Chan
Brightcove Hires David Mendels as President/COO; current board member and former EVP and GM of Adobe’s enterprise software division will be responsible for Brightcove’s international expansion efforts and operations. (paidContent)Samsung Chooses RealD’s 3D Technology; Korean CE manufacturer has reached a deal with RealD to help it launch 3D TV sets for the home in 2010....
