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Entries from November 2007

Dish Network to Get New Interactive Channels

November 20th, 2007 No Comments

So this is great news for anyone with kids (or for anyone who loves sports). It also just goes to show that satellite TV is so far ahead of cable in pushing the technology envelope that it’s becoming ridiculous.
According to recent reports, Dish Network is going to be teaming up with behemoth channels ESPN and [...]

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Direct TV HD - A Review of Direct TV’s High Def Service

November 19th, 2007 No Comments

Not long ago, I was sitting with some friends in the cafeteria at work. Conversation drifted aimlessly from one topic to another until Grant, one of the guys in electronics, brought up the subject of high definition television and asked how many of us had it. Of the six people sitting there, four of [...]

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Direct TV in Space

November 18th, 2007 No Comments

I’m sure you guys have all seen the commercials Direct TV has been running lately — the ones where this giant satellite have all of Direct TV’s HD channels on the side, and the thing kind of floats around pimping its best-in-class lineup of HD channels. Well, get this, Direct TV wants to outfit the [...]

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Direct TV Announces Price Cuts for New Subscribers

November 17th, 2007 No Comments

We just heard about some new Direct TV deals coming down the pike for new subscribers, and we wanted to let you know about them ASAP. These are truly some pretty awesome savings here, so if you’ve been waiting to sign up, now might be a great time.
The current deal (which you can view right [...]

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Don Imus Returns to Satellite TV

November 16th, 2007 No Comments

I should say right up front that I never quite “got” Imus in the Morning. Plus, as a New York Sports fan, I wasn’t exactly crazy about the fact that he took up like four hours in the morning drive slot on WFAN, the city’s (heck, the world’s) premier sports talk station. But I know [...]

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Dish Network an Unlikely Victim in Mortgage Crisis

November 15th, 2007 No Comments

Well here’s something you probably wouldn’t expect to hear. Dish Network saw a pretty big “churn rate” this past quarter, meaning the number of people who canceled their Dish Network subscriptions in any given month was higher than it has been in a long time.
Surprisingly, this is being attributed to the sub-prime lending crisis, and [...]

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Looks Like Direct TV is Eating Dish Network’s Lunch

November 14th, 2007 No Comments

Just read a really interesting article on the new battle shaping up over Dish Network vs Direct TV, and it’s no surprise what it’s about — HD programming.
According to the guys over at TVPredictions.com, Direct TV has been hammering Dish in recent subscriber numbers, thanks in part (they say) to Direct TV’s HD dominance. Clipped [...]

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NFL Heats Up Cable vs Satellite TV Debate

November 13th, 2007 No Comments

It’s long been known that satellite TV (especially Direct TV) simply blows away cable when it comes to specialty sports coverage. Just this last April, cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner came within inches of losing out on baseball’s out-of-market package, MLB Extra Innings.
And although Direct TV has always had exclusive coverage of the [...]

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Direct TV Ups its HD Channels Yet Again

November 12th, 2007 No Comments

We’ve been telling you lately about Direct TV’s goal to be the leader in HD programming by the end of the year, with a stated goal of offering 100 High-Def channels very soon, an amount that would blow away both cable and rival Dish Network.
Seems like sports fans are going to be a big beneficiary [...]

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Dish Network HD: As Good as They Say?

November 11th, 2007 No Comments

Everybody talks about HDTV this and High Def that, but how important should that be to you, the consumer? What does it really mean for you that Dish Network offers more High Definition programming than anyone else? A lot can depend on how much time you spend watching TV and the [...]

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