http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog If it's Digital, it's Here - DISH Network, Direct TV and more Wed, 21 May 2008 16:44:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you finally decided it’s time to cut the cord….the cable cord, that is. Congratulations on moving into the 21st century! Pretty simple decision, right? After all, there are really only two major contenders in the arena of satellite television providers: Direct TV and Dish Network. Oh, but that’s only the beginning. Here’s ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/07/02/dish-network-vs-direct-tv/ I just came across this news story that I thought was really cool. I've written here before about how sports fans are one demographic of the TV-watching public that's been driving this mass exodus from cable to satellite services, and DirecTV in particular. The problem is that the cable industry ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2008/05/21/cool-way-to-get-around-sports-blackouts-from-direct-tv/ So as you all know I do definitely try and keep up with how both Dish Network and Direct TV are scrambling to add new HD channels all the time -- it's one of the things that makes me prefer satellite TV over cable. But anyway, I thought you all ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2008/05/13/did-you-guys-catch-the-new-hd-channels-on-dish-network/ Hey gang, Quick update today. We just got word from Direct TV that they plan on introducing local HD coverage in 76 new markets by the middle of 2008, which would give them coverage in 75% of US households. Remember, we're talking LOCAL HD here, so this is kind of big ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/12/05/direct-tv-hd-local-channels-to-be-available-in-75-of-us-markets-by-mid-2008/ Another quick hit today as I'm still preparing a really cool story for you guys on that Facebook poll I ran over the weekend. I just read over at TVPredictions.com that the success and popularity of HD programming on satellite TV carriers Dish Network and Direct TV is leading many networks ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/12/02/more-than-five-dozen-new-hd-channels-to-launch-in-2008/ Hey Gang -- sorry for the relative lack of an update today, but on Friday night I ran a little poll over on Facebook (you're on Facebook, right?) to get a sense of what people's attitudes are about HDTV as we enter the prime gift-giving season. I got some very ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/12/01/some-cool-hdtv-stats-coming-soon/ If you're lucky enough to be a Direct TV subscriber, you're probably already familiar with Channel 101. It's here that Direct TV offers up some pretty cool original programming -- stuff you can ONLY find on Direct TV and nowhere else. The other day the company announced a few new shows ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/11/30/direct-tv-101-new-shows-announced/ Okay, so by now you may be getting tired of this story. But I still think we need to keep asking why the cable companies continue -- and I mean time and time again -- to put their customers' interests behind their own ego. I just read a great story over ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/11/29/why-does-cable-continue-to-tick-off-subscribers/ I just read a story over at the Arizona Republic's website that really bears some mentioning here. A lot of readers have written to me over the past few days asking what kind of HD set they should be looking at -- Plasma, LCD, etc., and then of course what ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/11/28/going-hd-your-provider-is-just-as-important-as-your-tv/ It should come as no surprise to anyone that many of the biggest cable operators in the country are once again going toe to toe with a major sports league and coming out on the bottom. Last year we had them nearly lose the right to broadcast baseball's Extra Innings ... http://digitaltvdojo.com/blog/2007/11/27/mass-exodus-to-satellite-tv-being-driven-by-nfl-network/