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Hallmark-DIRECTV Agreement 2008-03-06 13:29:20 Crown Media Holdings, parent company of the Hallmark
Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel announced yesterday an agreement with DIRECTV. The terms of the deal were not released, but the distribution agreement was described as “multi-year.” The deal will also give Direct TV the right to broadcast the Hallmark Movie Channel in both standard and [...] Read more:Agreement
Dish Network Conference Call-Part 3 2008-03-06 08:04:09 A three part review of Dish Network’s 4th quarter conference call
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In the final portion of the Dish Network conference call, executives talked more about competition, the DishDVR, satellite launches, and more HD.
JP Morgan inquired why Dish Network seemed to be so upbeat about 2008 considering competition will only increase from telecom [...]
Dish Network Conference Call-Part 2 2008-03-04 14:20:48 A three part review of Dish Network’s 4th quarter conference call
In this section of the Dish Network conference call, the company talked about their 2008 outlook as far as subscribers, HD, the TiVo lawsuit, and possible stock buybacks.
Standard and Poors asked for guidance on gross additions and SAC (Subscriber Acquisition Cost). Dish Network CEO Charlie [...]
DIRECTV Investors Day 2008-02-29 08:12:43 DIRECTV hosted its “Investors
Day” yesterday and highlighted their outlook for 2008 and beyond. In a word, the company was “conservative” in describing what it sees in the future. The satellite television provider continues to battle not only Dish Network, but also cable and telecom rivals who now offer “triple play” bundles of voice, [...]
NFL Sues Dish Network 2008-02-27 20:17:07 Dish Network lawyers will be busy in the months ahead as the satellite television carrier was slapped with a lawsuit in New York by the NFL. The league filed the suit seeking relief from Dish Network’s recent decision to move the NFL Network to the America’s Top 200 package. The network was previously carried on [...]
NFL Network Still Battling Comcast 2008-02-27 12:02:33 The NFL won a minor court victory yesterday, as an appellate court in New York ruled a case involving Comcast
should be “remanded for further proceedings.” The ruling gives the NFL Network hope of being restored to many more Comcast customers.
Comcast moved the NFL Network to a sports tier, which customers must subscribe to and [...] Read more:Battling
DIRECTV-Liberty Deal Nearly Done 2008-02-26 16:27:36 The long awaited marriage between Liberty Media and DIRECTV looks like it will be completed at any time now that the Federal Communications Commission has given its approval to the transaction. The FCC voted 5-0 to approve the deal, with the three republicans and two democrats approving the transfer of News Corporation’s 38.4% stake [...] Read more:Nearly
Dish Network Reports Earnings 2008-02-26 08:08:02 Dish Network reported 4th quarter 2007 earnings this morning, increasing revenue 12 percent over 2006 numbers. Total revenue was $2.89 billion for the quarter, versus $2.58 in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net earnings for the quarter came in at $175 million, or .39 cents a share, against $135 million or .35 [...] Read more:Earnings
DIRECTV To Show Hometown Heroes 2008-02-25 09:53:37 DIRECTV will present another new original series on its entertainment channel, The 101 entitled “DIRECTV Hometown Heroes.” The series will be hosted by Joan Lunden, of Good Morning America fame, and will feature customers of DIRECTV who have made a difference in their own hometown community.
The series, set to run 10-espisodes, will feature three [...]
DIRECTV 11 Set to Launch 2008-03-12 17:23:28 Sea Launch
, a private company based in Long Beach, California is currently preparing to launch a new satellite for DIRECTV. T he launch of DIRECTV 11 is scheduled to take place on March 17th, at about 4PM Pacific Time. Live coverage of the launch will be available via the Sea Launch website.
The launch will take [...]
Dish Network To Carry CST 2008-03-12 08:14:06 Regional sports network Cox Sports Television receives a boost today as Dish Network picks up the network and begins broadcasting on channel 421.
CST is the home of the New Orleans Hornets, the NFL Saints, and the LSU Tigers. It televises over 350 regional sports events each year. The agreement with Dish [...] Read more:Carry
Comcast CFO on HD 2008-03-11 15:06:20 Comcast still seems to be confused about what HD means to the public. In fact, they seem to think they know better than you as to what you want for your television.
That’s the conclusion that has to be drawn after reviewing the remarks made yesterday by Michael Angelakis, who happens to be the [...] Read more:Comcast
DIRECTV Expands Game Lounge 2008-03-11 08:37:21 DIRECTV announced yesterday an expansion of their “Game Lounge” service, currently available to customers on channel 110. Pat Sajak is joining the Game Lounge platform, and brings with him new games for 2008.
Sajak is best known the host of Wheel of Fortune, and is the founder of his own company Pat Sajak Games. [...]
Big Ten Network-Comcast Nearing Deal 2008-03-10 18:03:32 Is the Big 10 Network finally going to find a home on a major cable provider? Yes, at least according to a report from the Sports Business Journal. The news provider says sources on both sides have said the framework of the agreement is in place for Comcast
to begin [...] Read more:Big Ten
DIRECTV Offers Mega March Madness 2008-03-10 10:40:00 The 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, also known as “MarchMadness
” kicks off on Thursday, March 20th as first round action gets underway. The selection show on Sunday, March 16th is bracket day, as the NCAA tournament committee seeds the teams into four regional brackets.
While CBS Sports will once again do a fine [...] Read more:Offers
Dish Network Signs Local Channel Agreement 2008-03-14 11:57:15 The strategy for DISH Network to market and expand its customer base via its set-top box business is starting to emerge. The satellite TV company announced a carriage agreement with LIN TV to carry the groups 17 local networks in both SD and HD.
Additionally, DISH Network and LIN TV agreed to a marketing [...] Read more:Agreement
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DIRECTV Video-on-Demand Plans 2008-03-13 11:10:18 DIRECTV’s On-Demand product is set to officially launch later this year, in the second quarter according to an article posted today by the Wall Street Journal. Will the product match up with the true video-on-demand (VOD) offerings provided by cable TV?
Beta testing of Direct TV “On-Demand” has been going on since August [...]
DIRECTV 11 Launch Delayed 2008-03-16 23:26:58 Sea Launch
, the contractor hired by DIRECTV to launch a new satellite into orbit tomorrow has put a hold on the mission. DIRECTV 11 was scheduled to lift-off at about 4PM Pacific Time on Monday, but Sea Launch posted a message saying the mission is now on hold.
While no specific [...]
DISH Network Satellite Fails 2008-03-15 17:01:10 DISH Network was dealt a blow today as their newest satellite, the AMC-14, failed to reach geosynchronous transfer orbit. While SES Americom is the actual owner of the satellite, DISH Network was planning on leasing use of the bird to expand HD offerings for its customers.
International Launch Services, or ILS, reported [...]
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Bad News For Dish Network 2008-03-17 23:08:17 Dish Network made its first public statement regarding issues surrounding the AMC-14 satellite launched on Friday, March 14th. In a form 8-K filing today with the SEC, the satellite TV provider confirmed what had been speculated on over the last few days. The satellite made it into orbit, but is lower than it should be, [...]
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DISH Buys Wireless Spectrum 2008-03-21 15:15:41 So what is up DISH Network’s sleeve? That is the question after the results of the wireless spectrum auction was released late yesterday. DISH acquired 163 wireless spectrum licenses at a cost of $711 million dollars. That’s quite an investment for a company struggling to compete against DIRECTV and expanding telecom [...]
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DIRECTV 11 Launch Successful 2008-03-20 16:14:55 Boeing Company, the builder of the new satellite for DIRECTV reported receiving on-board signals from the satellite today. The DIRECTV 11 satellite was launched yesterday from the Pacific Ocean by Sea Launch
after a 48 hour delay.
It was the ninth satellite that Boeing has built for DIRECTV, and the 13,000+ pound [...]
DISH Network Spins HD Plan 2008-03-19 15:28:51 DISH Network went into spin mode yesterday, issuing a press release detailing their HD plan for the rest of 2007. The release promised local HD in several new markets over the next two months. Overall, DISH Network claims it will increase its local HD offerings by 60 percent. Here is a rundown of the new [...]
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DIRECTV Shuts Out Red Sox Nation 2008-03-25 10:28:29 Many fans in Red Sox nation are upset this morning with DIRECTV.
After waking up early across the country to watch Boston take on the Oakland Athletics in the first game of the 2008 baseball season in Japan, many DIRECTV customers were greeted by a blank screen on ESPN2. Some had access on [...]
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DISH Network Makes HD Additions 2008-03-27 19:06:21 After what seems like months, DISH Network has announced its latest local HD additions. So without further delay, customers of DISH Network in these four cities will soon be the lucky recipients of local channel High Definition:
Orlando, Florida
Flint, Michigan,
Austin, Texas
West Palm Beach, Florida
These additions will bring DISH Network’s local market HD penetration rate to [...]
Cox Rates Increase in Louisiana 2008-03-27 14:08:25 Cox Cable customers in Louisiana
will be in for an unpleasant surprise next month when the cable bill arrives. That’s because the operator has announced an increase in prices for subscribers to high speed internet and television services.
The price increase, the first levied in 19 months according to Cox representative Sharon Kleinpeter, will [...]
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Time Warner Expands HD Offerings 2008-03-27 11:28:25 Time Warner
Cable is starting to make strides in their HD channel deployment. The company today added 11 HD channels to some subscribers in Texas.
The areas receiving more HD include Dallas, Plano, Mesquite and Richardson, with additional deployment planned over the next 9 months.
The addition of the 11 channels include [...]
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MLB Extra Innings On Deck 2008-03-26 12:12:55 The 2008 Major League Baseball season has already kicked off, with Boston and Oakland playing two games in Japan to get things started. If you are a true fan of America’s pastime, there is nothing better than the MLB extra innings package to follow all of the action in 2008.
So what [...]
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HD Market Continues Growth 2008-03-26 00:29:14 The future continues to look bright for pay television operators who can provide HD service to residential subscribers. That’s due to the continued strong demand for the crystal clear picture and sound delivered in the high-definition format.
A new study from SNL Kagan predicts that 71 million households will subscribe to HD services by [...]
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