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Home Theater December 6, 2004 Darryl Wilkinson |
Even more HDTV from VOOM The third satellite provider shows it's no also-ran as it gets ready to beef up its already hefty HD channel lineup. The latest order? Five more geostationary telecommunications satellites from Lockheed Martin.  |
Home Theater August 5, 2008 Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Providers Step Up HD Offerings Both DirecTV and the Dish Network announced last week that they would offer viewers more HD channels. Dish also announced it would do video on demand in 1080p.  |
Home Theater October 20, 2003 |
Cablevision Launches Voom Satellite service offers 21 HDTV channels, standard fare, plus more to come.  |
Home Toys October 2004 |
Get The Most From Your HDTV While some cable and satellite companies are beginning to work HD into their lineups, one new satellite service, VOOM, was created with HD expressly in mind.  |
Home Theater January 24, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson |
VOOM and Gloom Was it a flawed business model that brought down the VOOM HD-centric satellite service, or was it something smaller but much more powerful?  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Brendan Mathews |
DirecTV Dishes Out High-Def The satellite-TV provider has a leg up in a tough industry, thanks to its aggressive focus on HDTV. Investors, take note.  |
Home Theater December 3, 2003 |
HDTV Sales Jump 50% Price drops, more programming combine to push hardware sales to new heights.  |
Home Theater October 1, 2007 |
MGM Lion to Roar in HD DirecTV will get a leg up on the Dish Network this fall with the launch of the MGM HD channel.  |
Home Theater January 7, 2005 Darryl Wilkinson |
CES - Day 1 DISH Network's big announcement was that they will begin offering a Video On Demand... DIRECTV touted the soon-to-be-launched satellites which will give them the capability of offering local broadcast HD channels...  |
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 David Lee Smith |
DirecTV Churns Out One Solid Quarter With subscriber defections slowing, DirecTV was able to increase its quarterly income by more than 40%. From the perspective of savvy investors, it looks like there is money to made from DirecTV.  |
Home Theater April 23, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite HD and 3D Channels Grow Both DirecTV and Dish Network beef up their high-def content.  |
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Larry Armstrong |
Must-Have Toys For HDTV Buffs Receivers with built-in DVRs make recording programs a cinch: DirecTV's HR10-250... Dish Network's DVR-921...  |
Wired June 2006 Frank Rose |
Prime Time for Hi-Def Gorgeous movies. Eye-popping sports. Hyper-real crime dramas. HDTV finally arrives.  |
Home Theater July 2003 Rebecca Day |
Baby Steps to HDTV The process may be painful, but the result is a bundle of joy.  |
PC Magazine September 13, 2006 Robert Heron |
Expert View: Big Screens Don't Always Mean HDTV The most insidious problem is the fact that all video on TV is highly compressed.  |
PC World May 2004 Yardena Arar |
HDTV Answer Guide Ready for next-generation television? Before you take the high-definition high dive, read this guide to the services, the sets, and more.  |
Home Theater February 17, 2003 |
DirecTV's Full-court Press Direct satellite broadcaster DirecTV is making an aggressive move with live high-definition coverage of National Basketball Association games this season.  |
Home Theater July 31, 2003 |
Fox Plans HDTV, Comcast Adds ESPN HD High-definition television got a big boost from two major sources in July.  |
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 Robert Heron |
HD Inequality The efficiency of modern video compression enables multiple channels of digital programming where, previously, only one analog channel was possible.  |
Home Theater June 1, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
DirecTV Fixes Some STBs for 3D If you've got an H21, H23, H24, or HD21 box, you're in. Older set-top boxes will be left out in the 2D cold.  |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Anders Bylund |
Low Churn, Happy DirecTV Investors A little short-term pain leads to lots of long-term cash for DirecTV. Spending more money now on the high-def and DVR boxes they're putting into customers homes, the satellite TV leader knows that this strategy will return higher demand from customers and a higher revenue stream in the future.  |
PC World June 2004 Anne Kandra |
The Cable-or-Satellite Conundrum TV lovers finally have a real choice. Here's how to pick the right cable or satellite service.  |
Home Theater February 10, 2003 |
Showtime Boosts HD Programming Showtime Networks has announced that it will "substantially increase" its high-definition programming for 2003, with sports events, movies and many of its original series airing in the digital format.  |
Home Theater March 24, 2008 |
Satellite Providers Can Ax Local HD Local stations suffered a setback in the transition to digital television last week when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that satellite providers needn't carry local signals in HD till 2013.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Pulls the Plug on DISH Network Disney and DISH battle over HD channel programming fees.  |
Popular Mechanics July 2008 Joel Johnson |
How to Get the Best HDTV When Satellite Carriers Degrade Quality Over-the-air HD signals tend to be of very high quality -- and they are free. All you need to receive them is an HDTV and an antenna.  |
Home Theater September 2002 Mark Fleischmann |
Having a Ball with HDTV A sharper, wider view of the current sports action and what you can expect in the future.  |
Home Theater September 2, 2008 |
BDA: HD Claims Misleading Satellite operators and others that claim to supply full HD are "irresponsible" and "misleading," says the Blu-ray Disc Association.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Rick Steier |
DirecTV in Perfect Focus No other content delivery company can compare to DirecTV, for services and financial strength.  |
PC World August 2006 Yardena Arar |
HDTV: Is Now the Best Time to Buy? Deciding when to move to high-definition TV involves more than just the set.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Anders Bylund |
Subscriber Growth Is a Dish Best Served Hot ... but it has gone stone cold for Dish Network.  |
Home Toys August 2005 James Russo |
Choosing a Home Satellite TV System DirecTV vs. Dish Network and Cable  |
Home Theater December 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
DirecTV Readies First 3D Channel The first 3D channel is coming to satellite. DirecTV plans to announce it next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Only Wants the Big Spenders Dish and DirecTV are locked in mortal combat. Will lower prices beat higher quality -- or vice versa?  |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Anders Bylund |
Quality Customers, Quality Profits Satellite TV operator DIRECTV Group is turning a profitable corner right about now, and it's all thanks to a smart customer recruiting policy.  |
AskMen.com Craig Mazin |
Mr. Tech: Maximize Your HD Experience Here's a brief primer on HDTV technology.  |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Bill Mann |
Was That "Voom," "Boom," or "Doom?" Cablevision unloads a terminal money loser, and its CEO shows some backbone.  |
PC World June 2004 Cathy Lu |
Record HDTV--But No Sopranos Pricey LST-3410A digital video recorder/receiver for high-definition TV comes with some limitations.  |
Home Theater October 18, 2004 Darryl Wilkinson |
High Definition Movie Downloads CinemaNow takes first steps toward legitimate HD movie downloads.  |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Anders Bylund |
DIRECTV Wins More Than It Loses With 18.4 million total subscribers, DIRECTV is becoming a force to be reckoned with.  |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Fool on the Street: DirecTV Is Flying Higher High-quality video, savvy sports programming, and targeted growth help DirecTV compete with cable. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Commodity Broadcast Media Is a Dish Served Cold One of the satellite TV operators has figured out how to survive in the Internet age and the other one hasn't.  |
Home Theater July 2, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
DirecTV, Panasonic Bow n3D Channel Look out, 3DTV-owning DirecTV subscribers. You're about to get an eyeful of 3D in a partnership between the satellite operator and Panasonic.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Toby Shute |
Fool on the Street: Hearing Directly From DirecTV DirecTV has proved the skeptics wrong thus far, but can it match cable over the long term? Investors, take note.  |
Home Theater July 21, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
XStreamHD to Offer Lionsgate VOD Dish Network subscribers can get it through HD Media Server.  |
BusinessWeek December 5, 2005 Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing.  |
Home Theater April 29, 2003 |
Full-time HD Channels Due in Fall High-definition programming will expand substantially this year, with the addition of up to three new full-time HD channels from pay-per-view-provider iN Demand.  |
InternetNews November 8, 2005 Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, DirecTV Take VOD Primetime Deals to offer popular TV shows at 99 cents per episode could boost digital cable and on-demand.  |
BusinessWeek December 18, 2006 Stephen H. Wildstrom |
You Heard Right: HD Radio HD radio aims to deliver big improvements in quality and a wealth of new services. But as with digital television, HD radio's reality falls far short of its promise.  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2011 David Williamson |
Want Every NFL Game? No Problem! NFL Sunday Ticket is now available on PlayStation 3.  |