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Taking on no. 1: DBS duo aims at Comcast.(DIRECTV Inc)(EchoStar Communications Corp)(Digital Broadcast System )
Satellite-TV giants DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. are turning the screws on top U.S. MSO Comcast Corp., with EchoStar offering huge discounts in six Comcast markets and DirecTV running a promotion in Washington, D.C. DirecTV is cap Satellite-TV giants DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar...
Tags: Comcast Corp., digital broadcast, DirecTV, EchoStar Communications Corp.
Research articles 2005-07-25
DBS cranks lip anti-cable ads.(Digital Broadcast System )
Not content to add customers while cable is losing them, satellite-TV providers are ratcheting up new marketing campaigns that range from mocking cable's customer service to promising cheaper programming and better sports packages. Last week, Not content to...
Tags: advertisement, cable, CSR, digital broadcast, DirecTV, EchoStar Communications Corp., satellite
Research articles 2004-08-23
Whatever it takes to get ahead: News Corp. plays to win with DBS service.(Special report close up: DirectTV)(Digital Broadcast Satellite)
With 13.5 million subscribers, DirecTV has pushed ahead to become the second-largest multichannel provider in the country, behind only Comcast. But in an extremely competitive environment it's going to need every bell and whistle to wrest subscribe With 13.5 million subscribers, DirecTV has pushed...
Tags: digital broadcast, DirecTV, News Corp.
Research articles 2004-11-29

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BroadBandUSA is appointed as an ISO for Pace Electronics and DirecTV
Business Editors & Technology Writers ST. PAUL, Minn.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 20, 2001 On February 16, 2001, BroadBandUSA entered into an agreement with Pace Electronics and DirecTV to act as an Independent System Operator ISO. DirecTV, Inc. operates a direct digital stereo satellite service through which subscribers are able...
Tags: DirecTV, electronics, ISO, NETWORKING, satellite, TVs
Research articles 2001-04-20
H-P lands DirecTV contract.
DirecTV has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Hewlett-Packard that calls for H-P to supply on-air digital storage and video server playback systems for the new DirecTV Los Angeles Broadcast Center. H-P will supply more than 30 of its MPEG-2 Medi DirecTV has signed a multimillion-dollar deal...
Tags: DirecTV, Hewlett-Packard Co., storage
Research articles 1998-08-03
Olympics in UD a reality: NBC, HDNet partner to bring coverage to NBC digital affiliates, DirecTV subscribers. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)
The 2002 Winter Olympics will be broadcast in high definition by NBC'S digital affiliates and HIDNet, carried on DirecTV HDNet will provide the vehicles and technical support needed for the 1080i broadcasts. The HD coverage will total 24 hour ...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., DirecTV
Research articles 2001-12-03
Intel, DIRECTV Advance Digital Home Entertainment Experience; Intel and DIRECTV Announce First Ever Premium Digital Broadcast Entertainment Service to Embrace Intel® Viiv™ Technology
LAS VEGAS -- DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital television service provider, and Intel Corporation today announced a ground-breaking joint effort to enable remote viewing of DIRECTV's entertainment services and programming to PC screens, laptops, portable media players and set-top boxes through IntelR ViivTM technology later in 2006. The move...
Tags: DirecTV, entertainment, home entertainment, Intel Corp.
Research articles 2006-01-06
Two more players entering DBS derby.(digital broadcast satellite television, EchoStar and AlphaStar)
EchoStar and AlphaStar will compete with DIRECTV, Primestar and USSB EchoStar and AlphaStar will compete with DIRECTV, Primestar and USSB
Tags: digital broadcast, EchoStar Communications Corp., TV
Research articles 1995-08-28
Time Warner, Directv Sign Retransmission Deals - Statistical Data Included
Snagging 3rd of 4 major broadcast networks, Time Warner Cable TWC signed long-term retransmission consent agreement with NBC May 17 that permits MSO to carry NBC's local TV stations, digital signals and cable networks through 2008. Eight-year, $200 million-plus deal, which extends and expands upon TWC's existing retransmission contract...
Tags: ABC Inc., agreement, Cable, DirecTV, Disney Corp., EchoStar Communications Corp., NBC Universal Inc., network, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Time Warner Cable Inc., Time Warner Inc., TVs
Research articles 2000-05-22
Fox Interactive Morphs Into News Corp. Digital Media; Management Reshuffle
So the ghost of Fox Interactive Media is finally buried, and now emerges the winner, ready to take on the world…or whatever. News Corp (NYSE: NWS). Digital Media NDM is the new name of News Corp.‘s digital media group headed by Jon Miller, and the group will oversee MySpace,...
Tags: Strategy, Security, Fox Interactive Media, Hemanshu Nigam, News Corp., NDM, Business Affairs Dan Fawcett, SVP, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Industry Moves, Companies, Fox, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-09-30
DirecTV, TiVo redo DVR alliance.(DIRECTV Inc., TiVo Inc. strategic alliance)(Brief Article)
The updated strategic relationship between DirecTV Inc. and TiVo Inc., its digital video recorder partner, will put more customer-service and acquisition responsibilities in the direct broadcast satellite provider's hands, the two companies said la The updated strategic relationship between DirecTV Inc. and TiVo ...
Tags: alliance, digital video recorder, DirecTV, strategic alliance, TiVo Inc.
Research articles 2002-02-25
Sony is the first consumer electronics company. (wins rights to Digital Satellite System for direct broadcast satellite service) (Brief Article)
Sony is the first consumer electronics company to secure rights to make the Digital Satellite System, the in-home receiver and dish combination for the DirecTv and United States Satellite Broadcasting direct broadcast satellite service, after Thoms Sony is the first consumer electronics company to...
Tags: consumer electronics, consumer electronics company, electronics company, Sony Corp.
Research articles 1993-10-25
THOMSON, HUGHES SIGN DBS PACT.(direct broadcast satellite receivers)(Brief Article)
Hughes Electronics Corp.'s DirecTv Inc. unit and Thomson S.A.'s Thomson Multimedia unit agreed to jointly develop and distribute direct-broadcast satellite receivers and integrate DirecTv reception capability in Thomson Multimedia digital televisions Hughes Electronics Corp.'s DirecTv Inc. unit and Thomson S.A.'s Thomson Multimedia unit agreed to...
Tags: DirecTV, Thomson Corp.
Research articles 1998-08-10
DIRECTV Adds 15 More Channels to Its Los Angeles Local Broadcast Channel Package; Additional Local Channels Now Available at No Extra Charge
Business & Entertainment Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 27, 2001 DIRECTV Inc., provider of the nation's leading digital television service, announced that beginning today, Dec. 27, 2001, it will offer 15 additional local broadcast channels via satellite for its DIRECTV customers in the Los Angeles designated market area...
Tags: DirecTV, PBS, TVs
Research articles 2001-12-27
DirecTV Nets World Cup Broadcast Rights for Latin America - Brief Article
FT.LAUDERDALE, FLA.--DirecTV Latin America has acquired exclusive TV and radio broadcast rights to the FIFA World Cup finals in 2002 and 2006 for Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Valued at more than $400 million, the deal provides for DirecTV to carry over 1,000 hours of digital FIFA World...
Tags: DirecTV, FIFA, World Cup
Research articles 2001-01-01
DIRECTV to Offer 2003 NBA All-Star Game in High-Definition; HD Broadcast will also include All-Star Saturday Night Activities
Sports Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 5, 2003 DIRECTV Inc., the nation's leading digital satellite entertainment provider, announced today it will offer this weekend's 2003 NBA All-Star Game and All-Star Saturday Night Activities in high-definition HDTV. A joint production of TNT and NBA TV, the league's 24-hour...
Tags: DirecTV, game, HDTV, NBA, TVs
Research articles 2003-02-05
High-flying DBS.(direct broadcast satellite producers DIRECTV and EchoStar Communications are working with Boeing)(Brief Article)
DBS makers are working with two commercial airlines to develop a mobile satellite system for airplanes. DIRECTV and EchoStar Communications are working with Boeing on a digital satellite system that hinges on an airplane-mounted satellite antenna. Th DBS makers are working with two commercial airlines to...
Tags: Boeing Co., DirecTV, EchoStar Communications Corp., mobile, satellite
Research articles 1996-08-26
DIRECTV Offers ABC HD in ABC's 10 Owned TV Station Markets; DIRECTV Now Delivers National HD Feeds of All Four Major Broadcast Networks
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading and fastest-growing digital television service provider, announced today that it is now offering ABC high-definition HD programming - that includes primetime hits such as "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Lost" - to eligible customers in the 10 markets where...
Tags: ABC Inc., DirecTV, network
Research articles 2005-01-25
DiviCom and JVC Supply DIRECTV Japan; DIRECTV Japan Looks to DiviCom for ATM Expertise and MediaView Encoders
MILPITAS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 1, 1998--DiviCom Inc. (Nasdaq:CUBE) and Victor Company of Japan Limited JVC today announced that they have secured a contract to supply headend equipment and systems integration to DIRECTV Japan DTVJ, the direct broadcast satellite service provider. DiviCom and JVC have a long-standing strategic partnership to jointly provide...
Tags: ATM, DirecTV, JVC
Research articles 1998-10-01
Media Cash for Clunkers and Other Deal Mania in 2010
At least 200 media and tech companies seeking digital revenue nirvana could be involved in deals in 2010  -- even if it means unraveling the past two decades of building and buying. UBS UBS has assembled a list of potential targets for media acquisitions...
Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Media, CBS Corp., UBS AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Business Structures, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Diane Mermigas
Blog posts 2009-11-02
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