A day after Liberty Media officially became one of his major shareholders, DirecTV CEO Chase…
Entries from February 2008
DirecTV’s Carey Soft Pedals Content, Distribution Synergies
February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Liberty Media Completes DirecTV Buyout
February 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
John Malone’s Liberty Media said it’s completed its swap of 16.3% of News Corp. for control…
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NFL Network Files Suit Against EchoStar Over Tier Downgrade
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
The National Football League, which gained some legal yardage in its tiering battle with…
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Voom Files Suit Against EchoStar
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
An intra-family battle is brewing between Rainbow Medi#8217;s Voom suite of high-definition…
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Resolved Question: Difference between FTA satellite receiver and standard definition set top box?
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
I’ve always had a standard definition set top box which is connected up to my cable TV. However, recently, I heard about free to air (FTA) satellite receivers (I know, not very up to date!).
Could someone please explain to me the difference between them and what exactly a FTA satellite receiver does?
Is a blind scan (FTA receiver) merely searching for channels similar to picking up of different channels when you first set up the standard definition STB?
I’m really confused! Fingers crossed someone can help!
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Dish’s Ergen Expects 100 HD Nets, 100 Local HD Markets
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Conceding that delays in satellite launches hurt Dish Network competitively, CEO Charlie Ergen…
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DirecTV Spreads Gospel Music Channel
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
DirecTV will sing the praises of Atlanta-based Gospel Music Channel, when it launches the…
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Dish Sub Growth ‘Plummets’ 76% In Q4
February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Dish Network Corp., formerly EchoStar Communications Corp., saw its fourth-quarter net…
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FCC Approves Liberty Takeover of DirecTV
February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved Liberty Medi#8217;s takeover of…
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Intelstat, SISLink Form Strategic Alliance
February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off
Intelsat, Ltd. and SISLink have formed a strategic alliance to launch a high-definition-ready…
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