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DirecTV dropped a high-resolution bomb today, announcing that its new 4K TV service will launch Friday on select Samsung 4K/UHD TVs. The service will begin with 19 titles from Paramount Pictures and K2 communications, highlighted by the big-budget visual spectacles … Continue reading →

DISH Network has asked a federal court in Colorado to quash a subpoena from broadcasters that asks the satellite provider to hand over documents related to any discussions it may have held with Aereo, the mobile TV antenna service that … Continue reading →

DIRECTV may try offset some programming fees by developing a set-top box that uses an antenna to receive over-the-air broadcast signals, Patrick Doyle, the company’s chief financial officer, said at a conference in Boston. According to DIRECTV spokesman Darris Gringeri, … Continue reading →

Hulu can definitely improve DirecTV’s offerings, and, perhaps more importantly, DirecTV can improve Hulu. Online presence Unlike other bidders, DirecTV has very little presence in the internet business, and, in case you haven’t heard, the internet is kind of a … Continue reading →

Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH), a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, announced today it will provide DIRECTV with the only authorized head-end video distribution solution for the U.S. lodging and institution market representing five million hotel rooms. … Continue reading →

It’s been a few years since we’ve heard about O3b’s mission to provide affordable internet access where it’s not currently available, and for a while we thought we’d never see it happen. Thankfully, the company’s plans didn’t fall by the … Continue reading →

The DIRECT iPad App gives Public, Business and Private Viewing customers control of all their DIRECTV Receivers from just one iPad! Quickly identify receivers with custom names See what’s playing on all your TVs from one screen Channel surf using … Continue reading →

In a surprising move that solves long standing challenges, DISH is now offering certain commercial customers a great new high-definition solution for commercial distribution purposes. This new solution, called HD Over Coax, is a new approved way for Retailers to … Continue reading →

Directv has released a new update to the MCS, here are some of the new features, MCS 3.14 has a new enhanced user interface which facilitates the user to manage the system and change the MCS configuration via the web … Continue reading →

The high cost of programming was a major issue discussed at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference in Boston.   Due to the high retransmission fees it has to pay to broadcasters, DirecTV will soon test a new … Continue reading →