Tag: DIRECTV

Next week, two channels will begin broadcasting 3-D programming around the clock, albeit to a limited audience. 3net, a 3-D joint venture from IMAX, Discovery and Sony, will launch on Sunday night, just one day before ESPN begins full-time broadcasting on ESPN 3D. For the moment, 3net plans to air many of the same shows on loop, including 20 hours of original programming in February. The ...

Despite a weak economy and more online options for viewers, satellite and cable operators will, once again, increase their prices in 2011. According to The Hollywood Reporter, analyst Craig Moffett predicts that most of the average price increases will be in the mid-to-low single-digit percentages. If you're a glass-half-full kind of person, these increases will, for the most part, be smaller ...

Targeted advertising is all over the Internet. Soon, it might be all over our televisions, too. As the Wall Street Journal reports, DirecTV is planning to launch, next year, a targeted TV ad service, which would feed personalized commercials to nearly 10 million homes. These so-called 'addressable ads' would be tailored to the demographics of each home. Dog owners, for example, would receive ...

If you're the type who thinks baseball is boring, just you wait for this weekend's match-ups (July 10th and 11th) between the Yankees and the Mariners on DirecTV. The games will be carried, by YES in the Northeast and FSN in the Northwest, in brilliant, magical, life-altering 3-D! Of course, you'll need one of those expensive 3-D TVs, and enough 3-D glasses to pass around to the entire family, ...

According to Geekosystem, many a DirecTV customer who owns the company's HD DVR woke up Tuesday to find that their device wouldn't work. The glitch was apparently a result of the satellite company's Whole-Home DVR service, which allows customers to record and watch shows in any room of their house with just one DVR unit. When this roll-out occurred late Monday night, some updated program guide ...

America's favorite pastime will get a makeover later this summer, when Major League Baseball (MLB) broadcasts its first games in 3-D. According to MLB Fanhouse, the July 10th and 11th games between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners will be broadcast in 3-D by DirecTV, but only for viewers in the YES Network and Fox Sports Northwest network coverage area. If you don't have a 3-D TV ...

Back in the '90s, Chris Farley and David Spade ruled the comedy landscape. But when Farley tragically overdosed, it was clear that Spade was just riding the big guy's coattails. In light of a recently debuted DirecTV commercial (video after the break), it appears that Spade doesn't intend to stop, either. If you've turned on the television lately, you've probably seen the satellite provider's ...

Thankfully, football season is right around the corner. That's right, time to enjoy some ice-cold beverages on the couch while watching your favorite team either triumph or flounder each weekend. While it might be a long season for some fans (sorry again, Detroit), no one wants to miss a minute of it. Thanks to Apple and DirecTV, you won't. DirecTV's 'Supercast Mobile' iPhone app allows fans to ...

Don't have DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket because you can't get satellite service? You're in luck, because we've gotten word from the Wall Street Journal and Business Insider that DirecTV's new contract with the NFL includes a provision for bringing exclusive out-of-market games to you online, on your phone, or via your cable service. In addition, America's most profitable league can now pursue ...

There are plenty of places to watch TV episodes online, like Joost and YouTube, but in terms of overall content and quality of content, Hulu is the best. It offers shows and movies from most of the big players, including Fox, NBC, MGM, and Sony, but it may have a little more competition coming soon from an unlikely source: DirecTV. The company, known for its digital satellites (and incessant ...

Satellite-based television provider DirecTV recently began beta testing new on-demand technology that enables viewers to browse, select and watch movies, tv episodes, and other content. While on-demand features have been available for years with cable providers such as Comcast, they have not been available through DirecTV, due to the one-way nature of satellite TV. By combining a digital video ...

DirecTV is breaking out the big guns in the war for TV superiority. The satellite TV provider has bumped up its HD lineup from just a handful of channels to over 70, with plans to offer 100 by the year's end. T Overnight, this addition channels pushes DirecTV from dead last in the HD race to first, and by a huge margin. For example, satellite TV competitor Dish Network -- previously the HD ...