This Labor Day weekend DirecTV will broadcast select US Open tennis matches in 3D on n3D (channel 103) powered by Panasonic. The men’s and women’s third and fourth rounds will air daily in the afternoon from Sept. 4 through Sept. 6, and be available to customers who have a 3D TV system and have received the 3D software upgrade. Full Story
Not a DirecTV subscriber? No matter. This season you’ll be able to purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket purely for online viewing. But, according to USA Today, the service is geared towards would-be DirecTV customers who cannot get satellite service. The article goes on to say that potential customers will have to prove they are unable to get DirecTV in order to purchase the $350 NFL Sunday Ticket online package (for example if they don’t have a clear south-facing view to place the satellite.) Full Story
DirecTV recently launched Fox Soccer Channel HD and promises over 320 exclusive soccer matches this season — including 28 European matches a week starting this month. DirecTV also launched GolTV HD on Aug. 1, and added Fox Soccer Plus matches in high-definition. Full Story
If you hesitated paying $50 last year for the season subscription to NFL’s Red Zone, you’ll be pleased to know this year the channel will be included with NFL SUNDAY TICKET. In addition, DirecTV has promised every game in HD, the Game Mix Channel, and Short Cuts to the season pass. Full Story
TV legal drama Damages will be moving exclusively to DirecTV. The Sony Pictures/FX production will air 20 new episodes during 2011 and 2012 on DirecTV’s 101 network. DirecTV also gained distribution rights for seasons 1 through 3. Damages stars Glenn Close and Rose Byrne, with episodes also including William Hurt, Lily Tomlin, Martin Short and Ted Danson. Damages broadcasts in 1080i HD and Dolby Digital 5.1.
We thought we would update you with DirecTV’s latest additions to their HD channel lineup. For California residents, there are a couple regional additions which include CSN Bay Area HD and CSN California HD (Comcast SportsNet). And, in Florida, FS Florida HD (Fox Sports Network) has been added. Full Story
DirecTV and Dish Network customers are anticipating the fourth season of Mad Men which airs July 25 on AMC HD. But subscribers to the satellite services will be stuck with the standard-def versions because the providers have not been able to add the high-definition version of the show. Other AMC original shows broadcast in HD include Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Rubicon and The Prisoner. Full Story
DirecTV has completed their promised launch of three dedicated 3D television channels which includes n3D, a linear channel powered by Panasonic featuring the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race in 3D, DIRECTV Cinema which is offering IMAX titles Deep Sea 3D and Under the Sea 3D, and the previously launched EPSN 3D now covering the FIFA World Cup. Full Story
Turner Sports will be bringing NASCAR to your home theater in 3D, starting on July 3, 2010 with the Coke Zero 400 race. This will be NASCAR’s first 3D production and will be available to DirecTV customers (the only TV service mentioned so far) as well as online at NASCAR.COM through their RaceBuddy3D service. Full Story
DirecTV will expand its local HD service next month with the addition of 16 new markets. The additions will bring their total local HD markets up to 155, covering more than 97-percent of U.S. TV households. Major networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC will be offered to customers where available. Full Story
If you’re a baseball fan and DirecTV subscriber you may already be smiling about this news, and plotting a way to get yourself a new HDTV — one that is 3D ready. DirecTV will broadcast two Yankees vs. Mariners games in 3D this July, which marks a first for the MLB and the satellite TV provider. The Yankees vs. the Seattle Mariners games (July 10 and July 11) will be broadcast via a partnership between DirecTV, Yes Network (who owns the Yankees distribution rights), and FSN Northwest. Full Story
DirecTV is the first provider to offer Univision HD and TeleFutura HD nationwide. The two networks, owned by Univision Communications, offer a variety of programming geared toward Spanish speaking viewers. Full Story
The high-def channel war continues as DirecTV fires back a whopper with the announcement of 30 new HD channels starting in May, along with some “fightin’ words” for their direct competitor. “DISH Network is very skilled at grossly inflating their HD numbers,” said DirecTV’s Derek Chang. He added, “you’d be hard pressed to find an actual list of comprehensive HD channels that match their recent claims.” Full Story
DirecTV confirmed it will launch ESPN 3D for the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches starting in June. At the same time the company named the linear 3D channel “N3D” — one of three DirecTV-planned 3D channels. FIFA 2010 debuts with South Africa versus Mexico on June 11, and will continue with up to 25 matches. Full Story
After discussing it for over six months DirecTV and Comcast finally came to an agreement to get Versus back on the satellite’s lineup. DirecTV says Comcast wanted more money for the Versus feed, and Comcast argued DirecTV wanted to cut the channel’s potential audience almost in half from 14 million households. Meanwhile, hockey fans with DirecTV were unable to watch the NHL on Versus. Full Story
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