DirecTV added an additional 6 cities yesterday to bring their local HD markets to 115. The satellite television provider is now just 6 cities away from their year end goal of 121 local HD markets. They now offer local HD broadcasts to over 87% of U.S. TV households. Full Story »
DirecTV will offer an Election Mix Channel tonight which will split coverage of the four major broadcast networks and other leading news channels. Along with NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX, the DirecTV Election Mix Channel will bring coverage of a total of eight channels. CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC will be consistent feeds on the split. One channel will alternate between BBC America and Comedy Central who is providing live coverage. Full Story »
Comcast SportsNet (CSN) in New England is now available to DirecTV customers. The channel will broadcast in HD (High-Definition) 24 hours, seven days a week. Customers will have access to Boston Celtics games in HD along with other regional sports programming. Full Story »
DirecTV added local HD channels in the Dayton Ohio area today, bringing the satellite company’s local HD coverage to 103 U.S. cities. The networks now available in HD are local affiliates WHIO/CBS, WDTN/NBC, WKEF/ABC and WRGT/FOX. Full Story »
DirecTV will offer an Election Mix Channel in HD on Nov. 4, providing split coverage of the four major broadcast networks and other leading news channels. Using the same technology that has been developed for DirecTV sports mixes, viewers will be able to highlight the channel they want to focus on and listen only to that channel’s audio. Full Story »
DirecTV, who co-carried the Friday Night Lights debut episode last Wednesday, drew more than 400,000 viewers. The show was in consideration of being canceled by NBC, but sharing production costs with DirecTV has kept it alive. A statement from the satellite company said they were “very pleased with the results.” Full Story »
Satcaster DirecTV has added local HD channels to several markets. Those markets include: Savannah, GA, Charleston, S.C., Norfolk-Newport News, VA, and Springfield-Holyoke, MA. The company now offers local HD in 98 U.S. cities, representing 83-percent of households. Full Story »
DISH Network suffered a 14-percent drop in shares this morning, after marketing partner AT&T decided it would end their contract next year in favor of rival satellite television provider DirecTV. On January 3, AT&T will start a multi-year agreement with DirecTV. Full Story »
Satellite television provider DirecTV has added additional local HD markets, making local HD programming available through their service in 94 U.S. cities. The new markets include Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina, Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Illinois, and Burlington Vt.-Plattsburgh, New York. Full Story »
October 1st will bring commercial free HD programming to DirecTV subscribers. The third season of Friday Night Lights will make its 101 Network debut at 9pm, ET/PT. DIRECTV subscribers get to watch the episodes commercial-free and in high-definition before the show’s planned NBC run in 2009. Full Story »
Because of threats from Hurricane Ike, DirecTV and ESPN had originally come to an agreement to air the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game at the same time as the Eagles-Cowboys Monday night game. But the storm’s damage has pushed the game forward once again. Full Story »
New York State Police are warning the public about a vendor’s scam to sign-up unsuspecting customers for DirecTV and Dish Network service. Scam victims across Western New York were sent bills for satellite television service they never ordered. Full Story »
Satellite television provider DirecTV added local HD channels in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area last week. The new networks include networks are available in HD: WBRZ/ABC, WAFB/CBS, WGMB/FOX and WVLA/NBC. DirecTV now offers local HD channels in 85 cities, which is close to 80-percent of U.S. households. Full Story »
According to a Reuters report, TiVo and DirecTV are teaming up to develop a new DVR. Shares of Tivo went up 32 cents a share this morning following the announcement. The two companies will extend their current partnership and have included in the agreement the development of a new high-definition DirecTV DVR with TiVo service. Full Story »
DIRECTV now offers local HD channels in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The new stations include WTVC/ABC, WDEF/CBS, WDSI/FOX and WRCB/NBC.
DIRECTV also launched local HD channels in Augusta, Georgia and Johnstown-Altoona, PA this week. In Augusta the stations include: WJBF/ABC, WRDW/CBS and WFXG/FOX. In Johnstown-Altoona the channels include: WTAJ/CBS and WJAC/NBC. Full Story »
Satellite television provider DIRECTV now offers local HD programming in 82 cities with the additions of the Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania areas. DIRECTV now covers 77-percent of US households, and has set a goal of adding 39 more local HD markets by the end of 2008.
The local channels, WTAJ/CBS and WJAC/NBC, are now available in high-definition in those markets. DIRECTV will add other local HD channels in the area as they become available. Full Story »
Satellite television provider DIRECTV has added local HD markets in the Lincoln, Nebraska and Rochester, New York areas today. In Lincoln, the following local channels have been added in HD: KLKN/ABC, KOLN/CBS and KHAS/NBC. In Rochester, DIRECTV added high-definition channels for WHAM/ABC, WROC/CBS, WUHF/FOX and WHEC/NBC. Full Story »
DIRECTV added 4 new HD channels yesterday but may have disappointed many customers who expected 30 new HD channels. The additions of ABC Family HD (Ch. 311), Planet Green HD (Ch. 286), Showtime Showcase HD (Ch. 541) and Showtime Extreme HD (Ch. 542) are welcome additions to the lineup but don’t bring the satellite provider’s HD offerings up to 130 as was promised. Full Story »
PGA Championship gets expanded coverage including TNT & CBS broadcasts, Interactive Features, and PGA Mix Channel
DIRECTV will offer customers a full interactive experience with its PGA Championship coverage. The free service will deliver four HD (High-Definition) channels covering the event. Three of those channels will focus on specifics of the tournament, including Featured Group of the day, Featured Holes, and Players in Depth. The 4th channel will carry the full CBS/TNT live network coverage. Full Story »
