Versus returns to DirecTV today
on March 16, 2010
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


DirecTV along with Panasonic displayed a satellite feed of 3D content at CES 2010. Reps for the satellite provider confirmed plans to launch a 3D channel this coming June (which is when
DirecTV has added content from Mark Cuban owned networks HDNet and HDNet Movies. Over 20 hours from HDNet, and 25 movies from HDNet Movies are now part of the DirecTV video-on-demand library. 

DirecTV has loaded up the newest Bond film Quantum of Solace in 1080p to their HD VOD library, along with a collection of James Bond classics including Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, Goldfinger, and From Russia With Love. Other Bond favs added include Die Another Day, Golden Eye and the precursor to Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale. 
Friday Night Lights Season 3 will debut tonight on NBC in HD. But the new season will not be without any spoilers, as the show has already aired last Fall on DirecTV. So while the show’s third season will have its second premiere, it has a chance to build a bigger audience who didn’t catch it via satellite. 
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