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Dish Network's new VIP222K now in stores
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 Echostar’s new VIP222K high definition receiver has been released just in time for Christmas and in time for the February 2009 cut-off of all analog over the air television signals.
The new receiver comes with an off-air digital tuner cartridge, allowing viewing of either digital local off air signals or Dish Network standard or high definition satellite broadcast signals on 2 separate televisions.
The new digital tuner is important because after February 2009, all over the air broadcasts will be in digital only and will require either a digital television, or a digital tuner in order to continue receiving them on older analog televisions.
Independently watch programming on two TVs – one HDTV and one SDTV
TV1 viewing location
• Connect to an HDTV to view SD and HD DISH Network
programming and HD over the air digital broadcas ...
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 Posted on Tue 16 Dec 2008, 9:24 PM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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Dish, ComCorp Engaged in Retransmission Dispute
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 Station Group Warns Satellite Provider May Stop Carrying Its Signals
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News
After settling one retransmission-consent dispute, Dish Network is in another flap with a broadcaster over the issue of cash-for-carriage.
Stations owned by Communications Corp. of America are warning their viewers that Dish Network may stop carrying their signals. It’s unclear exactly how many stations are involved, but WGMB-TV in Baton Rouge, La., KADN-TV in Lafayette, La., KMSS-TV in Shreveport, La., KPEJ-TV in Odessa, Texas, KVEO-TV in Brownsville, Texas, KETK-TV in Jacksonsville-Tyler, Texas, and KTSM-TV in El Paso, Texas, have all posted warnings on their Web sites that Dish may drop them.
For example, WGMB said, “Dish Network has refused to consider our offer, which is similar in terms granted to other local stations. Keep in mind you currently pay Dish Network nearly $6 per month for local stations. We offered WGMB t ...
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Posted on Tue 16 Dec 2008, 8:40 PM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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Liberty set to benefit from directv
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 By PETER LAURIA, New York Post
In a move designed to highlight the value of DirecTV, the board of John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. plans to move forward with a spin-off of the unit that houses most of its stake in the satellite-television operator.
Liberty's 52 percent stake in DirecTV is valued at more than $12 billion based on the unit's $24 billion market capitalization. But Liberty itself is only worth $6.7 billion.
According to Liberty CEO Greg Maffei, the spin-off, which had been in the works, "will reduce the discount from fair value" in the company's stock and give it a new currency to "pursue strategic objectives."
DirecTV has long been rumored to be a potential merger partner for AT&T, and now that the tie-up of satellite-radio operators Sirius and XM was approved by regulators, industry observers are whispering that rival EchoStar may make another run at merging with DirecTV.
EchoStar Corp. and D ...
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Posted on Tue 16 Dec 2008, 8:35 PM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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TV viewers in S.D. at risk of losing channels
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 Seth Tupper The Daily Republic
Published Friday, December 12, 2008
A national trend of disputes pitting broadcasters against cable and satellite television providers has spread to eastern South Dakota, putting upwards of 15,000 viewers at risk of losing channels or suffering a rate increase.
KSFY, the Sioux Falls ABC affiliate that serves the eastern part of the state, is in a dispute with four cable television providers. KSFY has historically given its signal to the cable providers for free — as have other broadcasters — but KSFY and its Texas-based parent company, Hoak Media, now want to charge for it.
Negotiations on a price for what’s known as a “retransmission” agreement have failed so far. If new agreements or extensions to the existing free agreements are not reached by Dec. 31, KSFY and its popular ABC programs, such as “Desperate Housewives” and “Dancing with the Stars,” could be dropped from the cable lineups of Garretson-ba ...
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Posted on Sun 14 Dec 2008, 12:57 AM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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DirecTV Expands Local HD, PBS Programming in Talahassee
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 DirecTV is now offering local HD programming to customers in the Tallahassee, FL, designated market area. The company now offers local HD broadcast channels in 116 cities, representing more than 87 percent of U.S. TV households.
In other DirecTV news, the company has launched a second wave of local public TV stations in HD, adding 10 more markets. DirecTV launched 14 markets last week and plans to roll out additional markets through the end of the year and in 2009. Local PBS stations in HD were launched today in the following markets: Burlington, Vt.-Plattsburgh, NY; Toledo and Youngstown, OH; Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI; Indianapolis; Knoxville, TN; San Diego and San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Springfield-Holyoke, MA; and Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL.
Under an agreement reached late last year by DirecTV, the Association of Public Television Stations and PBS, DirecTV will offer HD programming from local public TV stations in markets where it now provides l ...
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Posted on Sun 14 Dec 2008, 12:39 AM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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TiVo and DirecTV in marriage counseling, developing new TiVo HD DVR box
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 TiVo has announced that they have extended their service agreement with DirecTV, a new 5 year deal, which now includes the development, marketing and distribution of a new high definition DVR featuring the popular TiVo service. This looks to be the beginning to an end of a strained relationship between the two. In 2005, shortly after NDS took the reins at DirecTV, it was announced that DirecTV would be switching to in-house NDS designed DVR’s, for new installations. The new boxes paled in comparison to the older DirecTV-TiVo systems and were not overly popular as the interface was cold and uninviting compared to the friendly TiVo interface.
In 2006, DirecTV and TiVo extended their service agreement for an additional 3 years, allowing them to extend their service to existing customers, however neither they nor DirecTV were marketing to new customers.
Now that NDS is no longer calling the shots at DirecTV, it makes sense for them to revisit the TiVo pla ...
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Posted on Sun 14 Sep 2008, 7:02 PM
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Digital Satellite TV Articles
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Tivo vs. Echostar ruling delayed
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Posted by : RiseStar , Lounge0101 Administrator
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 The seemingly never ending squabble between TiVo and Echostar over TiVo’s DVR patented “Time Warp” technology was further delayed this week by a federal judge in Texas who has delayed his decision on until as late as November.
In August 2006, a jury finding found Echostar liable for infringing on TiVo’s patented “Time Warp” technology which allows viewing of one program while recording another. It was ordered that Echostar disable their infringing DVR systems within 30 days and TiVo was initially awarded $90 million in damages.
Echostar appealed the decision, and was granted a stay of the injunction until the appeal could be heard. In early 2008, the appeal was upheld in part, including the awarded damages.
TiVo asserts that they are owed up to an additional $220 million in royalties and lost profits from the 18 month delay caused by the appeals process. Echostar disputes this, claiming that they had created a “work-around” in their DV ...
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Posted on Thu 11 Sep 2008, 8:09 PM
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08/04/2008 11:20 AM
In order to give the website a better focus, we are phasing out the less popular areas of the site, including the high definition and digital video recorder areas and forums. This will leave the site focused on digital satellite television and satellite radio.
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Who Do You Think You Are?
NBC
8:00 pm ET
Intrigued by a rumor that his paternal grandmother had white ancestry, football legend Emmitt Smith explores his family roots, traveling from rural Alabama into colonial Virginia and beyond as he uncovers a personal story that is more dramatic than he ever imagined.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
MAX
8:15 pm ET
This ingenious 1988 movie won raves from critics for its skillful marriage of live action and animation. Bob Hoskins has the leading flesh-and-blood role as a private eye trying to clear a cartoon character of murder. It's the 'toons, however -- Roger Rabbit, his sultry wife, Jessica, and a huge cast of familiar favorites -- from Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop to Donald and Daffy Duck -- who are the real stars of this show.
Dog Whisperer
NGC
9:00 pm ET
Cesar tries to help a boy with a beloved Siberian husky whose once-sweet nature has transformed into such relentless hyperactive behavior that the dog can only be viewed in the backyard through the safety of a sliding glass door. Cesar also tries to help longtime veterinarian friend Dr. Rick Garcia with some of his more neurotic doggie patients in the new episode "A Dog and His Boy; Mobile Vet."
DogTown
NGC
8:00 pm ET
Animal care operations manager Jeff Popowich and Dr. Mike Dix travel to a Navajo community in Arizona, where they hope to spay and neuter dozens of dogs in two days to help reduce the exploding canine population crisis there. Back at DogTown, trainer Pat Whitacre tries to help Wilson, a Lab mix, get over his compulsive hole digging in the new episode "Dogs in Need."
House
FOX
8:00 pm ET
Dr. House has left the building. Worried that returning to his old job will cause him to revert to his old habits, House (Hugh Laurie) resigns and throws himself into a new hobby: cooking. With Foreman (Omar Epps) in charge, the team tries to diagnose a video game creator who would rather rely on the Internet than on his flesh-and-blood doctors. Robert Sean Leonard and Lisa Edelstein also star in "Epic Fail."
Pale Rider
AMC
8:00 pm ET
Clint Eastwood returns to a form he knows well -- as verified by his "Unforgiven" Oscar wins -- as star and director of this 1985 Western. It's a respectable homage to countless sagebrush sagas that precede it, with Eastwood again playing a lethal stranger who helps oppressed townspeople. Michael Moriarty and Sydney Penny also appear.
Rush Hour 3
TBS
8:00 pm ET
Sorry, Jackie. The pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker worked -- sort of -- in the original "Rush Hour," but the formula started to fizzle in the first sequel, and things haven't improved over time. Chan is still far more fit than the average guy his age, but his prowess isn't what it was in 1998. And Tucker's shtick is also showing its age. Stick with the original.
The Warrior Class
TMC
8:00 pm ET
A young lawyer (Anson Mount) gets mixed up with a gangster (Jake Weber, "Medium") and a drug-addicted witness (Erica Leerhsen), as well as an eccentric, samurai-sword-wielding client (Dan Hedaya) in this generally well-acted but painfully formulaic 2004 legal drama. Jamey Sheridan and Robert Vaughn co-star.
Dreamgirls
TNT
9:00 pm ET
It took a long time for the stage hit to reach the screen, but writer-director Bill Condon's adaptation was worth the wait. Beyonce Knowles has her best film role yet as the central vocalist in a 1960s girl group, and Jamie Foxx also does sterling work as their manager. Still, the cast standouts are Eddie Murphy as a soul-music superstar and Jennifer Hudson, the "American Idol" former competitor who earned an Oscar for the film.
Kitchen Nightmares
FOX
9:00 pm ET
Now that's slow service. In this new episode, Gordon tries to turn around the fortunes of Casa Roma, an Italian eatery in Lancaster, Calif. The bar is a popular hangout, but the same can't be said for the restaurant. Gordon gets one clue when the food for his taste test takes so long to arrive that he falls asleep in the booth. Time to give the owners of this place a wake-up call of their own.
Hustle & Flow
MTV
10:00 pm ET
Pimps. That's about all a lot of people know about this film and as such, are turned off. But that's a sad thing, because Terrence Howard does an excellent job in the starring role as Djay, a pimp who wants out of the business. He tries to become a rapper, but the road to that dream has many large obstacles. Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning and Ludacris co-star in the 2005 drama.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
STARZ
10:00 pm ET
Batiatus (John Hannah) buys new slaves and contemplates selling Crixus (Manu Bennett) before word gets out that he has fallen off his game, since Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) has taken the title of Champion of Capua. Varro (Jay Courtney) has fallen back into his old gambling habits. Lucy Lawless and Viva Bianca also star in the new episode "Mark of the Brotherhood."
Kelly's Heroes
AMC
10:30 pm ET
The image of the military isn't quite flawless in this 1970 comedy-adventure, which casts Clint Eastwood as a soldier who hatches a World War II scheme to steal a fortune in Nazi gold. The cast of the lengthy but enjoyable caper also includes Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland and Carroll O'Connor. The film also introduced the hit song "Burning Bridges."
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