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DirecTV and TiVo To Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR in 2009

September 5, 2008 · 2 comments

DirecTV has announced that the satcaster has extended the agreement with TiVo to develop, market and distribute a new HD DIRECTV DVR which will feature TiVo service. TiVo will join hands with DirecTV to develop a new version of DIRECTV’s broadband-enabled HD DVR platform. The new HD DVR is expected to be launched in second [...]

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NCC President Greg Schaefer and DIRECTV Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, Bob Riordan have announced that the nation’s largest spot cable sales organization NCC has entered an agreement with DirecTV to integrate select regional sports network feeds which is delivered to DirecTV subscribers, into cable advertising interconnects in nine major US markets. The satcaster’s Regional [...]

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DirecTV is proving its dominance in the high-definition broadcast as they announced that the satcaster will launch 30 new HD channels in August. Further more DirecTV will also add 44 new HD local channel markets in August. With this expansion the satcaster will provide local HD broadcast channels in 121 cities, representing more than 88 [...]

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The high-definition war is heating up in satellite industry as DirecTV has announced today that the satcaster will launch more than 30 high-definition channels starting from August 14. Now DirecTV is offering 95 high-definition channels. With these new HD channels DirecTV will lead with 125 HD channels to its programming line-up. DISH Network already has [...]

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DirecTV started the second season broadcast of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) in high-definition. DirecTV’s channel begin the broadcast on The 101, an original entertainment network on Monday, June 16 at 10 p.m. EDT and will broadcast live in HD every Monday and Wednesday night and will close up with North America Final on July [...]

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DirecTV is getting ready to deliver more national and local HD channels with the help of the newly launched satellite DIRECTV 11. For the Local HD expansion, DirecTV has entered an agreement with LIN TV to deliver DirecTV’s HD channels in local markets. LIN TV, a local television and digital media company, which owns or [...]

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After successful coverage of 2008 Masters Golf Tournament, DirecTV is planning to take the French Open Tennis Coverage to new level. DirecTV will broadcast French Open with DirecTV’s exclusive French Open Interactive, beginning May 25 through June 1. The satcaster is teaming up with the Tennis Channel and ESPN2 to broadcast French Open, which will [...]

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The leading satellite television provider in the country DirecTV has joined Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) group last week. MoCA is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation promoting networking of multiple streams of high-definition video and digital entertainment and information content using existing coaxial cable already in the home. DirecTV joined the group as a Contributor [...]

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Award-winning American serial drama television series ‘Friday Night Lights‘ (FNL) Produced by NBC Universal will make a come back for a third season on DirecTV’ from 1st of October 2008. NBC announced this officially on Wednesday. DirecTV to bring 13 episodes of the FNL in high-definition on their entertainment channel The 101. NBC will start [...]

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DirecTV, the leading satellite provider in the country is scheduled to launch its next satellite DIRECTV 11 on Monday, March 17. DIRECTV 11 is to be launched by the Sea Launch, a company based in Long Beach, California which has launched 25 rockets and has a success rate of more than 90%. Sea Launch, is [...]

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