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Satellite's Hot Pursuit Of Cable In the all-out war for subscribers, the satellite industry is clearly winning out over the cable industry. |
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Commodity Broadcast Media Is a Dish Served Cold One of the satellite TV operators has figured out how to survive in the Internet age and the other one hasn't. |
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DISH Sees the Writing on the Wall Satellite TV purveyor DISH Network just released a spartan earnings report, in more ways than one. |
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March 24, 2008 |
Satellite Providers Can Ax Local HD Local stations suffered a setback in the transition to digital television last week when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that satellite providers needn't carry local signals in HD till 2013. |
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Fighting the Cable Rate Hikes Get ready to pay even more for cable and satellite service. |
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DirecTV Only Wants the Big Spenders Dish and DirecTV are locked in mortal combat. Will lower prices beat higher quality -- or vice versa? |
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August 8, 2008
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Is DirecTV a Flash in the Pan? DirecTV credits its new on-demand service for some of its sales growth, along with attractive digital video recorder packages and a market-leading high-definition channel lineup. |
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Is Cable's Business Model Kaput? After the Fox-Time Warner dispute, consumers and service providers alike have reasons to support change. |
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EchoStar's Signal Is Strong Investors, if you think cable has trumped satellite television, take note of EchoStar's brightening picture. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
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A Dish (Network) to Set Aside While Dish added subscribers in the quarter, its rate of growth fell from the prior period. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004
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Hi-Def for All Apartment dwellers and others who can't use cable and satellite to get a high definition signal, take heart. The Terk HDTVi indoor antenna connects easily to set-top boxes, tuners, and HDTV sets. |
Home Theater
January 7, 2005
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CES - Day 1 DISH Network's big announcement was that they will begin offering a Video On Demand... DIRECTV touted the soon-to-be-launched satellites which will give them the capability of offering local broadcast HD channels... |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
The Truth About True HDTV: How Do You Know You're Truly Getting It? In order to maximize your HDTV viewing experience, an off-air antenna is an essential component, whether you choose to receive all of your HDTV signals exclusively via antenna, or use one to enhance your existing cable or satellite installation. |
PC World
August 2006
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HDTV: Is Now the Best Time to Buy? Deciding when to move to high-definition TV involves more than just the set. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
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How to Get the Best HDTV When Satellite Carriers Degrade Quality Over-the-air HD signals tend to be of very high quality -- and they are free. All you need to receive them is an HDTV and an antenna. |
PC Magazine
May 17, 2006
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What's in Your Wallet? How do you get control over your infotainment budget? First, take a serious look at your phone, TV, and broadband providers. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Dish Is Winning -- For Now Dish Networks has the digital dogs of war nipping at its heels. |
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June 14, 2006
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Satellite Broadband To Drop in Out of WildBlue WildBlue Communications, a Denver, Colorado-based broadband provider, has signed a five-year exclusive deal bringing broadband Internet to Dish and DirecTV satellite subscribers. |
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May 2003
Anne Kandra |
Consumer Watch: Is It Time for a High-Definition TV? Your next monitor could double as a sophisticated entertainment device. |
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May 6, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Enjoy the Good Times, DirecTV But do you want to be around when the business starts to rot? |
InternetNews
February 19, 2004
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DBS Satisfaction Hits the Roof Satellite TV watchers are happier with their service than cable subscribers, but high satisfaction rates do little to impact new installations. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
DirecTV Churns Out One Solid Quarter With subscriber defections slowing, DirecTV was able to increase its quarterly income by more than 40%. From the perspective of savvy investors, it looks like there is money to made from DirecTV. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Is Dish Starting to Leak? Earnings are up, but sub growth is down, and Dish Network is having trouble keeping up with its competitors. |
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January 7, 2010
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Slash Your Cable Bill Over Your Lunch Break Use our dialing-for-dollars script, or dump cable entirely and still watch your favorite shows. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Builds Momentum The satellite TV provider adds more subscribers than expected. Investors should ride the wave of new satellite customer additions, yet be wary that one big, bad quarter could produce a wipeout. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Direct Talk About DirecTV Rupert Murdoch had just received the phone call that would launch him into the stratosphere: Regulators had O.K.'d his purchase of a controlling stake in DirecTV's satellite service. He spoke about the deal just hours after the official announcement. |
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Disney Pulls the Plug on DISH Network Disney and DISH battle over HD channel programming fees. |
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July 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
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July 14, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Television Isn't Dead Comcast makes your cable subscription even stickier. |
Home Theater
October 12, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Customers Like TV Services Better Satisfaction scores are up for telco, satellite, and cable providers. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007
Brendan Mathews |
DirecTV Dishes Out High-Def The satellite-TV provider has a leg up in a tough industry, thanks to its aggressive focus on HDTV. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
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Must-Have Toys For HDTV Buffs Receivers with built-in DVRs make recording programs a cinch: DirecTV's HR10-250... Dish Network's DVR-921... |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
Anders Bylund |
DIRECTV Plays Defense on Demand Falling behind in the TV service arms race could be fatal, so DIRECTV is learning new tricks. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Rob Sabin |
Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Comcast Paying for Cable Users Leading U.S. cable company's results impacted by cost to lure subscribers. The company's shares appear to be attractive relative to its 76% analyst-estimated earnings growth rate next year. |
Home Theater
December 3, 2003 |
HDTV Sales Jump 50% Price drops, more programming combine to push hardware sales to new heights. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004 |
HD or Not HD High-definition TVs have become a hot consumer-electronics item, and some good-looking flat-panel HDTVs can now be had for less than $2,000. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away DISH Network has been steadily losing subscribers. Is it time to get rid of your DISH stock and replace it with something else? Take a look at: Direct TV... Liberty Capital... Netflix... |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Churn, Baby, Churn! DISH-o Inferno! While DIRECTV, Comcast, Verizon, and many other cable or satellite broadcasting hubs are reporting subscriber growth in these hard times, DISH is dishing out shrinkage. |
Home Theater
September 1, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Court Knocks FCC Cable Limit Until recently, no single cable operator was allowed to dominate more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. But a court has thrown out the Federal Communications Commission's market cap, eliminating a rule that's been the law of the land since 1992. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Q&A with DirecTV's Chase Carey The satellite operator's CEO aims to gain "a million new subscribers a year" with enhanced, interactive offerings cable rivals can't match. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Subscriber Growth Is a Dish Best Served Hot ... but it has gone stone cold for Dish Network. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Fool on the Street: DirecTV Is Flying Higher High-quality video, savvy sports programming, and targeted growth help DirecTV compete with cable. Investors, take note. |
Home Theater
October 1, 2007 |
MGM Lion to Roar in HD DirecTV will get a leg up on the Dish Network this fall with the launch of the MGM HD channel. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Can You Hear Me Now, Cable Guys? Adding wireless capability could boost cable's competitive advantage. |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
Satellite Radio: Signals From Space With the recent news of Howard Stern moving over to this medium, the emergence of satellite radio may be the start of a media revolution. |
