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It appears that the partnership between NBC and DirecTV has proven beneficial to everyone involved. Last year the two companies agreed on a deal where DirecTV would air the third season of Friday Night Lights in the fall, with NBC repeating the episodes starting in January 2009.
This week it was officially announced that the partnership will continue for at least two more years. Friday Night Lights was renewed for two additional 13 episode seasons, to …
Someone at DirecTV loves Tim Daly.
DirecTV has just picked up three cancelled series including two that starred Tim Daly, Eyes and The Nine. Eyes, which originally aired in 2005 on ABC, starred Daly as Harlan Judd owner of Judd Risk Management, a group that investigates crimes in which law enforcement has fallen short. The Nine, which also aired on ABC in 2006, was about nine people held hostage in a bank robbery together, the secrets they held before the robbery and the …
One question people often have when considering satellite TV over cable is whether or not they will have to buy the equipment needed to receive service. The first thing you will need is a small satellite dish that is mounted on your home or apartment building. You will need to have an unobstructed view of the southern sky where the dish can be installed. You will also need a receiver for the service. Both DirecTV and the Dish …
Even though we’re right in the thick of the holiday season, it’s never too early to start thinking about Super Bowl Sunday. The NFL Super Bowl XLIII (43) will air live on NBC, Feb 1, 2009. The game is going to be held in Tampa Bay, Florida, at the Raymond James Stadium. Currently, Bruce Springsteen is set to headline the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIII halftime show, making it must see TV. And the best part is, this year, you will …
By now, you are probably well aware that there will be a digital TV transition on February 17, 2009. At that point, all U.S. broadcast television stations will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting in digital only. This will allow stations to offer improved picture and sound quality as well as more channels to consumers.
But, according to the FCC, if you have satellite TV you are covered.
If you subscribe to the cable TV service offered in your …
I was browsing the DirecTV site today and noticed that DirecTV will be offering over 1700 hours of coverage of the 2008 Olympics including over 800 hours in HD. Although I’m a big winter Olympics fan I will still tune in here and there for the summer Olympics and it’s good to know I will get to fully utilize my HD DLP Television.
DirecTV is adding a special Olympics Guide which will show you the time and channel for all of the games. There are ALOT of games which …
It looks like 2008 is shaping up to be the year of HD with satellite services. After DirecTV launched over 100 channels in HD in 2007, Dish Network has announced that they will have over 100 channels in HD this year as well as offering more interactive content and on demand.
Choosing between the two can be a hard decision because it seems like both services are constantly coming out with new channels in HD almost daily. Here are some things to …
If you are a basketball fan then you definitely want to check this out. DirecTV will be offering a free preview of NBA League Pass from January 21st to January 27th. Again, this is a free preview for all DirecTV subscribers so it doesn’t matter which programming package you have.
DirecTV NBA League Pass offers up to 40 games a week that are outside your local area and not covered by your local television stations. I follow my home team which my local channels don’t really cover so if …
DirecTV has recently reached an agreement to carry public television stations (PBS) across the country in HD. This means that PBS high definition content could be coming to your living room by the end of the month. DirecTV will also be working with PBS to develop on demand programming that you can access at any time through the on demand interface.
I am pretty excited about this news because I love shows like NOVA and it would be awesome to finally have that in HD. PBS has some great educational …
If you are a hockey fan and have DirecTV you will be pleased to hear that DirecTV just added the NHL channel to their lineup in both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD). To get the new channel you need have the DirecTV Choice Xtra package or a better package. You can also get the NHL network if you have a subscription to DirecTV center ice.
Over the past few months DirecTV has really been improving their HD Lineup (shooting for 100 channels in HD by …
