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Home Theater
December 6, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Even more HDTV from VOOM The third satellite provider shows it's no also-ran as it gets ready to beef up its already hefty HD channel lineup. The latest order? Five more geostationary telecommunications satellites from Lockheed Martin.   |
Home Theater
April 23, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
VOOM Doom Brings DIRECTV Boom A week before VOOM satellite service is discontinued, DirecTV offers a deal to VOOM customers. |
Home Toys
October 2004 |
Get The Most From Your HDTV While some cable and satellite companies are beginning to work HD into their lineups, one new satellite service, VOOM, was created with HD expressly in mind. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2005
Bill Mann |
Was That "Voom," "Boom," or "Doom?" Cablevision unloads a terminal money loser, and its CEO shows some backbone. |
Home Theater
October 20, 2003 |
Cablevision Launches Voom Satellite service offers 21 HDTV channels, standard fare, plus more to come. |
Home Theater
December 3, 2003 |
HDTV Sales Jump 50% Price drops, more programming combine to push hardware sales to new heights. |
Home Theater
August 5, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Providers Step Up HD Offerings Both DirecTV and the Dish Network announced last week that they would offer viewers more HD channels. Dish also announced it would do video on demand in 1080p. |
Home Theater
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. |
PC World
June 2004
Anne Kandra |
The Cable-or-Satellite Conundrum TV lovers finally have a real choice. Here's how to pick the right cable or satellite service. |
Home Theater
January 7, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
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... |
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
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
June 23, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Pulls the Plug on DISH Network Disney and DISH battle over HD channel programming fees. |
Home Theater
April 23, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite HD and 3D Channels Grow Both DirecTV and Dish Network beef up their high-def content. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Anders Bylund |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
David Lee Smith |
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 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
September 13, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
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
February 23, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Cablevision Changes Channels Cable operator ends the ill-fated Voom Saga amid big losses, but strong subscriber growth -- and swaps assets with former partner News Corp. Today, the stock is advancing solidly. |
PC World
May 2004
Yardena Arar |
HDTV Answer Guide Ready for next-generation television? Before you take the high-definition high dive, read this guide to the services, the sets, and more. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Cablevision's Blurry Vision The New York metropolitan cable TV company is expanding beyond its core strength. Investors appear to be as confused as the company is about its future direction. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Kelvin Taylor |
Clear Channel Changing Its Tune Clear Channel is betting that HD radio will give consumers what they're looking for. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
TiVo Rules the Courtroom The DVR pioneer scores another big victory over EchoStar. |
Wired
June 2006
Frank Rose |
Prime Time for Hi-Def Gorgeous movies. Eye-popping sports. Hyper-real crime dramas. HDTV finally arrives. |
Home Theater
February 17, 2003 |
DirecTV's Full-court Press Direct satellite broadcaster DirecTV is making an aggressive move with live high-definition coverage of National Basketball Association games this season. |
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. |
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. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Robert Heron |
Expert View: Big Screens Don't Always Mean HDTV The most insidious problem is the fact that all video on TV is highly compressed. |
Home Theater
July 2003
Rebecca Day |
Baby Steps to HDTV The process may be painful, but the result is a bundle of joy. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2005
Bill Mann |
The Ghost of Voom Cablevision's money-losing high-definition satellite venture has more staying power in death than it did in life. |
Home Theater
May 8, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
James Bond in High Def In June, FILMFEST HD, one of the VOOM HD Networks, will begin a month-long Bond-fest showing high-definition world premieres of 17 classic James Bond flicks. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Joel Johnson |
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 World
August 2006
Yardena Arar |
HDTV: Is Now the Best Time to Buy? Deciding when to move to high-definition TV involves more than just the set. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Low Churn, Happy DirecTV Investors A little short-term pain leads to lots of long-term cash for DirecTV. Spending more money now on the high-def and DVR boxes they're putting into customers homes, the satellite TV leader knows that this strategy will return higher demand from customers and a higher revenue stream in the future. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Satellite's Hot Pursuit Of Cable In the all-out war for subscribers, the satellite industry is clearly winning out over the cable industry. |
PC Magazine
November 15, 2006
Robert Heron |
HDTV: The Time Is Now All your friends have them, and you want one, too. But how do you go about buying and setting up the right HDTV? It's really not as hard as you might think. Just relax and read on. |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Robert Heron |
HD Inequality The efficiency of modern video compression enables multiple channels of digital programming where, previously, only one analog channel was possible. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Dishes Up Value The second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers. Trading at only 19 times the 2005 earnings estimate of $1.61 per share, the shares appear to be attractive relative to the company's long-term growth rate of 30%. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Only Wants the Big Spenders Dish and DirecTV are locked in mortal combat. Will lower prices beat higher quality -- or vice versa? |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
What's the Frequency, DirecTV? Competition with cable and phone companies is about to get more expensive for the satellite-Tv provider. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Cablevision Captures Customers The cable company trims losses amid strong subscriber growth. Shares rose slightly despite posting a quarterly loss. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
Matthew Brown |
Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition. |
Home Theater
April 9, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Sling That Dish Dish Network unveils SlingLoaded HD DVR receiver. |
Home Theater
February 1, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Ops Sue Over MA Tax DirecTV, Dish say the tax will drive their subscribers to cable. |
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... |
Home Toys
August 2005
James Russo |
Choosing a Home Satellite TV System DirecTV vs. Dish Network and Cable |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
TiVo Still Firing at Satellites The three-year battle between TiVo and DISH Network rages on, with TiVo taking the latest punch. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
David Lee Smith |
A Dish (Network) to Set Aside While Dish added subscribers in the quarter, its rate of growth fell from the prior period. |
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. |
