by Pivot
Tag: Directv
DISH Networks Feeling Competitive Heat
DISH Networks reported disappointing results for the first quarter 2008 in a SEC filing. DISH indicated competition from cable and telecom carriers are main factors in their 89% decline in subscriber growth, which netted only…
AT&T Ditches DirecTV for DISH Networks
AT&T has announced they are expanding their DISH Networks resale relationship to their former Bellsouth territory. Bellsouth had a resale arrangement with DirecTV, and AT&T let it expire after their acquisition of Bellsouth. AT&T has…
Verizon Expands HD VOD
Verizon announced the expansion of high definition VOD service to eight additional states. With the expansion, Verizon’s HD VOD service is now available in California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,…
DirecTV Pushing BPL in Texas
DirecTV and Current are pushing broadband over power lines (BPL) in the Dallas market. Current has equipped 130,000 homes with the service and DirecTV is beginning to market it. Packages range from a 1.5 Mbs…
Satellite HD Advantage Faces Setbacks
Both DirecTV and DISH ran into major HD setbacks this week. A new satellite that DISH planned to use for HD channels encountered a problem after its launch and its future is uncertain. The SES…
Malone Will Flip DirecTV
It’s official. John Malone’s company, Liberty Media, has taken a controlling equity stake in DirecTV. The transaction cleared the last remaining regulatory hurdles on Tuesday. It’s quite an interesting twist a fate. Malone has always…
DirecTV Providing Glimpse into Future of TV
In a sign of things to come for interactive television, DirecTV will offer multiple screen options to viewers of the Masters Golf Tournament in April. DirecTV subscribers will be able to select up to four…
DirecTV Expands Local HD Markets
DirecTV has added four new markets to their local HD line-up, bringing the total to 76 markets where they offer the local broadcast stations in HD. The new markets include Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA, Louisville, KY,…
Shrinking Movie Release Windows May Harbor Competitive Advantage
Comcast announced that they will begin offering certain HD video on demand titles the same day those titles are released on DVD. Comcast joins other operators, including DirecTV, which are experimenting with same day VOD…
DirecTV Raising Prices
According to a number of stories, and first reported by the satelliteguys.us website, DirecTV is raising their prices on select programming packages. On average, the pricing will be increased by about 4%, which equates to…
Qwest Folds on IPTV
Qwest CEO Ed Mueller isn’t interested in gambling on IPTV. The going IPTV ante for a company of Qwest’s size is in the billions – a little too rich for Mueller’s blood. Rather than Qwest…
Competition’s Newest Weapon: Blimps
You know the competitive landscape is quite mature when competitors resort to blimps. That’s just what’s happening between DirecTV and its central Florida cable competitors. It all revolves around the cantankerous issue of the NFL…