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DirecTV channels Siri-style speech for smartphone controller

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Shouting at your TV will soon have more of an impact than just raising your blood pressure, with news that DirecTV expects to update its smartphone remote app with voice-control this summer. Capable of searching through live TV and on-demand content, and - like Apple's Siri - recognizing natural language rather than requiring the viewer memorize specific controls, CNET reports, the functionality will not only allow you to chatter to your DirecTV box in the living room, but remotely command it while out and about. Read The Full Story

Aereo in AT&T and DISH deal talks amid broadcaster fury

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Aereo, the would-be cable-disrupting streaming TV service that puts a PVR in the cloud, has been holding clandestine talks with AT&T, Dish Network, and others in an attempt to significantly broaden its availability, insiders claim. Currently available only in NYC, and stung with legal challenges from angry content owners and broadcasters, Aereo has been hunting new distribution methods such as direct-to-phone, sources tell the WSJ, though any eventual deal hangs in part of whether the start-up's service can continue. Read The Full Story

DIRECTV announces DIRECTV Genie HD DVR

, Oct 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Touting it as the "most advanced and intuitive HD DVR" available, DIRECTV has announced their latest HD DVR: the DIRECTV Genie. This new DVR brings to the table a whole roster of features you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere, including the ability to record up to 5 high-definition videos at once. According to DIRECTV, this flagship DVR is the by-product of integrating as many of the most requested features as possible. Read The Full Story

Sony and DirecTV bringing NFL Sunday Ticket to PS3

, Aug 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony and DirecTV have announced that they've teamed up once again this year to bring PS3 owners access to NFL Sunday Ticket. The two companies did the same thing last year, but there's one key difference this time around: the price. Users "without access" to DirecTV can get NFL Sunday Ticket on PS3 for $299.95, which - even though it sounds pretty expensive - is a bit cheaper than it was last year. Read The Full Story

DirecTV and Viacom kiss and make up

, Jul 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've been following the negotiation battle between DirecTV and Viacom for over a week now. Viacom forced DirecTV to pull all of its networks, including Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, from the DirecTV lineup. The reason Viacom had its networks removed from DirecTV had to do with contract negotiations. According to DirecTV, Viacom wanted what amounted to an extra billion dollars in licensing fees. Read The Full Story

Viacom and DirecTV talks have hit a wall

, Jul 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's been little more than a week since Viacom pulled a bunch of its channels, including kids programming on Nickelodeon, from the DirecTV service after contract negotiations failed. Viacom and DirecTV have been conducting talks in hopes of coming to an agreement on a contract that would bring the channels back to DirecTV customers. Viacom is now saying the talks between it and DirecTV have reached an impasse. Read The Full Story

DirecTV adds Disney Junior to line up

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

DirecTV has announced the addition of a new channel to its lineup as of Saturday, July 14. The new channel is Disney Junior is aimed at children aged 2 to 7 years old. The channel is undoubtedly an attempt to help replace the loss of Nickelodeon in the wake of the DirecTV and Viacom contract dispute. The new channel is now available on DirecTV 289 and is available 24 hours a day. Read The Full Story

Viacom and DirectTV fein friendship as content war rages on

, Jul 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today a battle is going on between Viacom and DirecTV in which the latter has threatened to pull 17 channels from their network unless they and Viacom can reach a licensing deal for the near future. As a result of that battle, many things have come to pass in the last 12 hours - with two messages sent via Twitter being the closest the two have come to an agreement thus far, that being an assurance that they're working to make the whole situation end as quickly as possible for their rabid users. Read The Full Story

Viacom pulls Nickelodeon and 16 other channels from DirecTV

, Jul 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Viacom and DirecTV have been playing hardball in contract negotiations and that led to Viacom to pull 17 national networks from the DirecTV lineup last night. I'll be the first to admit that the bulk of those channels Viacom pulled are of no consequence to most of us. However, Viacom did pull one massively popular channel that will most certainly affect the majority of parents out there. Read The Full Story

DirecTV 3D programming drastically scaled back

, Jun 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The TV service provider that was more bullish on 3D content than anyone else is now cutting back on its three-dimensional programming due to low consumer demand, even though there are notably more 3D TV sets on the market. The problem is that viewers just aren't tuning in, even if their TV supports the new standard. As a result, the flagship n3D channel will no longer operate 24 hours a day. Read The Full Story

DirecTV toying with commercial-skipping DVR

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Although commercial revenue is one of the most revenue-centric parts of the cable and satellite business, DirecTV seems to be willing to accept the fact that if you record something on your DVR, you aren't going to watch the commercials. Period. So the satcaster is apparently working on a new service that would allow customers to automatically skip the commercial breaks on recorded programs. Read The Full Story

DirecTV updates iPad app for 3G and Wi-Fi streaming

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

If you have an iPad that you take with you on the go and subscribe to DirecTV the company has announced a new update for its app specifically for the iPad. The app has allowed people to stream video over home networks for a while, and DirecTV has now updated the app and made it much more usable. The newly updated app now allows the streaming of TV shows and movies over 3G or Wi-Fi connections from wherever you are. Read The Full Story
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