By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 1:21pmThere's a new definition for satellite television at sea and it's called the TracVision® HD7 from KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) .
Unveiled today at the 2009 Ft.
Lauderdale International Boat Show, the TracVision HD7 is a breakthrough in maritime satellite TV design, offering boaters a DIRECTV® high-definition TV experience exactly like they enjoy at home thanks to simultaneous reception of two DIRECTV Ka-band satellites and one Ku-band satellite.
The 24-inch diameter TracVision HD7 is the world's... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 28, 2:00pmExpanding on Motorola, Inc.'s industry-leading set-top portfolio, Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business today introduced the addition of the DCX700 all-digital, high-definition (HD) set-top to the DCX product line.
This new low-profile design will help cable operators' successful migration to an all-digital network while accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences and multi-room-DVR (MR-DVR) capabilities.
The Motorola DCX700's small, streamlined profile allows for a space-saving wall-mounted installation.
It is a cost-effective set-top with a single 1 GHz tuner that supports both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC services.
The all-digital DCX700 also includes... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 5:33pmEutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that it has broken through the barrier of 100 High-Definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites.
The 100th channel to take to the skies was Sky Sport 1HD, the flagship channel of the latest HD package from the SKY Italia pay-TV platform.
Commenting on passing the landmark of 100 HD channels, Eutelsat's Commercial Director Olivier Millies-Lacroix said... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 2:42amFollowing its recent announcement that all Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets games this year will be available in high-definition (HD), Altitude Sports & Entertainment has launched Altitude programming in full-time HD on DIRECTV, and is now available in 5.1-channel surround sound.
DIRECTV is currently the only satellite TV provider to offer Altitude in HD on a 24/7 basis.
In addition to... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 2:28amAfter its successful launch on the standard-definition version of The Weather Channel less than a year ago, DIRECTV's interactive weather applications, including "Local on Demand" and "Local on the 8's" have generated close to 1 billion total household impressions.
Now, these same interactive features will be available on the crystal-clear feed of The Weather Channel HD(R) (TWC HD).
As an additional benefit, customers can now access TWC VOD content 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week from the DIRECTV on DEMAND platform at the click of a button on their remote control.
The popular interactive weather services include... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 5, 6:36pmDISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), today announced a free preview of CBS College Sports Network from Wednesday, Oct.
7 through Wednesday, Oct.
14, 2009.
DISH Network is making the channel available to all customers in celebration of CBS College Sports Network's Armed Forces Appreciation Week.
The week of special programming saluting our nation's armed forces and service academy football teams includes a triple header of... By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 17, 11:42amDISH Network® today expanded its local lineup of high definition (HD) channels in six DMAs, fortifying the company's HD leadership.
New HD channels include... By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 15, 3:24pmDIRECTV and DISH Network are urging Michigan state legislators to reject a discriminatory satellite-only tax included in the most recent House budget proposal.
In a joint company letter to be sent to legislators tomorrow, the satellite providers caution that under the proposal supported by cable companies, "approximately 1 million Michigan families would be punished with a new 5% sales tax for choosing satellite TV."
The following is the complete text of the letter: By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 10, 4:23amToday at CEDIA EXPO 2009, Microsoft Corp.
discussed key Windows Media Center features for Windows 7 and announced a series of initiatives that enhance the digital cable experience in Windows Media Center.
With the addition of native support for additional international broadcast TV standards, including QAM and ATSC, there will now be support for switched digital video (SDV), a new tool that will make it possible for end customers to add a digital cable tuner with CableCARD to their PC, and for existing digital cable tuner with CableCARD customers to enjoy more portability for digital cable TV that is marked as "copy freely" (CF).
In addition, Microsoft and the Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA) announced... More Bulletins ...
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