DirecTV

DirecTV is arguably the largest direct broadcast satellite company in the world. Established in 1990 by Liberty Media and operating out of El Segundo, California, DirecTV has over 15 million customers as of late 2005, along with five million customers using its Latin American service as of early 2008.

DirecTV offers its users a plethora of television services, including over 100 High Definition channels, exclusive sports packages, including NCAA Basketball's Mega March Madness and the NFL's Sunday Ticket, and a comprehensive series of message forumswhere fellow subscribers can get help from each other and satellite TV experts.

The satellite system's history hasn't been completely free of controversy. In December 2005, DirecTV had to pay $5.3 million for placing calls to potential customers that were part of the United States' "Do Not Call" registry.

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• GBMW: Michigan Hockey -- Michigan State at Michigan -- Preview

  
  GBMW Go Blue Michigan Wolverine — Authority: 145
  Michigan State at Michigan at GBMW: Michigan Hockey -- Michigan State at Michigan -- Preview Michigan Hockey coming off a bad performance and very disappointing two games against Miami (OH) will try and rebound against arch rival Michigan State this weekend. They have a home and home series this ...
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• Friday Night Lights – “In the Skin of a Lion”

  
  Cultural Learnings — Authority: 475
  “In the Skin of a Lion” November 11th, 2009 It isn’t precisely a dud, but “In the Skin of a Lion” is certainly the weakest episode of the fourth season thus far. It’s really an issue of premise more than it is of execution: every scene and storyline that they ask these actors to portray is effective ...
  1 day ago

• moving strategy

  
  DTV USA Forum — Authority: 169
  Hi everyone! Ive had Directv for about four years,and have been relatively satisfied with the service.But now Im moving, and since my two year contract on HD isnt finished,Im due to be penalized $280.The two family house Im moving to doesnt allow satellite dishes on their roof.Directv tells me that if I cancel that ...
  2 days ago

• DirecTV Adds Local HD And SD Programming in Marquette, Mich.

  
  Todays News — Authority: 106
  DirecTV has added local high-definition channels to its subscribers in Marquette, Mich., markets. DirecTV subscribers with an H20, H21 or H23 receiver, or an HR20, HR21 or HR23 DIRECTV Plus HD-DVR, and a Ka/Ku band dish receive following local HD channels: WBUP/ABC WJMN/CBS and WLUC/NBC DirecTV has also ...
  2 days ago

• Gospel Music Channel Goes High-Definition on Nov. 27

  
  Satellite TV News — Authority: 135
  Gospel Music Channel (GMC) has announced that high-definition simulcast of the channel will be launched on Friday, November 27. DirecTV has already launched GMC in standard definition on March 19 and will carry GMC HD on channel 338. Verizon FiOS will deliver GMC HD on channel 224. GMC HD will premiere the “#1 ...
  2 days ago

• "Friday Night Lights"

  
  The HeldenFiles Online — Authority: 129
  Notes on tonights telecast on DirecTV, spoilers included, after the jump. As much as Eric Taylor has been aware of his predicament since taking the job at East Dillon, it has been nothing compared to the slap in the face he gets early in tonights episode. Pleading to the school principal (whom we do get to see, ...
  2 days ago

• Doing The Veterans Day Links

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 477
  On this day on which we honor our veterans, the men and women who have served to make our world safer, I give thanks to the brave soldiers, military medical personnel and all who have sacrificed for us. And to those who are currently serving overseas, thanks and I appreciate you. Please come home safely. Let’s do ...
  2 days ago

• Bringing You The Tuesday Links

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 477
  I was very productive this morning. Getting in early today helped out. Plus I have to review the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Jimmy The Greek later so expect that sometime this afternoon. First, a couple of links from the Sports Business Journal. John Ourand says the networks are looking for additional revenue ...
  3 days ago

• I Lost My Job, Then My DirecTV, Then $680 [Unauthorized Charges]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 779
  Mary says DirecTV stuck it to her after she missed a payment. Not only did it cancel her service, but she says it charged $680 to her checking account for unreturned equipment — never mind the fact that she still had time left in her seven-day period to return the stuff. She writes: Ive had DirecTV for over 5 ...
  4 days ago

• Some Sunday Links

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 477
  Doing a Sunday linkage thing for you today. Let’s get to the links now. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the Versus-DirecTV dispute remains at an impasse , but talks could get jump started soon. Mike reports that Setanta Sports US has signed for exclusive rights to several worldwide rugby ...
  5 days ago

• Vid-Biz: DirecTV, Target, Boxee

  
  NewTeeVee — Authority: 708
  DirecTV Added 136,000 Subs in Q3; revenue was up 9.7 percent to $5.5 billion. ( Multichannel News ) Target Rolls Out Web Vids for Holiday Shopping; comedic clips cover such topics as family traditions and other oddities. ( AdWeek ) Boxee to Unveil Beta on Dec. 7; new version will have a new UI, better ...
  1 week ago

• A WARNING(revised)

  
  DTV USA Forum — Authority: 169
  So, recently moved to DTV from comcast. BAD MOVE the input button on the new direct tv remote doesnt work. looked online first, found a list of 19 different codes to try, only 3 of them worked at all, the other 16, not even the power button worked, and the 3 that did work, did not fix the input button. Call this ...
  1 week ago

• DirecTV gets bigger, charges more

  
  The Gadgetress — Authority: 494
  DirecTV must be doing something right — it made more money than last year and continued to add new subscribers during its third quarter , which ended Sept. 30. The El Segundo satellite TV service added 136,000 net new subscribers during the quarter, bringing its total to 18.4 million customers. While the ...
  1 week ago

• Chris Farley DirecTV Commercial Will Be Back

  
  Asylum — Authority: 734
  Filed under: Entertainment , Video , Celebrity , TV Since we reported David Spades first reaction to fallout from his new DirecTV ad featuring a re-shot "Tommy Boy" sequence with the late Chris Farley, the negative response to the ad has continued. Spade later told People magazine that if he had it ... Read ...
  1 week ago

• Friday Night Lights – “After the Fall”

  
  Cultural Learnings — Authority: 475
  “After the Fall” November 4th, 2009 “What exactly does that mean, start over?” Going into the show’s fourth season, the narrative was drawn as clearly as the zig-zagging border line: with two football teams in town, one led by our fearless hero and the other by the villainous interlopers, this ...
  1 week ago

• Thursday Notebook

  
  The HeldenFiles Online — Authority: 129
  After the jump, spoiler-laden notes on Wednesdays "Friday Night Lights" telecast (only on DirecTV) and, briefly, "Modern Family." Todays mailbag column is here . Topics include the banjo-playing kid in "Deliverance." After a somewhat rocky start a week ago, "Friday Night Lights" rebounded very well with its ...
  1 week ago

• Review: Friday Night Lights - After the Fall

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 722
  (S04E02) In case you think the Coach Eric Taylor has all the answers, this episode shows thats not always the way it is. In last weeks show, the East Dillon Lions were so awful, Coach couldnt take it. He threw in the towel, which is a boxing term, but by forfeiting the game at half-time, thats what he did in football ...
  1 week ago

• Apricorn DVR Expander 2TB for DirecTV

  
  iTech News Net — Authority: 618
  Apricorn launches the new DVR Expander for DirecTV DVR receivers, which is available in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities. These DVR Expanders use 7200RPM hard drives . The 2TB model will  instantly add up to 1124 hours of standard TV or 250 hours of high definition programming to your DirecTV DVR. Apricorn’s DVR ...
  1 week ago

• Commercial spoofs take shots at DirecTVs Chris Farley spot

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 722
  Controversy raged last weekend as fans and media types reacted to a new DirecTV ad using the late Chris Farley in scenes from Tommy Boy . Now, some aggressive YouTubers are taking their shot at offending some people (with DirecTV execs at the top of the list). The original ad featured a live action David Spade ...
  1 week ago

• Add 2-terabytes of capacity to a DVR (that’s 250 hours of HD!)

  
  The Gadgetress — Authority: 494
  Spreading the word: Apricorn just announced a two-terabyte DVR expander. The catch: It’s for DirecTV DVRs . The Poway-based Apricorn says that two terabytes can boost a DVR’s capacity by 250 hours of high-definition recordings or 1,124 hours of standard definition video. (Just did the math — you can record ...
  1 week ago

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