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  • Versus-DirecTV Stalemate Continues In Carriage Dispute

    Mike Reynolds, February 9, 2010
    There appears to be very little progress in the carriage dispute between DirecTV and Versus that has kept the sports network off of the top DBS provider for over five months.  More
  • Race To The Finish For NBC Universal Affiliates

    by Todd Spangler, February 6, 2010
    Vancouver NBC logo As part of its 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics push, NBC Universal spent more than a year working with cable, satellite and telco-TV partners for what stands to be the largest “TV Everywhere” effort by a programmer to date. But not everyone will make the team.  More
  • Rentrak Expands Dish Deal To Track TV Viewers

    By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2010
    Rentrak reached a deal with Dish Network to commercially integrate data from the satellite operator's set-top boxes into the TV Essentials audience measurement service, bringing its sample size to more than 15 million satellite, cable and telco set-tops nationwide.  More
  • AT&T Allows Sling On 3G Wireless Network

    By Todd Spangler, February 4, 2010
    Sling player: iPhone AT&T reversed a policy banning Sling Media's mobile video player from using its 3G wireless data network, announcing Thursday that it will allow an "optimized" version of the app to run on the Apple iPhone.  More
  • Dish Calls For Host of Comcast/NBCU Conditions

    John Eggerton, February 4, 2010
    Using words like "incestuous," "crippling" and "brute strength," Dish Network warned legislators in the House and Senate that the FCC and Justice Department need to put tough conditions on the Comcast/NBCU merger.  More
  • DirecTV: 1 Million DVR iPhone Apps Downloaded

    By Todd Spangler, February 2, 2010
    DirecTV keeps bragging that its DVR scheduling features are better than cable's, announcing Tuesday that users have downloaded 1 million copies of its DVR scheduler app for iPhone and iPod touch devices.  More
  • Dish Upgrades Ad-Insertion System to HD

    by George Winslow, February 1, 2010
    Dish Network logo Satellite-TV provider Dish Network is investing in upgraded ad-insertion equipment and software from SeaChange International to insert advertisements in native HD.  More
  • Mayweather-Mosley To Mix It Up On May Day

    Mike Reynolds, January 30, 2010
    It was a good Friday for the boxing industry and pay-per-view providers as Floyd Mayweather and "Sugar" Shane Mosley agreed to a May 1 bout.  More
  • Setanta Sports USA To Go Dark Feb. 28

    Mike Reynolds, January 27, 2010
    Setanta Sports, as expected, will pull the plug on its premium channel in the U.S. on Feb. 28.  More
  • House, Senate Agreement On Satellite Bill Language

    John Eggerton, January 27, 2010
    There is House and Senate agreement about language on a satellite reauthorization bill, according to House Communications & Internet chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.).  More

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