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ESPNews HD Launches Today with a New Look

From Satellite TV News As announced earlier, ESPNews has launched its high-definition channel today at 8.00 AM ET with the networks first hour simulcast on ESPN HD and later on ESPN 2 HD and ESPN. Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner Cable have signed carriage agreement with the channel to carry...

Time Warner Launches 11 new HD Channels In Dallas Area

From Todays News It’s exciting news for television subscribers as the satellite providers like DirecTV, Dish Network and Cable providers like Comcast, Cablevision and Verizon are adding new local and national high-definition channels. According to Dallas News, Time Warner Cable also has added...

Texas Rangers to produce 86 HD games for 2008 season

From Todays News SN Southwest, which holds the local television rights for the broadcast of Texas Rangers games, will start broadcasting with the March 31 season opener against the Seattle Mariners on FSN Southwest as they will produce 86 games in high-definition in this year to be presented...

Comcast adds 9 HD channels in Sacramento, California area

From Satellite TV News Cable operators and Satellite TV provider are adding new high-definition channels in different market areas after the aggressive HD expansion by DirecTV, Comcast is also adding Nine new high-definition channels in Sacramento, California area. More on Comcast adds 9...

MavTV HD added to Verizon HD line-up

From Satellite TV News Verizon FiOS TV will include MavTV HD in their high-definition line-up this year. But there is no exact plan when the channel will be added into their line-up. This is according to Multichannel News. Verizon FiOS TV, now have around 30 high-definition channels in its...

Time Warner to bring MLB Extra Innings 2008 In HD

From Today News Apart from DirecTV, only few operators present the MLB Extra Innings this season. According to TVPredictions.com, Dish Network won't broadcast MLB Extra Innings either in standard or high-definition. Cox Communications in Rhode Island and San Diego will provide high-definition...

Dish Network Adds Local HD Channels in Four Markets

From Todays News Dish Network also stated adding local high-definition programming following DirecTV. But DirecTV will go for massive high-definition expansion in coming months. Dish Network also tried to match up with the satcaster by launching AMC-14 launch which failed to reach the desired...

Dish Network Adds NESN HD to its HD line-up

From Satellite TV News Dish Network, one of the main competitor of DirecTV in the satellite TV industry has started adding new high-definition channels into its HD line-up. On 27th March, DISH Network has added New England Sports Network (NESN) in SD and HD on channel 434 for standard...

DirecTV exclusively cover MLB Extra Innings 2008

From Todays News Apart from DirecTV, no other service provider would give in-depth coverage of Major League Baseball Extra Innings, the satcater will provide up to 40 high-definition games a week. Last year DirecTV signed seven year contract with MLB at an exclusive deal of $700 million....

Hallmark ready to Launch Movie Channel in HD

Satellite television new on Hallmark Movie HD Launch Crown Media will launch its new high-def Hallmark Movie Channel in Peoria, Illinois on April 2 and will include a screening of The Magic of Ordinary Days and an appearance by veteran actor Ernest Borgnine.This is According to an article by...

Yahoo Joins Google in building ‘OpenSocial Foundation’

From Todays News Yahoo has joined with Google, MySpace, Friendster, Linkedin, imeem and Bebo in building OpenSocial Foundation, which is a non-profit foundation to help and serve as neutral and develop standards to OpenSocial participants. This was launched last year on the track of...

FSN will broadcast 1000 MLB games in HD

From Satellite TV News The year 2008 will be flooded with HD games for the baseball fans as FSN is planning to offer more than 1,000 live high-definition baseball broadcasts this year. This is possible for FSN with its 16 owned and operated regional sports networks and they totally will offer...

“Dan Rather Reports” on Cuban economy on HDNet Today

From Todays News Daniel Irvin Rather, managing editor and legend journalism presents “Dan Rather Reports” on HDNet on every Tuesday’s at 8:00 p.m. ET. Dan Rather with his vast experience as an anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years presents the show with in-depth interviews and...

DirecTV to put 24 hour limit for PPV movies

From Satellite TV News Starting from April 15, DirecTV subscribers, who download movies via digital video recorders, will have only 24 hours time to watch the movie, at present there is no time limit. This will apply for both standard and high-definition movies that the customers download. No...

FSN Kansas City to carry 88 Royals game in HD out of 140 regular season games

From Todays News .. Fox Sports Net Kansas City and The Kansas City Royals have already announced the telecast schedule of the 2008 season, Apart from two exhibition games, 140 regular season games are to telecasted, which is one of the largest in the franchise history. Learn more on FSN...

FSN Detroit signs with local sports teams to take a prominent place in Michigan area

From Satellite TV News FSN Detroit, which has about 3.2 million customers in Northern Indiana, Northwest Ohio and Michigan area entered a long term deal to deliver local broadcast of three local professional sports teams like Red Wings, Pistons and Detroit Tigers More on FSN Detroit deal...

DirecTV adds Azteca America in Fresno market area

News now from Satellite TV News DirecTV, the leading satellite television provider in the country has added KMSG Channel 39 Fresno Azteca America to its local channel line-up. With the addition of Azteca America, the satcaster is offering local channels in 26 markets, which represents more...

DirecTV’s New Satellite DIRECTV 11 Launched successfully

News From Satellite TV SeaLaunch successfully launches DIRECTV 11 satellite into the space on Wednesday, 19 March at 22.48 GMT from Odyssey Launch Platform. The satellite weighing 5,923kgs lifted off from an oceangoing platform as per schedule and will be positioned at 154 degrees West...

Comcast tests for the deployment of 100-gigabit optics

News From Satellite TV After Verizon claimed last November, that Verizon have completed a live 312-mile network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami the first test of 100-gigabit-per-second optical transmission, Comcast also announced that they have conducted the same 100-Gps optical...

DirecTV HD EXTRA PACK offer launch ends

From Satellite TV News DirecTV went on aggressive high-definition expansion last year from September 19, 2007 and almost ended the year with 90 high-definition channels without any competition from other Satellite television provider like Dish Network or from other Cable companies. During...

Anil Ambani’s Big TV to compete with Dish TV and TataSky in DTH Business

Story From Todays News Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications is to compete with Doordarshan, Dish TV of Essel Group and Tata in the direct- to-home (DTH) business and expected to offer DTH services to 10 million subscribers across the country and feed to over 15 million households. Big TV...

Dish Networks AMC-14 satellite fails to reach the planned orbit

From Todays News ... One of the leading satellite television provider in the US, Dish Network’s effort to compete with its main competitor DirecTV by launching a satellite had taken a back seat as the new satellite failed to reach the orbit. DirecTV which offer almost 100 high-definition(HD)...

DirecTV presents all MEGA MARCH MADNESS games in HD

News From Satellite TV ... Men’s Basketball head coach Ben Howland UCLA Bruins will be the official spokesperson of the DirecTV’s exclusive MEGA MARCH MADNESS package of 2008 with 37 National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) tournament games in high-definition for the second year. This...

Dish Network’s new satellite fails to reach the orbit

News From Satellite TV Dish Network effort to compete with DirecTV in high-definition expansion failed last week as AMC-14, new satellite failed to reach the orbit. Dish Network was leasing The AMC-14 satellite to use it for the expansion of its high-definition offerings. This failure will...

Smithsonian Channel reaches carriage deal with RCN Corp.

News From Satellite TV After reaching carriage agreement with Verizon FiOS TV and Charter Communications last month, the Smithsonian Channel has signed a carriage deal with RCN Corp. on 11th Match. RCN Corp will distribute the high-definition version of the channel, with this agreement the...

ESPN to celebrate 30 years of broadcasting next year

News From Satellite TV .. ESPN will celebrate its 30th anniversary of its broadcasting by launching “30/30″ and its planning to utilze the expertise of Walt Disney’s to mark the anniversary. ESPN has hired many film makers to film documentaries to cover sports of thirty years on various...

AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million

From Todays News AOL acquired Bebo, a social media network for $850 million cash. Bebo, the ninth popular social networking site in the world and ranked third in U.S, founded by Michael Birch of U.K in California. There were rumors that AOL was trying to buy Bebo, and was said that they were...

Seattle subscribers of Comcast are happy to have Two new HD channels

From Satellite TV News Comcast is expected to add two high-definition channels of Disney’s namely ABC Family and Disney Channel in high-definition in Seattle area.Comcast spokeswoman Jenni Moyer spoke to TVPredictions.com last week that Comcast would add two new HD channels in Seattle area....

Pregnancy may weaken memory

From Todays News Australian study confirmed that Pregnant woman’s memory may weakon for atleast a year after giving birth . This is because of woman’s experience and are more concerned with demanding or unfamiliar tasks during pregnancy. The research was conducted with one thousand...

Cox Communications also to launch TiVo following Comcast

Release from Satellite TV News After Comcast’s launched TiVo service last year, Cox communications also about to launch the service in New England Area. Tom Rogers, TiVo president and CEO during a conference call last week said that Cox is trying the TiVo service and will launch the service...

ThruVision makes camera that sees under cloths

From Todays News Security Agencies world-wide will have a big smile as there is a good news for them. A camera that can discern explosives, weapons and drugs to conceal from sight from up to 25 metres away. ThruVision Ltd, a market leader in passive standoff terahertz imaging Solutions Company...

DIRECTV 11 to be launched on March 17

From Satellite TV News DirecTV, the leading satellite provider in the country is scheduled to launch its next satellite DIRECTV 11 on Monday, March 17. DIRECTV 11 is to be launched by the Sea Launch, a company based in Long Beach, California which has launched 25 rockets and has a success...

2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying matches on Fox Soccer Channel

From Satellite TV News Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast Live coverage of Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Men’s Olympic Qualification tournament, starting from March 11 to March 23, featuring the top Under-23 national teams from the...

Bio-fuel substitute for Aviation fuel?

From Todays News With Crude oil prices soaring up and also to reduce carbon emissions, scientists and researchers are trying to find alternatives to crude and lots of research is going worldwide. There was a similar test done at London last week. A commercial flight flew from London to...

Fox Football Fone-In to be broadcasted on Mondays till May 12

From Satellite TV News Nick Webster, the Fox Soccer Channel's voice of the English Premier League for the past seven years and World Soccer Daily's Steven Cohen will host the Fox Football Fone-In beginning from Today Monday, March 10. Football viewers can express their opinion and also share...

Robot took seven months to scribe copies of a Bible

From Todays News A Robot in Germany took seven months non-stop writing to complete cursive writing of Bible from ‘manuscipt’. Jan Zappe, Martina Haitz and Mathias Gommel, all Artists, formed a ‘Robotlab’ seven years back to programme Robots for art and tried to test their artistic potential....

Comcast to offer March Madness VOD in high-definition

From Satellite TV News Comcast will deliver March Madness college basketball tournament on HD video on demand, Comcast would share with CBS sports, which holds the carriage rights will offer high-definition highlights of the first round games, which on total would work out to be 63 game...

DirecTV reached agreement with Hallmark Channel

From Satellite TV News The leading satellite television provider DirecTV has renewed the carriage rights of Crown Media Holdings Hallmark Movie Channel and Hallmark Channel for multi-year term. The terms of the deal was not disclosed. This carriage agreement will allow DirecTV to carry...

DirecTV subscribers can view Gospel Music Channel from March 19

From Satellite TV News Atlanta based Gospel Music Channel (GMC) will be available for DirecTV customers from March 19 on channel 339. GMC has reached carriage deal with DirecTV and also with Time Warner Cable, Cox and Comcast and the 24-hour Christian Music television network will reach about...




 
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