The circle is now complete. That doesn’t have a lot to do with the story, but it’s fun to say now and again. Starz has completed its rebranding, first announced a month ago, by officially naming…
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Earnings time has come again for AT&T and DIRECTV. While we don’t expect this season’s earnings call to be peppered with the kind of juicy tech tidbits we saw in previous years, it’s still a great…
The Solid Signal Blog welcomes new guest contributor Jake Buckler! Hello. My name is Jake Buckler and I know just enough about TV antennas to make me dangerous. Seriously! Consider my first experience with these…
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On Monday, most Americans lamented the giving up of green (Tax Day). On Wednesday, some folks celebrated a different type of green (possibly to mellow them out from Monday, but we won’t talk about that…
DIRECTV’s new LNBs are really cool in everything they do, but you’ll need some special equipment to aim them. If you really want the professional experience, there’s only one meter to use: DIRECTV’s own Advanced Installation Meter…
DIRECTV 4K is here! If you’re just getting started, you’ll appreciate this guide to some of the most helpful articles about DIRECTV’s new 4K service. We’ll be updating this guide as more information becomes available! About…
It’s probably just a PR move right now, but Comcast has announced that it will offer its full programming lineup to customers with Samsung smart TVs and select streaming devices. This would completely eliminate the need…
Just like the half-hour sitcoms that made Viacom’s fortune, it’s over before it had barely begun. Rather than start a channel blackout, Viacom went back to the table and found a way to ink a new…
It seems like we’ve all been here before. There’s this big national content provider asking for a massive increase in fees, and the satellite company says no, and so we’re facing a blackout. This time the…
It’s a big day for DISH, as first quarter results are announced to the world. Shareholders should be happy, as both revenue and net income are up. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), a common measurement in…
Love antennas and local TV but can’t live without a DVR? I can’t blame you. One of the best options, especially for millennials, is the Tablo, which takes the signal from your antenna and streams it out…
The death-star-ification of DIRECTV continues. The image you see above was taken from the guide on an HR54 Genie DVR this morning. All Genies will be getting new software in the next few weeks that fix…