FUN FRIDAY: The sad state of banks
There’s a building near our West Coast Operations Center that used to be a bank. Not just any bank, but one of those serious banks that used to dominate small town America. It was the “first…
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DISH ends CBS Blackout
What a relief. According to the shortest press release ever, DISH and CBS have kissed and made up. I mean seriously, this is what DISH wrote: ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DISH Network L.L.C. has reached a multi-year…
Will a TV in the office distract your workers?
At Solid Signal HQ, it won’t surprise you to know that there are several TVs on during the day. After all, we’re one of the country’s largest DIRECTV dealers. You might be considering a TV in…
DIRECTV “H50” receiver on the horizon?
This rumor pops up now and again… someone on a user forum says that there’s a new DIRECTV receiver coming to replace the venerable H24 and H25. The H24 debuted in 2009 and is DIRECTV’s only…
BREAKING: DISH Blacks out CBS Affiliates
It’s really happening. DISH has blacked out 28 local CBS and CW affiliates in a very impactful fee fight. This isn’t the first time DISH and CBS have duked it out, but the last time it…
Phoenix gets hot for ATSC 3.0
Has it already begun? According to Cord Cutters News, Phoenix, Arizona will be the first city in the US to start pilot broadcasts using the ATSC 3.0 next-generation broadcast standard. Ten stations in that market will begin simulcasts using the…
BONUS Streaming Saturday: Cancel CBS All Access Right Now!
I’m taking the reins of Streaming Saturday to give you an important public service announcement. If you’ve signed up for CBS All Access just so you can watch Star Trek Discovery then it’s time to cancel it, at least…
STREAMING SATURDAY: AT&T, DIRECTV NOW Continues to Evolve
Good news, streamers! AT&T announces three exciting improvements for its DIRECTV NOW streaming service. Since becoming part of the AT&T family of companies, DIRECTV NOW continues to evolve and improve. With three major announcements, this week…
FUN FRIDAY: Pardon that Turkey
One of the sillier White House traditions involves pardoning a turkey on Thanksgiving. As we get closer to the day itself, it should be interesting to see how this tradition is reinterpreted for a new administration….
FCC makes a move toward ATSC 3.0
Here come the commenters. In a decision released yesterday, the FCC decided to allow ATSC 3.0 broadcasts so long as the content is exactly the same as regular broadcast content. This is a move designed to…
HBO and Cinemax Free Preview on DIRECTV this weekend
Everyone on DIRECTV gets to watch Night of Too Many Stars, airing this weekend on HBO. That’s only on small bit of the massive amount of entertainment on channels 501-520, all available to you starting today and going…
DIRECTV to get rid of receivers by 2020?
If you believe the rumor mill and out-of-context statements from people like AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, the writing’s on the wall for satellite, and for DIRECTV’s own branded receivers. Of course, Mr. Stephenson didn’t say that…
Windows 10 – has it really almost been 2.5 years?
I had to look it up, but Windows 10 was released in late July, 2015. Wow, how time flies. Microsoft called it “the last version of Windows” and they seem to be keeping to that —…
Any news on over-the-air 4K TV?
Well here we are folks, it’s almost 2018 and for those people who got themselves worked up about 4K over-the-air TV, it’s been a hard six months. Despite a flurry of news hitting the internet in…
FUN FRIDAY: Who owns what
This blog doesn’t go political. That’s one of the things I’m proudest of, honestly. In a world where we are constantly bombarded by politics, I think of this blog as a little oasis where home theater…