This week’s Streaming Saturday looks a lot like last week’s column. While this might seem repetitive, it’s actually very good news for streamers. We have good news for streamers this week. In a nutshell, it has…
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There are two recurring themes running through Fun Friday, a column which this blog has featured for over five years. One is that I spend too much time obsessing about Star Wars, and the other is that I…
So the other day I was having lunch with a friend and his son. The son is in his 20s, and lives on his own. We were talking about Mr. Robot, which is not coming back until the…
You’ve probably read the news. Disney is ending its relatively short relationship with Netflix and starting its own streaming service sometime in 2019. Personally, I think it’s just a bridge too far. This might be the…
OK, so they say everything is in the cloud now. You don’t want flash drives or memory cards or god-forbid CD-ROMs. You just store everything up there and it just kind of gets where it needs…
It’s all getting so confusing now. AT&T, parent company of DIRECTV, is trying to buy Time Warner. Time Warner is currently the parent company of CNN, Time Magazine, HBO, Warner Bros. Studios, Superman (and that whole crowd) and…
June brings knowledge into bloom!
OK let’s lay it out. DISH’s earnings were a drop from last year but that’s hardly surprise. Here are the details: Net income for the quarter was down approximately $380 million. Earnings per shared dropped 90%….
Will the madness ever end? It’s been over four years since the horrific train wreck that kept us on our toes here at The Solid Signal Blog. I’m talking of course about the dizzying tango between…
The big news today is Discovery buying Scripps. You’ve probably heard of these two broadcasting giants but weren’t really sure what they had to do with your life. They operate some of the most successful cable…
Boy is this going to be a short article. DIRECTV is still the leader in 4K television, but that distinction is seeming weaker and weaker since there still hasn’t been any new 4K content announced,…
It’s the lovely month of May (2017) at The Solid Signal Blog!
Are you interested in streaming sports to your TV? The sports packages for PlayStation Vue and DIRECTV show that sports streaming is not yet fully developed. Before we talk about what is the best streaming service…
Do you remember when you were a kid and you used to play grownup? You would pretend to be a teacher or firefighter or something and then go about doing what you thought that person did….
If I were a local broadcaster I’d be worried. I guess I’d be in the minority, though. In the last several years, local broadcasters had the opportunity to sell back their licenses to the FCC and…