AT&T takes steps toward 5G
One gigabit per second from anywhere. At a time when most Americans don’t even see one tenth that speed from a wired connection at home, it seems fabulous, something to dream about. Of course, wireless internet…
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FUN FRIDAY: Every Oscar Winner for Visual Effects
I’m sorry, I can’t do that, Dave. If you know that reference, you’ve probably seen a lot of the movies in this week’s Fun Friday video, “Every Best Visual Effects Winner. Ever.” It’s a 9-minute compilation…
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 2
The spring of 2015 was a great time for our blog.
DIRECTV will stream NFL Sunday Ticket to more people this year
Great news for NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers. DIRECTV announced yesterday that all NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers will have access to live streaming on their mobile devices. Previously you needed the MAX package for that, but for…
AT&T announces results, is doing darn good thank you very much
Not quite sure why they didn’t announce earlier, but results from AT&T’s first quarter in 2016 were quietly sent out after close of business yesterday. It’s not like they had anything to hide… the numbers were…
THE END IS COMING: DIRECTV announces end of SD service
Updated: This article was originally published in 2016, based on what we were told at that time. For more information about how this change will affect you, call your representative at [email protected]. Almost 15 years…
Best of the Blog 2015, Volume 1
Check out this great stuff from the Winter of ’15!
Starz rebrands its Encore channels on DIRECTV
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…
AT&T Announces First Quarter Results Tomorrow
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…
SOUND OFF: Where Do You Get Your News?
With so many sources out there, where do you get your news?
DirecTV: Keeping The “Country” Green
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…
Comcast says it will offer its full lineup on smart TVs and streaming devices
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…
DISH and Viacom kiss and make up, new contract is a done deal
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…
Showdown day: DISH subscribers could lose Viacom channels
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…
DISH reports a mixed bag of results
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…