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10
Jul

DIRECTV’s HDTV Satellite Launches Friday

SOURCE: TvPredictions.com 07.02.07
‘Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2007) — DIRECTV this Friday night is scheduled to launch the first of two new satellites to expand its High-Definition programming lineup.
Called DIRECTV 10, the spacecraft will launch on July 6 at 9:16 p.m. ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using an International Launch Services Proton […]


24
May

DIRECTV Adds More HD (High-Definition) Channels

As part of DIRECTV’s highly anticipated high-def expansion, the nation’s largest satellite TV company has added nearly a dozen more HD channels just in time for the summer season.
Hoping to stay on track with its “100 high-definition channels by year’s end” goal, the nation’s largest satellite TV provider unveiled plans this week to launch […]


23
May

DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Channels to Customers in Fort Myers, Florida

SOURCE: DIRECTV, Inc., 05.23.07
‘ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX Now Available in DIRECTV HD Offering More Vivid Colors, Wider Images and Clearer, Crisper High-resolution Images
WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading satellite television service provider, is now offering local HD programming to customers in the Fort Myers, Fla. designated market area. The following local broadcast networks […]


15
May

DIRECTV Tops Cable in Customer Satisfaction for 7th Year in a Row

SOURCE: DIRECTV Inc., 05.15.07
‘EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 15, 2007–For the seventh year in a row, DIRECTV, the nation’s leading satellite television service, received a higher score for customer satisfaction than all cable TV companies in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
In this year’s ACSI survey, DIRECTV posted an index score of 67, reflecting customers’ overall […]


08
May

DIRECTV First to Deliver The History Channel HD

SOURCE: DIRECTV Inc., 05.08.07
‘Las Vegas, NV (May 7, 2007) – The History Channel® and DIRECTV, Inc. today announced that DIRECTV will be the first to launch The History Channel HD, a new 24-hour high definition television network, scheduled to debut in September 2007. In addition, A&E HD, which debuted in 4Q 2006, will also launch […]


05
Apr

DirecTV Rolls Out VOD

SOURCE: multichannelnews.com; 04.02.07
‘El Segundo, Calif.— Looking to make up ground against cable operators and their interactive networks, DirecTV is preparing to roll out a new service that will essentially give basic-cable networks their own dedicated channels for programming delivered on-demand to viewers.
Food Network and Discovery Channel are among more than a dozen programming services […]

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