TV Receiver Hacking Isn't Commercial Piracy
My alma mater the Electronic Frontier Foundation got some more good news out of the 9th Circuit this week, in a case about users' freedom to tinker with their satellite TV. Section 605 of the Federal...
View ArticleDirecTV Looking to Scratch Your 3D TV Itch in 2010?
Are you hoping this whole 3D TV thing will just blow over? Well, if the newest rumor turns out to be true, that’s looking less likely. According to everyone’s favorite, the “unnamed source”, DirecTV...
View ArticleDirecTV to Launch First-Ever Satellite 3D-HD Channel
We always take rumors with a large grain of salt, but as far as pre-release speculation goes, news and rumor site Fudzilla has a knack for being right on the money. And if their latest claim turns out...
View ArticlePublic Interest Groups Ask for Antitrust Investigation into TV Everywhere Plan
If Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, and DirecTV get their way, you'll soon be able to watch television shows and movies on your computer and other digital devices, so long as you...
View ArticleVerizon Plans to Bring 3D to FiOS TV
3D TVs were all the rage at this year’s CES, and now you can buy your very own for about $3000. The content will be harder to come by though. A few providers like DirecTV have announced plans to start...
View ArticleDirecTV Whole-Home DVR Service Eliminates Need for Multiple DVR Receivers
Up until now, if you wanted to watch a program in your bedroom that you recorded with your living room DVR, you were out of luck, at least with DirecTV. But with the launch of DirecTV's Whole-Home DVR...
View ArticleDirecTV DVR Box on the Fritz? It's Not Just You
If your DirecTV DVR box took itself offline late yesterday afternoon or early evening (or earlier depending on your time zone), don't worry, there probably isn't anything wrong. I experienced this...
View ArticleSony's First Google TV Offering Spotted
At the Best Buy holiday preview event today, Sony was on hand to show off their upcoming Google TV equipped HDTV. The Sony NSX-46GT1 is a 46-inch set that uses LED edge lighting, and has Google TV...
View ArticleDirecTV Mulls Bringing NFL Sunday Ticket to Apple TV, Boxee, and Other...
There are only a few ways you can see Peyton Manning assume the fetal position at the first sound of footsteps, see Brett Favre throw a bullet pass to the wrong team, and watch Tom Brady pick apart the...
View ArticleDirecTV Subscribers Gain Free Access to HBO GO and MAX GO
With the meteoric rise of streaming services like Netflix, Vudu, Hulu, and a handful of others, cable and satellite TV providers need to rethink how to best serve their customers, lest they become...
View ArticleHulu Accepting Bids, Could Sell for $2 Billion
It's no secret Hulu's owners want to sell the video streaming service, but what isn't isn't yet know is who will buy it and how much Hulu will fetch. Hulu set a deadline for Wednesday for suitors to...
View ArticleViacom Pulls Streams of "The Daily Show" and Others Offline Following DirecTV...
Bruhahas between satellite television providers and studio networks rarely deserve a mention in the hallowed e-pages of Maximum PC, but the spat between Viacom and DirecTV recently took a turn for the...
View ArticleDirecTV, Viacom End Bitter Programming Squabble, Reach Long Term Agreement
Satellite TV provider DirecTV and Viacom have finally reached a long term agreement to restore 17 channels to DirecTV customers, ending a bitter dispute that neither side could afford to let drag on....
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