DirecTV Viewers Blacked Out of NFL, Golden Globes

Almost half a million DirecTV subscribers found themselves in the dark Sunday night, after a dispute between DirecTV and Sunbeam Television meant they missed the Packers-Giants NFL playoff game (spoiler: Giants won) and then the Golden Globes. Areas ... continue

News Corp. And DirecTV Reach Agreement, Avoid Blackout

DirecTV customers no longer need to worry about a News Corp. blackout that would have affected regional sports channels, FX and other Fox-owned cable channels. In a joint statement the two company's said: “We both know the past ten ... continue

DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Over Fox Publicity Attacks

DirecTV on Thursday filed an FCC compliant against Fox after the company spent the last week running newspaper ads and TV promos attacking DirecTV's currently negotiations with the company. In a letter sent from DirectTV executive vice president Derek ... continue

DirecTV at odds with Fox Networks, may drop channels

Fox issued a statement yesterday that brings along some potentially bad news if you're a DirecTV subscriber. The network has apparently had a disagreement with satellite provider DirecTV, and if their carriage dispute isn't settled soon, more ... continue

Dish Network Boosts Profit Despite Losing 135k Subscribers

Dish Network, the second largest subscription based TV programming provider in the United States, posted a sharp rise in second-quarter profit Tuesday despite losing 135,000 net subscribers to satellite service rival DirecTV and streaming content providers such ... continue

World’s First “3D Only” TV Network To Launch Next Week

3D TV sporting events and movies are still slow to arrive at market, but that hasn't stopped 3Net from announcing and preparing to release the world's first 24 hour 3D TV network. Set to launch on DirecTV channel ... continue

Twitter awash in angry DirecTv customers after glitchy upgrade

Twitter has been buzzing all morning with frustrated DirecTv customers who have been unsuccessful at reaching the service's customer service line after a glitchy upgrade. Yesterday's "Whole Home DVR Service" was supposed to, for an extra $3, allow ... continue

Forget the slate announcement from Ballmer at CES – look for Microsoft and AT&T to announce a purchase

There's been a lot of skuttlebutt in the lead up to this years CES in Las Vegas about Microsoft's Steve Ballmer using his keynote speech to present to the world their innovative take on the slate computer ... continue

David Spade sells out dead buddy Chris Farley shilling DirecTV

I thought perhaps I was the only one who found this commercial to be in horrendous taste, but apparently Gawker did, too. David Spade, whose buddy films and general camaraderie with SNL castmate Chris Farley arguably carried the show through ... continue