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Cable vs. Satellite US Subscribers, 2002-2006
From 2002-2006, US Satellite TV providers have added over 11 million subscribers. In the same time, US Cable TV providers have lost about 500,000 subscribers. Little wonder why Cable providers see all...
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Is High Definition Finally Getting some Traction?
Disclaimer: My sense of timing on things is usually very early. I had my first HD capable television in the year 2000, and my first set up with a HD-enabled set top box (STB) almost 5 years ago at...
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Digital TV Deadline, February, 2009. Not a chance.
There is absolutely no chance that the current deadline of February 17, 2009 for all digital TV broadcasting will stand. Considering that 23% of all television sets in the US don't receive cable or...
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DirectTV: 100 HD Channels May Not Be an Easy Sell
One thing that surprised me looking through DirecTV’s earnings (ticker: DTV) was how high the churn is (greater than 1.5% monthly). They added 900K gross subs, but only netted 128K for Q2. DTV will...
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HD Currently Subscribed to in 10.7m Homes
TVbytheNumbers sheds light on HD numbers TVbytheNumbers.com estimates that non OTA (over the air) High Definition content is only currently available in 10.7 million homes or 9.4% of the homes in the...
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HDTV: When the Barriers are High, Adoption Takes a While
But HDTV will get there, and sooner or later we won't even remember a time when we didn't have it. That's going to be later rather than sooner though because the barriers for HD are still very high. I...
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Satellite TV Subscribers 2002-2007Q2
(click chart for full-sized image) Full table of Satellite Subscribers by company: Date DirecTV DISH Network Subscribers (million) Subscribers (million) Dec-02 9.5 8.2 Mar-03 8.5 Jun-03 11.6 8.8...
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Cable vs. Satellite US Subscribers, 2002-2007Q2
(click on chart for full-sized image) *2007 numbers are for June, all other years are December.
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NHL Network Makes A Deal the NFL Network Won't
Beggars can't be choosers as NHL Net accepts carriage on sports tiers The NHL Network has signed carriage deals with Comcast, DirecTV, EchoStar, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Cablevision to...
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Cable TV vs. Satellite TV, US Subscribers, 2002-2007Q3
(click on chart for full-sized image) *2007 satellite numbers are for Q3 (Sept), 2007 cable numbers are year end estimate
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US Satellite TV Subscribers 2002-2007Q3
(click chart for full-sized image) Full table of Satellite Subscribers by company: Date DirecTV DISH Network Subscribers (million) Subscribers (million) Dec-02 9.5 8.2 Mar-03 8.5 Jun-03 11.6 8.8...
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Friday Night Lights Saved? or Not?
Update: FNL will be back for Season 3 3/7 Update: The NY Times says no deal as yet. Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that NBC has partnered with DirecTV to produce the next season of Friday Night...
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Dish Network Not Expanding HD Channels Soon
If there are any Dish Network subscribers who had their hearts set on an expanded list of HD channels in the near future, they might want to look elsewhere for service. That's after news that a Dish...
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Friday Night Lights Back for Season Three; First on DTV, Then NBC
AP writer Frazier Moore reports that Friday Night Lights will shine again next season. The deal does place FNL first on DirecTV effective October 1, 2008. NBC will air the episodes beginning in early...
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157 Million in USA Have Viewed Olympics Coverage Through Four Days
Here's today's pass along of NBC's Olympic ratings press release. Through four days of coverage the Beijing Olympics are averaging 5 million more viewers in the US than the Athens games through four...
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NBC Olympics Have Reached 180 Million in the USA In First Week
Perhaps it is being at least a little smug, (note the headline of the release below) but with numbers like these, it's hard to blame them for puffing out their feathers and strutting like the peacocks...
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DVR Ownership Increases, But Recordings Not Priority Viewing
Lots of great information on DVR viewing, cable and satellite penetration and more in this research excerpt from MediaPost ( read the rest here, free registration required). 27% of TV households in the...
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TNS Media launches audience measurement product using DirecTV set-top box data
here's a press release via TNS Media Research, we're hopeful sooner or later we'll see some of the data: TNS Media Research Launches DIRECTView™- Further Advancing RPD Measurement in the U.S. In-depth...
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