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  • September 2008

    • Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 12, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

      (Newser) - The highest judge in Saudi Arabia says “it is permissible” to murder owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast questionable material during Ramadan, the Guardian reports. When a caller to his radio show asked about channels featuring “bad programs,” Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan responded, “What does the owner of these networks think, when he provides seduction, obscenity and vulgarity? … Certainly it’s permissible to kill them.” More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • censorship  • Sharia law  • Ramadan  • satellite TV  • fatwa

  • April 2008

    • Hi-Def Fans Allege Low Blow

      Associated Press  |  Apr 21, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Hi-Def Fans Allege Low Blow

      (Newser) - TV enthusiasts are miffed that high-definition channels aren't looking as good as they should on expensive home-theater systems, the AP reports. Without much spare bandwidth, compressing the signal is cheaper for the cable companies than increasing capacity. "They have to figure out a way to deliver more HD content through their distribution networks," says a tech expert. More »

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      television  • Comcast  • high definition  • bandwidth  • satellite TV

  • March 2008

    • DirecTV to Get With Times, Add On-Demand

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      DirecTV to Get With Times, Add On-Demand

      (Newser) - Challenged by cable and phone-company competitors, DirecTV will offer video-on-demand for the first time, a combination of DVR and broadband-connected content with significant limitations. Because the biggest satellite-TV provider doesn’t use terrestrial connections, it’s been long unable to offer instant play options. Its new plan will store some content on customers' DVRs, and allow them to stream more of it from the Internet. More »

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      Comcast  • DVR  • DirecTV  • streaming content  • satellite TV  • video on demand

  • February 2008

    • Liberty Looks to Leverage DirecTV Deal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 28, 08 9:26 AM CST

      Liberty Looks to Leverage DirecTV Deal

      (Newser) - Closing Liberty Media’s $12 billion deal for a 41% share of DirecTV took more than a year, but positioning the satellite-TV service to rival telcos and cable companies offering triple-play packages of TV, phone, and broadband could be a bigger test, reports the Wall Street Journal today. The deal with News Corp was finalized yesterday after the FCC OK’d it. More »

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      News Corp  • Verizon  • cable TV  • telecom industry  • DirecTV  • Liberty Media  • satellite TV

  • October 2007

    • Getting the Word Out on Digital TV

      Associated Press  |  Oct 16, 07 4:33 PM CDT

      Getting the Word Out on Digital TV

      (Newser) - What's on TV? Soon, it will be an unprecedented $697 million campaign to get the word out on the upcoming switch to digital broadcasting. Starting February 18, 2009, viewers without a digital set or special converter box won't be able to watch TV. The upcoming educational campaign "may be the largest volunteer effort in the history of television," says the National Association of Broadcasters chairman. More »

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      television  • digital television  • satellite TV

  • September 2007

    • Dish Network Parent Buys Slingbox

      Associated Press  |  Sep 25, 07 3:45 PM CDT

      Dish Network Parent Buys Slingbox

      (Newser) - EchoStar Communications, owner of the Dish Network, has agreed to acquire the maker of the Slingbox for $380 million. The satellite TV provider should close on the deal to buy Sling Media by year’s end, the AP reports. The Slingbox allows any Internet-connected computer to receive standard TV signals. More »

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      acquisitions  • DVR  • satellite TV  • EchoStar  • Sling Media

  • July 2007
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