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89% of satellite TV subscribers live in single family house

Satellite households with at least 1 over-the-air television are more likely to be married with children living in a single-family home outside the center city, according to CTAM. Increased satellite penetration in non-urban areas is to be expected given the lack of availability of cable in some remote areas of...

Tags: TV, Satellite, Satellite Television, Network Technology, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Orbatel Satellite TV PC Player (zip)

The 1051 media player brings you free satellite TV and radio programming at an amazing bargain. It comes pre-installed with more than 2,000 free satellite television channels and radio stations from countries all around the world. You can access the hottest music and top-quality programming with channels like NBC, C-SPAN,...

Tags: Satellite, Satellite Television, Programming, Satellite TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking

Software downloads 2007-11-14

Orbatel Satellite TV Player PC TVS 1051 (zip)

Orbatel Satellite PC TV Player is the hottest, sleekest, new satellite TV player for your PC. Factory pre-loaded with over 4000 satellite TV channels and radio stations from around the world. Custom media player allows the user to add, delete, or change channel information with the touch of a button....

Tags: Satellite TV, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Corporate communications, satellite television, satellite, TV, radio, video clip, video, media player, PC

Software downloads 2007-08-02

With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobia

With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobiaCleatwire is a dogHad Clearwire for a year, was the worse internet experience ever. System would gobble up email traffic and Customer support was ground level garbage. DIRECTV and Dish may be sorry but then they probably won't have to deal with...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TVs, satellite television, Clearwire Corp., broadband, Wild Blue, WiMAX, satellite

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobia

Over the years, satellite-delivered television services DIRECTV (not shouting, they sp. all-caps) and EchoStar (a.k.a. "The Dish") have sent out conflicting signals about high-speed Internet offerings bundled with their service.Sometimes, these companies have seemed to indicate they understood high-speed Internet service is a necessary service component for them to...

Tags: News, Predictions and Observations

Blog posts 2007-06-15

VoomTube (exe)

Watch any worldwide television channel on your PC and search for any media file available today. VoomTube combines an award winning P2P program with a powerful Internet Satellite TV tool. Features include multi-search categories, full chat capabilities, built-in audio and video player, high visual quality & full channel control. Multiple...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, satellite television, video player, P2P, satellite, TV, tool, PC, video, Internet, network

Software downloads 2007-06-06

Subscriber growth for satellite TV down 29%

Subscriber growth for satellite TV down 29%Billing practicesI'm sure part of DirecTV's low 'net adds' this quarter comes from the large number of users that had their systems disconnected when they suddenly 'opted out' of sending people paper bills if they had registered for a web account at all... ...

Tags: Satellite TV, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Subscriber Growth, satellite television, satellite, TV

Discussion threads 2006-10-13

Satellite TV providers exit FCC auction

Satellite TV providers exit FCC auctionMaybe common sense sank in?Could just be.

Tags: Satellite TV, Federal government, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, satellite television, FCC, satellite

Discussion threads 2006-08-17

Photos: Satellite TV dish in your pocket

Echostar's Dish Networks unveils PocketDish video players that can record and replay shows from your DVR.

Tags: Satellite TV, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Dish Network, EchoStar Communications Corp., satellite television, video player, digital video recorder, satellite, TV, video, network

Image galleries 2005-10-12

Photos: Satellite TV dish in your pocket

Echostar's Dish Networks unveils PocketDish video players that can record and replay shows from your DVR.

Tags: Satellite TV, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Dish Network, EchoStar Communications Corp., satellite television, video player, digital video recorder, satellite, TV, video, network

Image galleries 2005-10-12

Top digital devices US families own: satellite TV, DVD burner, portable DVD player

Borrell Associates published it estimates of digital device ownership among US families in April 2005. US population digital device ownership Satellite TV 25% Computer DVD recorder 21% Portable DVD player 19% Stand-alone DVD recorder 16% High-definition TV (HDTV) 10% Video on Demand 10% MP3 audio player (other than iPod) 8%...

Tags: digitaL, Borrell Associates

Blog posts 2005-05-29

Satellite TV snubbing Microsoft

Satellite TV snubbing MicrosoftGood.consumers will benefit in the long run, if open standards are used. let's hope that the remaining businesses facing this decision see that it's in their best interest to support open standards, as well.mark d.World dominationHistory shows MS doesn't like to participate in a market, they...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Digital video, Corporate communications, TVs, Digital media, Network technology, Thank God, satellite television, Microsoft Corp., codec, MPEG-4, VC1, TV, satellite

Discussion threads 2005-01-21

Rate hikes ahead for satellite TV fans

Rate hikes ahead for satellite TV fansDarned if you do, darned if don'twhen Comcast here sent out its advanced warning of rate hikes, it sparked a lot of office chatter about the worth of dish providers like DirectTv and Dish Network, and if cable is enough bang for the buck....

Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, TV, Verizon Communications Inc., cable, satellite, cable company, satellite television

Discussion threads 2005-01-06

23 mln Americans subscribe to satellite TV, 73.7 mln have cable

Satellite TV now has 23 mln subscribers, or about 22% of American households. The main competitors, DirecTV and Dish Network, have more customers combined than the 21.5 mln subscribers to Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider. However, the cable industry as a whole, with 73.7 mln subscribers, still dwarfs satellite.

Tags: satellite, cable

Blog posts 2004-10-15

Samsung to unveil satellite TV for phones

Samsung to unveil satellite TV for phonesAaaarrrrrg!Can't escape blaring TVs and irritating ring tones!Patience, Hell! I want to smash something!Oh, goodie, . . .Now, here is something we all need, NOT!All I want is a phone that SENDS AND RECEIVES CALLSSorry bout the shouting.Has anyone but me found out...

Tags: Satellite TV, TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, satellite television, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., satellite, NOW HERE

Discussion threads 2004-05-17

Dell turns on satellite TV

Dell turns on satellite TVBuy once, pay forever.Sorry, but the gotcha here is that you must also sign up for the TiVo "guide" at $10 a month. No thanks.Uncompetitive offer in a terribly competitve marketThere are so many people offering DirecTV with major freebies that I can't understand what...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Other Choices, satellite television, personal video recorder, DirecTiVo, TV, TiVo Inc., satellite, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2003-10-20

The E.W. Scripps Company Tests and Documents Enterprise Active Directory and Server Migration Project Using VMware Software

The E.W. Scripps Company operates 21 daily newspapers, 15 broadcast TV stations, four cables and satellite television programming networks and a television retailing network. Rosenacker had used VMware Workstation and GSX Server in several previous projects with great success, making it easy to explain and justify to the group. The...

Tags: Software, Team, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Server, Migration, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Satellite Television, Satellite TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Case studies

International Network Services Case Study: Digital Satellite TV Service

A leading digital satellite television service provider planned to migrate to a new broadcasting technique in order to provide local television stations to designated areas in the United States. The client planned to use a new satellite that offered space division multiplexing to cover small areas of the country. The...

Tags: Satellite, Satellite Television, Satellite TV, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Home Entertainment, Networking

Case studies

Additional Resources

Satellites seeing clearly despite clouds

Two researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a mathematical tweak which dramatically improves air pollution detection on cloudy days. They've found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy days, by as much as ten-fold in some cases. 'Because clouds represent one...

Tags: Wavelength, Pollution, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-13

News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12