Archive for January 3rd, 2008

Q & A: Ex-UGA star Pollack looks back — and ahead

January 3rd, 2008

EchoStar to operate HD satellite TV channels in Taiwan - DigiTimesEchoStar to operate HD satellite TV channels in Taiwan DigiTimes, Taiwan - 32 minutes ago US-based EchoStar Communications, the parent company of the direct broadcast satellite TV network DISH, has obtained approval from Taiwan’s National ?…
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ILS Proton To Launch DIRECTV 8

January 3rd, 2008

An additional 145,000 customers — consumers who previously only subscribed to programming from U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Co. Inc. (USSB) — were obtained last month by DIRECTV when Hughes completed its merger with USSB on May 20.

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Nab And Directv Set Proposal For Hill

January 3rd, 2008

There was no progress on Hill last week in getting conference together. Congress’ July 4 recess starts this week, with legislators returning July 12. Early reactions from those still left on Capitol Hill at end of week was that agreement appeared to be interesting, but needs some closer review. However, House Intellectual Property […]


DIRECTV Announces Record Growth for May

January 3rd, 2008

DIRECTV Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp., Tuesday announced that its DIRECTV direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television service acquired 110,000 net new customers in May, a record for that month and a 57 percent increase in net customer acquisition over May 1998.
An additional 145,000 customers — consumers who […]


DirecTV Promo Play

January 3rd, 2008

Proposal is largely anticonsumer, Ergen said, and its few provisions considered helpful to his company already have been agreed upon by congressional committees: “It’s unfortunate that DirecTV capitulated to the pressures of the powerful network broadcast lobby.” EchoStar views agreement largely as giveaway to broadcasters made up of items that would be […]


Atg to Host Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Conference Call on Tuesday, February 5 at 10:00 Am Et

January 3rd, 2008

Sirius, XM Satellite Radio: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait - Seeking AlphaSirius, XM Satellite Radio: Good Things Come to Those Who WaitSeeking Alpha, NY - 3 hours agoSirius (SIRI) (currently trading at 3.05) has made an approximately 4.57 billion dollar offer to buy rival satellite radio company XM Satellite (XMSR) …SIRI/XM Merger: […]


DirecTv Numbers Climb

January 3rd, 2008

DirecTv, a unit of Hughes Electronics [GMH], now has more than 7.8 million customers, including those who subscribe to the mediumpower Primestar by DirecTv service. Hughes purchased Primestar in January this year, acquiring the company’s 2.3 million subscriber base.

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