This one is going to run and run, and as competition in the satellite TV market continues to hot up, is there ever going to be a winner? More and more customers continue to forsake their TV aerial for a satellite dish and receive all-digital pictures direct from space into the home. Dish Network and DirecTV continue to fight their corners in a bid to overtake each other. This hot competition means that the situation needs to be monitored on a regular basis in order to compare differences in the latest deals of the rival camps.

Dish Network, a subsidiary of Echostar, has been offering satellite TV packages since 1996. DirecTV on the other hand have been in the business since 1994. They are by far the largest satellite TV providers and have been competing against each other ever since. As well as their own rivalry, they also compete together for a share of the overall TV market with cable TV and have been increasing their percentage of the market each year.

DirecTV also offers their own exclusive programming through channel 101. This channel offers music and live events as well as exclusive shows. Channel 103 is devoted to faith-based programming and family inspirational events. DirecTV also offers over 70 channels of XM Radio with selected packages.

Sports Packages

Over the last few years the advantage has continued to swing from one to the other. Is the ball in one court or the other? By the end of this article we shall find out in which.

Dish Network has their own exclusive interactive television channel (100) where customers can do anything from play games, check the local weather or a daily horoscope, read up on celebrity gossip, check local movie listings, get live scores for various sports events and even shop on the Home Shopping Network using their remotes. Dish Network has also teamed up with SIRIUS Music to provide over 60 channels of commercial-free music that are available with several Dish packages.

HD/DVR Receivers

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