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Although the nation’s two primary direct-to-home satellite TV suppliers are moving to significantly increase their HDTV offerings, both have been offering HD channels for...

The HDTV programming avalanche continues with a roar at International CES as the two major satellite providers showcase their new plans in Las Vegas....

Recent passage in Congress of new satellite legislation helped to thwart a growing war between broadcasters and satellite providers, but the compromises reached ultimately...

Despite the apparent failure of their planned merger, the nation’s two direct broadcast satellite operators should continue to use HDTV as a critical tool...

Soliciting grassroots support for their prosposed merger, EchoStar and DirecTV recently reached out to consumers through a local information campaign. The effort focused on...

Despite a looming mega merger between DBS suppliers, the home satellite TV industry continued to register “dramatic growth” in 2001, according to subscriber figures...

Charlie Ergen and company are faced with a dilemma. The chairman of EchoStar has built his business on the backs of the small, independent...

Since its inception in 1994, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television has been one of the fastest growing consumer electronic products of all time. In...

The nation’s two direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers reported continued subscriber gains for the first quarter of 2001, although churn took a nip out...

For the past several years, the satellite television industry has been experiencing exponential growth. With the passage of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act...

Rivals DirecTv and EchoStar presented a rare unified front for Capitol Hill lawmakers in an effort to influence new satellite home viewer legislation that...

Cablevision’s recently announced deal with Sony to develop and build interactive digital cable devices (TWICE, September 20, p. 58) is in part aimed at...

Demonstrating its willingness to take on multiple service platforms, Best Buy said it has signed on as the only national electronics chain to carry...

Las Vegas — Anyone interested in seeing the future of the burgeoning personal video recorder (PVR) category needed to go no farther than last...

Within the next two to three years, direct-to-home satellite subscribers could have access to all of their area’s local digital TV broadcasts via their...