IS OTT THE FUTURE OF TV? Charlie Ergen has never been afraid to gamble. From his youth, when he tried to build a career in playing blackjack and poker, to his founding of Dish Network, his bitter feud with Rupert Murdoch,…Continue Reading →
YEAR OF HBO FREE FROM AT&T HBO’s prospective new owner is being generous with the premium movie channel package. AT&T, aggressively marketing DirecTV Now, its new internet video streaming platform, is offering an entire year of HBO to new customers….Continue Reading →
HD DVR: DIRECTV’S GENIE In considering a TV service, always find out what equipment comes with it. The most important may be the receiver, or set-top box. Most TV systems offer several models, and their premier models are usually HD…Continue Reading →
COMCAST REGIONAL SPORTS ON SLING TV To fend off a competitive threat from YouTube’s move into live TV, Sling TV saw the need to add value to its own video service. Last Thursday, Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform announced…Continue Reading →
CONTENT IS KEY TO OUR FUTURE SUCCESS: AT&T Does a TV system need its own programming to compete successfully? AT&T evidently thinks so. John Stankey, the CEO of the AT&T Entertainment Group, says it’s not enough to own the infrastructure…Continue Reading →
EMPATHY CAMPAIGN BY DISH NETWORK Dish Network constantly seeks ways to stand out from the competition. With this in mind, the satellite system operator launched an “empathy” ad campaign early this month. Dish knows its target market. The pay TV…Continue Reading →
BIRTHDAY FOR SLING TV BRINGS FREE HBO Sling TV knows how to throw a party. For its second birthday, Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform has launched several promotions. Last weekend, Sling TV offered to new prospective customers a free…Continue Reading →
LCD BLUE PHASE SCREENS The TV, computer, and gaming industries are constantly seeking improvement in display screens. To this end, they’ve poured huge amounts of money and countless man hours into technical research. Their efforts have paid off handsomely. The…Continue Reading →
RATINGS FOR TV OVERHAULED AT&T believes current measures of TV viewership are inadequate. Two weeks ago, it announced a plan to overhaul the ratings system. It will work with Nielsen Media Research, the giants of TV and radio audience research….Continue Reading →
ZERO RATING BY AT&T Getting the Most from Your Data Allotment AT&T says it wants to “go hard” with its broadband ‘zero rating’ policy. The practice is controversial. ‘Zero rating’ is an internet industry term for refusing to count data…Continue Reading →