ABC Family HD Goes Live on DIRECTV
For those of you DIRECTV subscribers who haven’t noticed the gargantuan advertisement for ABC Family HD that is appearing in your guide, it’s there and the channel is now in high definition.
What kind of programming is available in HD isn’t certain yet. I know our DVR picked up a marathon of Greek today and they were all in high-def.
Get your NFL Ticket SuperFan free before the end of the day!
A quicky post for you guys who subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket every year on DirecTV, especially those fans of high definition.
I was just alerted by a buddy that there was a flyer sent out offering NFL Ticket to loyal customers for FREE. Check it out here and here. I didn’t get it, but a lot of people did.
30 more HD channels coming soon to DirecTV
Starting on August 14th, DirecTV will begin launching 30 more high definition channels to boost their HD lineup to 130 total channels.
Additionally, by the end of August DTV will be broadcasting all their HD content in the new MPEG-4 format, the first provider in the industry to do that. This also means glorious Dolby Digital sound will be standard on all HD stations.
“Friday Night Lights” (season 3) returns October 1st
Thanks to my yearly notification of my Sunday NFL Ticket being renewed by Direct TV, I have some pretty great news for all you Friday Night Lights fans out there.
Slipped inside the NFL Ticket envelope was a sweet little advertisement for the NBC high school football series and its premiere date of October 1st.
Direct TV’s “On Demand” now available nationwide
I’ve been using the new On Demand feature from Direct TV for awhile now, but chances are some of you haven’t had the access yet.
Well that problem should be gone now. Engadget is reporting that it’s now available across the country, with new features coming soon, like internet remote scheduling, etc.
Direct TV to expire your PPV movies after 24 hours
Well, we wrote about it a few weeks ago and now it’s all but official. Likely you’ve seen a new item on your playlist that is telling you the same thing I am, but in case you missed it, here it is:
Any PPV movies or programming you order from Direct TV will now expire in [...]
Direct TV adds ESPNewsHD and others to high-def lineup
Well, it only took three days, but the brand new ESPNewsHD channel has been added to your Direct TV lineup. I didn’t get a chance to check it out before I left for work this morning, but I plan on checking it out the second I get home.
Those of you who telecommute, go check it [...]
Friday Night Lights to start with only 13 episodes
It’s been rumored to be true for awhile, but Kristin at E Online reports that a cast member whispered to her that Friday Night Lights was coming back next season.
Since we pretty much knew that already, it’s not all that surprising, but still nice to get a confirmation that it’s true.
The other bit of news [...]
Confirmed: ESPNewsHD arrives March 30th
We reported it months ago, and showed you awesome screenshots last week, but now it’s been totally confirmed that ESPNewsHD will blast onto your high definition landscape on March 30th.
According to EngadgetHD, the providers that already have carriage agreements in place (which means they should carry it immediately) are Direct TV, Comcast and Time Warner.
Hollywood, HBO starting to handcuff DVR users
Thanks to a reader (the Cap’n of course) submitted tip, I came across this story about Hollywood and DVRs and it made me want to run down the street screaming hysterically.
Those of you with Direct TV may have noticed recently that pay-per-view movies suddenly have some with an expiration date. For example, I purchased a few movies awhile back, like Eastern Promises, The Brave One, etc., and they had these deletion/expiration dates set about a month in the future.
NBC and DirectTV save Friday Night Lights
A huge relief from all of us Friday Night Lights fans out there.
The show was in dire need of saving this past month, after the outlook of a third season was grim. Jason posted a blog a few weeks back urging fans to try and save the show by participating in the Keep the Lights [...]
What to watch: DVD releases for 2/26/08
I’m having a hard time getting super-excited for anything coming out this week, but there are a few interesting options out there for your weekend DVD rental fun.
Beowulf
Beowulf was generally considered pretty decent, but it was shown in theaters with 3D effects, so there is no telling how much it loses being shown on a [...]
Direct TV HD pay-per-view offerings
The last month or two I’ve been fairly impressed with the speed at which Direct TV is slapping up movies in their high definition pay-per-view channels. It started off slow, but it’s hitting on all cylinders right now.
Case in point, Michael Clayton was just released on DVD and Blu-Ray this past Tuesday and it’s already [...]
Direct TV adds channel 45 (KUTP) to HD lineup
I figured I would write a little blurb about this for my friends in Arizona who all have Direct TV HD, but have suffered through watching Phoenix Suns games in regular definition because A) they don’t want to hook up an over-the-air antenna and B) they just can’t get one to work.
Well, all that is [...]
Direct TV adds 23 more HD channels
I almost missed this blog on Engadget HD this morning amidst my rotten day at the office. I wont go into details, but let’s just say sometimes the people you work with suck.
It’s been so quiet on the Direct TV HD front for almost a month now that I forgot that they still have channels [...]
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