Category: Satellite TV
Viewers care more what's on TV than how much it costs
The majority of consumers are willing to switch TV providers to get the shows or features they want. A study by Microsoft and Screen Digest found that 60 percent of users in seven countries would consider switching providers to get content…
DIRECTV Sat-Go – satellite TV in a briefcase
I was in a certain budget supermarket yesterday (yes, I do live the high life) and noticed a budget satellite system you can fix onto your caravan or mobile home for satellite TV on the go. But it still involved much screwing and fixing, not to mention the cabling and a TV. That’s not the case with the DIRECTV Sat-Go.
Sky Anytime on TV launches – for some Sky users
Sky has launched Anytime on TV, a service that offers a selection of the week’s programmes on-demand. From today, Anytime on TV is available to all Sky HD customers. Anyone with a Sky+ set-top-box will get it eventually, but not…
Sky introduce energy-saving overnight standby mode for Sky+ and Sky HD boxes
In a bid to become a little more environmentally friendly, Sky is introducing a new automatic energy-saving initiative for all its Sky+ and Sky HD boxes. The new feature will automatically switch a customer's Sky box into standby mode if…
Hauppauge launch WinTV HVR-4000 quad mode TV tuner
Hauppauge, known for their WinTV range of TV tuners, has announced the first quad mode PCI TV tuner for PC. The WinTV HVR-4000 can receive all UK TV broadcast formats including analogue, Freeview digital, satellite, and high definition satellite. It…
Virgin Media versus BSkyB: 'supercomplaint', compensation, ratings
The war between Murdoch's Sky and Branson's Virgin Media continues to rumble on, and (unsurprisingly) consumers are the ones most suffering. Sky pulled a number of their most popular channels from Virgin Media last week after Virgin refused to pay…
Virgin Media to offer first two seasons of Lost on VoD service
Skilfully avoiding Sky (who are smug enough about getting series 3 of Lost in high definition), Virgin Media has given more detail of its Disney Buena Vista deal, boasting that it includes series one and two of Lost….
Sky officially launches Remote Record service
A few months back, we covered Sky's Remote Record service for mobile phones. And over at Shiny Shiny, it got the hands-on treatment. Well, the ability to record TV shows wherever you are in the world has been extended, with…