By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 1:21pmThere's a new definition for satellite television at sea and it's called the TracVision® HD7 from KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) .
Unveiled today at the 2009 Ft.
Lauderdale International Boat Show, the TracVision HD7 is a breakthrough in maritime satellite TV design, offering boaters a DIRECTV® high-definition TV experience exactly like they enjoy at home thanks to simultaneous reception of two DIRECTV Ka-band satellites and one Ku-band satellite.
The 24-inch diameter TracVision HD7 is the world's... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 28, 2:00pmExpanding on Motorola, Inc.'s industry-leading set-top portfolio, Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business today introduced the addition of the DCX700 all-digital, high-definition (HD) set-top to the DCX product line.
This new low-profile design will help cable operators' successful migration to an all-digital network while accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences and multi-room-DVR (MR-DVR) capabilities.
The Motorola DCX700's small, streamlined profile allows for a space-saving wall-mounted installation.
It is a cost-effective set-top with a single 1 GHz tuner that supports both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC services.
The all-digital DCX700 also includes... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 5:33pmEutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that it has broken through the barrier of 100 High-Definition TV channels broadcasting through its video satellites.
The 100th channel to take to the skies was Sky Sport 1HD, the flagship channel of the latest HD package from the SKY Italia pay-TV platform.
Commenting on passing the landmark of 100 HD channels, Eutelsat's Commercial Director Olivier Millies-Lacroix said... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 2:42amFollowing its recent announcement that all Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets games this year will be available in high-definition (HD), Altitude Sports & Entertainment has launched Altitude programming in full-time HD on DIRECTV, and is now available in 5.1-channel surround sound.
DIRECTV is currently the only satellite TV provider to offer Altitude in HD on a 24/7 basis.
In addition to... By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 7, 2:28amAfter its successful launch on the standard-definition version of The Weather Channel less than a year ago, DIRECTV's interactive weather applications, including "Local on Demand" and "Local on the 8's" have generated close to 1 billion total household impressions.
Now, these same interactive features will be available on the crystal-clear feed of The Weather Channel HD(R) (TWC HD).
As an additional benefit, customers can now access TWC VOD content 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week from the DIRECTV on DEMAND platform at the click of a button on their remote control.
The popular interactive weather services include... More ...
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