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Foxtel Launching A 1TB IQHD Box

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9:15AM December 15, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Up until now, recording HD content to an iQ box with Foxtel has only given you about 30 hours worth of recording time. But Foxtel has started to inform customers that they are offering a new 1TB iQHD PVR, increasing the amount of HD recording space to about 140 hours. Yay! More »


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Sat Chair Hides Your Satellite Dish In Plain Sight

1:40PM December 8, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

In many high-rise buildings satellite dishes are banned for safety or aesthetic reasons. But since patio furniture is still ok, Sat+ has created a chair-shaped satellite dish secretly giving you hundreds of channels without being hassled by your landlord. More »


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Foxtel Emphasising HD With A Channel Swap

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11:45AM December 1, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Sadly, Foxtel’s decision to swap the channel numbers of its HD channels and SD channels won’t have the same classy entertainment value as classic Foxtel show Wife Swap, but it will be more convenient for HD lovers. More »


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WSJ Says Apple’s Trying To Kill The Cable Industry

11:44PM August 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Here’s something mysterious: amid the WSJ’s report on Tim Cook’s ascension, they say Apple’s “working on new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been discussing whether to try to launch a subscription TV service.” That could be huge. More »


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Will Motorola Give Google TV A Second Life?

11:58PM August 16, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Motorola makes set-top boxes for a lot of pay TV companies. They’re one of the leaders, in fact. Google is reeling from the initial failure of Google TV. With Motorola in hand, will Google TV finally succeed? More »


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Are The Cord-Cutters Just The People Who Can’t Afford Cords?

1:02AM August 11, 2011 | Brian Barrett

193,000 Americans quit their paid television plans last quarter. Sounds like a lot, and it is! But as any horse-breeder will tell you (I would guess?): it’s about quality, not quantity. And the people leaving pay TV behind, GigaOm reports, aren’t the ones the payt TV companies care about. More »


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US Pay TV Boss: We Aren’t Selling Enough Porn

10:30AM July 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Although the experience of sitting on your couch for an HD porn viewing is unparalleled, most members of our species will go the quick and dirty laptop route instead. The CEO of US pay TV company Time Warner Cable is peeved! They need that porno cash! More »


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HBO Go Finally Arrives, So Much For Your Weekend

1:51AM April 30, 2011 | Brian Barrett

HBO Go has officially landed in the US, earlier than expected! As a quick refresher, if you’re an HBO subscriber you’ll be able to watch every episode of every season of The Sopranos, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rome, that vampire silliness, all on iOS or Android. More »


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Foxtel’s Next DVR Will Be All About The IPTV

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10:34AM March 30, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Speaking at the annual PayTV conference yesterday, Foxtel’s CEO Kim Williams opened up about the next stages for the company. If you like your entertainment with a thick layer of IPTV on top, you’re going to enjoy Foxtel’s offering in a few years. More »


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An Explanation Of That Time Warner Cable Bill

10:20AM March 30, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The New Yorker has sunk its erudite claws into the mysteries of a Time Warner Cable bill. So just what are those line items you never bother looking at? More »