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Friday, January 30, 2009
Entertainment

K-Rudd Spending $13.6 million On Set-Top Boxes For Old People In Mildura

1:00PM Nick Broughall | If you’ve been watching the upcoming trainwreck that is the Digital TV transition happening in the US at the moment and thinking, “I’m glad that’s not us”, here’s a sobering thought: K-Rudd yesterday announced a $13.6 million package to supply digital set-top boxes for pensioners in Mildura, where the analogue signal will be switched off next year. Can you sense the impending doom? More »
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Entertainment

How Illegal Satellite Combated the Censorship of Obama’s Speech in China

1:45PM Elaine Chow | While Americans had millions of ways to watch Obama’s inauguration speech, here in China, I’m giving thanks for my one: gray-market Filipino satellite. Without it, I would’ve missed anything past where Obama muttered “communists.” More »
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Entertainment

AT&T Silences Annoying Backseat Children with 20 Satellite TV Channels This Spring

4:00AM Jack Loftus | Come this spring, parents will have another tool at their disposal when it comes to shutting up kids in the backseat. Called Cruisecast, it’s AT&T’s foray into car-based satellite TV, and it’s expensive. More »
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Networks

AT&T to Dump Dish Network, Start Selling DirecTV

7:10AM Matt Buchanan | After punting their agreement with Dish Network to sell satellite as part of a triple play package, AT&T has decided to settle down with DirecTV. They’ll keep hawking Dish through Jan. 31, after which they’ll offer DirecTV anywhere they can’t give you U-Verse as a TV option. Multichannel notes that this leaves second-place Dish without a major reseller partner, so not great news for them. [Multichannel] More »
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