Apr 11
DirecTV has launched its latest DVR, the Wireless Genie Mini, a product that offers exactly what its name suggests: connectivity, sans wires. The device has rolled out to customers in … Continue reading
Mar 05
Following confirmation that Dish Network and Disney penned an agreement that included Internet TV streaming rights, DirecTV has revealed that it is in talks with Disney over the same topic, … Continue reading
Feb 18
Roku to run Showtime Anytime app
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere’s an addition to the Roku lineup of apps this week, one that brings a wide variety of Showtime-based content to the smart TV system. This update brings the app … Continue reading
Feb 05
If you are a DirecTV subscriber that has a Roku streaming set top box in your home, an announcement you may have been waiting on has been made. Roku has … Continue reading
Nov 20
DirecTV Everywhere will soon become much more useful for travelers eager to watch their favorite shows. As of November 21st, the satellite TV provider is expanding its out-of-home TV streaming selection to include more than 30 live channels, such as HBO and Showtime. Subscribers will also have access to more than 100 channels when at home, and 19,000 on-demand shows through DirecTV’s website. The company’s Android tablet app is receiving a makeover as part of the expansion — an impending update will stream both live and on demand video to tablets of all sizes and multiple OS versions. Customers will just have to wait a short while before they get access to DirecTV’s wider world of content.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Business Wire, DirecTV
Oct 25
Time Warner and DirecTV reportedly considering plan to avoid retransmission fees
Posted in: Today's ChiliAccording to sources who spoke to the folks at Bloomberg, both Time Warner Cable and DirecTV are contemplating adopting a free broadcast TV signals model similar to Aereo, which has been embroiled in a long legal case. Under such a business plan, both companies could avoid having to pay retransmission fees, saving astronomical amounts in […]
Oct 25
As cable companies continue to come up with creative ways to sell us TV without hooking us onto traditional cable, Bloomberg is reporting that DirecTV and Time Warner Cable are both thinking about creating an Aereo-type streaming service for customers to use. If it works like Aereo, it means you get to watch TV over the Internet through traditional cable providers.
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Sep 05
GetGlue for iPhone’s redesigned TV guide adds VOD and streaming video listings
Posted in: Today's Chili
GetGlue is continuously massaging its socially connected app for TV watchers, and the latest update reflects some of the ways TV viewership is changing. Like Foursquare’s recent changes, after an initial focus on check-ins and sharing, the new updates are all about helping users figure out what they’re doing / watching next. There’s a redesigned guide (again) in v5.0, now offering a personalized view at not only what’s on right now via traditional broadcast networks, but also video on-demand and internet services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, HBO Go and more than a dozen others. With the rise of on demand viewing from a number of sources, it will be interesting to see if GetGlue can fill in some of those viewership statistics companies like Netflix have kept private.
There’s also a new “Search & Discover” feature to find programs with browsing by genre or curated lists from GetGlue staff. Reworked show pages feature more social tie-ins, and the app also lets users directly add images, videos or news articles to their posts for some IntoNow-style meme creation and spreading. Finally, DirecTV customers can connect the app to their satellite boxes and change the channel directly from GetGlue’s guide. The new app is rolling out today, let us know if its social networking focus is helping you finding new shows to watch or if it’s just another source of oversharing on Twitter and Facebook.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile
Source: iTunes
Aug 29
DirecTV’s spruced-up mobile app with voice control has made the jump to the Android world.
Posted in: Today's ChiliDirecTV’s spruced-up mobile app with voice control
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Aug 29
DirectTV’s comprehensive app overhaul has finally jumped to a second operating system: Android. The refined UI debuted on the iPad earlier this month before migrating to the iPhone, adding a Watch button to choose where content is played, a redesigned Info Page and more customization options in the guide. Now, these same improvements are available on Google’s mobile OS, including DVR scheduling and voice search for programming. There’s no word on when DirecTV for Tablets will get these features, but hopefully it doesn’t take two years.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile
Source: Google Play
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