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We know you pet owners may find it difficult to leave your furry little friend at home while you’re at work all day, making it nearly impossible to keep them from being bored while you’re gone. But DirecTV will soon offer relief to you dog owners as they’ll soon be broadcasting television programming specifically for dogs.

DirecTV will begin offering DogTV for an additional $5.99 a month in the Q3 2013 which will broadcast content specifically aimed at canines and includes scenes that may or may not include animals, animation sequences and a variety of moving objects. Keeping your dog relaxed is also important, which is why relaxation segments will also air which show sleeping dogs as well as nature scenes with soothing music playing in the background.

DogTV is already available as Cox customers in California can already subscribe to the channel for an additional $4.99 a month. Having the channel roll out on DirecTV means a much broader audience will be able to keep their canines entertained while you’re living the good life.

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We bet you thought your DirecTV receiver and Android tablet would never get along, didn’t ya? Well, it has been over two years since the satellite provider released an iPad app, and although software for both Android and Apple smartphones were available long before that, Android slates have curiously been neglected. That’s all changed now, however, as “DirecTV for Tablets” quietly snuck onto the Play store yesterday. Better late than never, we suppose, and at least it’s got the functionality you’d want to make up for its tardiness. The app allows you to use your tablet as a remote, stream various channels (including the Audience Network), manage your DVR, access a bunch of TV-related content, and overshare your viewing habits on several social networks. If you’ve been waiting for the app so long you refuse to believe it’s actually here, don’t trust us. Head to the source link for proof.

Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Tablets, Software, HD

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Via: Solid Signal Blog

Source: Google Play store

The HR34 hasn’t been around that long, but DirecTV is showing the replacement at CES, the HR44. The new box does just about everything the HR34 does, including record five HD shows at once to a 1TB hard drive, but in a smaller package. The small package also happens to be almost fan less — there is an emergency fan that is designed to only turn on in extreme cases — and has a faster chip. This speed improvement is noticeable on both the main TV in your house, as well as on the various clients. Speaking of which, in addition to the DirecTV C31 set-top box and 2012 Samsung HDTVs, the new 2013 Samsung and Sony HDTVs — as well as the PS3 — can also connect directly to the HR44 (and older HR34) and deliver the entire DirecTV Genie experience. Inside you’ll find integrated WiFi, but no internal power supply. We’re told that an external power supply helps keep the heat down inside, and you can see in the images below, there are large heat sinks either side and a heat pump to cool the processor. No word on price, but we’d suspect it’ll be the same as the HR34 — free for new customers, up to $300 for existing — and we could only nail them down to “this year” in regards to availability.

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Seeing how dominant cable companies have been over the past couple of years with their popular all-in-one packages, especially their high-speed Internet plans, satellite subscribers tend to feel like a more educated group as they take their TV watching more serious and know a good deal when they smell one. But a new price adjustment by DirecTV is set to raise its subscribers’ rates this February, and that doesn’t smell like a good deal to me.

According to a recently released card released by DirecTV, rates will be increasing for the average customer by 4.5 percent on February 7, 2013. The reason for the increase isn’t new technology that allows you to watch any playoff game during a light drizzle, but instead will go towards programming costs which have gone up by eight percent. DirecTV still claims it has managed to keep its annual price increases lower than cable on average.

If an increase like this means we get to have more shows like The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Mad Men, then we’re completely OK with it. Television has come a long way in recent years and even though reality television is still quite popular these days, we do appreciate when actual good television is created and even though no one wants to pay more for anything, a 4.5 percent increase isn’t that bad.

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If you’re going to be doing a lot of traveling tonight to and from the homes of friends and family, you might be looking for some entertainment options to keep you occupied during a road trip. DirecTV has announced that its customers who subscribe to Starz and Encore now have access to the authenticated online streaming services for both pay channels. This means you can watch your favorite Starz or Encore programs or movies on the go.

The Starz Play and Encore Play apps are available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch at no cost on the App Store. DirecTV subscribers can also stream content through Wi-Fi and broadband connections on their computer at StarzPlay.com and EncorePlay.com. Android users will get access to the applications in the future. DirecTV customers simply need to provide their account information to link their accounts and stream the content using the apps.

Encore Play promises about 900 different monthly selections including 300 movies and select original programming. Starz Play offers about 400 monthly selections including 300 movies, some of them being first-run titles. Starz also offers access to its original shows including the awesome Spartacus series.