http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30918005/posts/fullMon, 17 Jul 2006 21:31:59 +0000http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com/blog/Martin Maness15http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30918005/posts/full/115281576427714767Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:35:00 +00002006-07-18T20:01:54.715-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >DirecTV will break a TV spot this week in which Peyton Manning, quarterback with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, is seen in footage during a real game, but stops in mid-play to pitch consumers on the "NFL Sunday Ticket" package. <a href="http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/cabletv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002764416">Read story here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com">Direct TV vs Dish Network and offers</a><br /></span></div>http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com/blog/2006/07/direct-tv-will-break-spot-this-week.htmlMartin Manesshttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/30918005/posts/full/115317191944852544Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:28:00 +00002006-07-17T14:33:48.616-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Being a unix guy I like to see microsoft get snubbed! </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">With the era of high-definition television drawing closer, Microsoft's bid to provide one of the market's core video technology standards is having trouble getting into orbit. Direct TV and other satellite systems are part of the "snubbers"</span></span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.com.com/Satellite+TV+snubbing+Microsoft/2100-1025_3-5544324.html">Read the rest of the story here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com">Compare Direct TV vs. Dish Network and offers</a></div>http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com/blog/2006/07/microsoft-gets-snubbed-by-satellite.htmlMartin Manesshttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/30918005/posts/full/115264390108249851Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:50:00 +00002006-07-11T13:59:32.433-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">EchoStar Communications Corporation and NFL Network announced a multi-year extension to bring many new advanced features to customers of EchoStar's DISH Network™ satellite TV service. These features include availability on DISH Network's America's Top 60; 168 games televised nationally including NFL Network's regular-season primetime game package debuting this Thanksgiving; and full-time carriage of NFL Network's high definition feed.<br /><br />Read the full story <a href="http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9527059">here </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com">Direct TV vs. Dish Network</a></div>http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com/blog/2006/07/echostar-and-nfl-network-extension.htmlMartin Manesshttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/30918005/posts/full/115254218418461318Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:30:00 +00002006-07-10T07:36:24.196-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">According to the Calgary news, Canadians are tuning in to satellite television in greater numbers, while cable sales remain flat. Last year, the number of Canadian households with satellite TV rose to nearly 2.5 million, an increase of 170,000, or eight per cent. Although cable TV providers still hold a dominant share of the Canadian market, the number of households with cable TV last year fell by about 24,000 to 6.61 million.</div>http://www.satellitesystemscompare.com/blog/2006/07/satellite-tv-growing-in-canada.htmlMartin Maness