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   DirecTV Subsidiary Sues Over Non-Delivery of Surfer TV Series

   8:13 am 10/17/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   LABC says it didn't get a show entitled "Gone Until December" after fronting a producer $282,000.Read more

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   New DirecTV DVR Records Five Shows at the Same Time

   11:49 am 10/11/2012

   • by Alex Ben Block

   UPDATED: The Genie has more storage, can be used in more rooms and offers an optional service to recommend shows - pitting it directly against rival Dish's much-advertised "The Hopper."Read more

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   DirecTV CEO: Dish Merger Could Benefit Consumers Amid Rising Content Costs

   6:22 am 9/21/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   At an investor conference, Mike White is asked about the possibility of a renewed attempt of a satellite TV combination down the line and potential other deals. Read more

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   Analyst: Judge Delays Jury Selection in AMC Networks-Dish Trial

   10:56 am 9/20/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   "We continue to believe that Dish faces significant trial headwinds, and that the most logical outcome is a settlement," says Susquehanna's Thomas Claps.Read more

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   Emmys 2012: Glenn Close Was Told TV Would Kill Her Career

   5:38 pm 9/11/2012

   • by Leslie Bruce

   "People said I was doing TV because my film career was at a zero," the two-time Emmy winner and six-time Oscar nominee tells THR.Read more

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   Sinclair Broadcast Strikes Back at Dish Network Over Retransmission Negotiations

   12:03 pm 8/14/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   A day after Dish accuses Sinclair of "corporate greed," the broadcast group says the satellite TV service operates with a "flawed economic model."Read more

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   Olympics 2012: DirecTV Goes Dark During Closing Ceremony

   10:29 pm 8/12/2012

   • by THR Staff

   UPDATED: The company has apologized to Los Angeles area viewers including "Modern Family's" Sarah Hyland and Eric Stonestreet who were frustrated over missing about 30 minutes of Sunday night's broadcast.Read more

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   DirecTV Posts First-Ever Quarterly U.S. Subscriber Decline

   4:42 am 8/2/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The satellite TV giant lost 52,000 U.S. video customers in the second quarter, but hit an all-time user growth record in Latin America.Read more

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   Analyst: Loyalty Data Shows Leverage for TV Network Owners in Carriage Disputes

   4:36 am 7/30/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   After the Viacom-DirecTV spat, Barton Crockett says if carriage fees were split according to loyalty, Disney would face a decline, while others would benefit.Read more

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    Cable Wars: Why Viacom and DirecTV's Fight Was Just the Beginning

    11:00 am 7/26/2012

    • by Kenneth Ziffren

    Retransmission rights and a wave of deals expiring mean trouble among networks, cable companies and satellite providers. Read more

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