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1. DirecTV, Panasonic Premiere Work From 3D Film Invitational

   4:11 pm 7/21/2011

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   Filmmakers received 3D training and equipment from Technicolor and Panasonic.Read more

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   'Damages' Premiere: Glenn Close Explains Patty Hewes in Season 4 (Video)

   1:16 pm 7/13/2011

   • by Jethro Nededog

   The actress describes her character in the new season's DirecTV Debut.Read more

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   Netflix Not Bidding for Hulu (Report)

   8:26 am 7/11/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Initial suitors included satellite TV giant DirecTV, Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft as the sales process is ready for its next phase.Read more

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   'Damages' Co-Creators Open Up About Season 4, How the Series Will End and DirecTV's Impact (Q&A)

   11:23 am 7/10/2011

   • by Lacey Rose

   In an interview with THR, creators Daniel Zelman, left, Todd A. Kessler and Glenn Kessler discuss the complicated relationship between Ellen Parsons and Patty Hewes and the challenges they face on the heavily serialized drama.Read more

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5. Pay TV, Broadcasters Firms File Responses in FCC Retrans Rules Review

   3:47 pm 6/27/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The National Assoc. of Broadcasters and Directors Guild of America are among those who see no need for government intervention, while DirecTV and Time Warner Cable repeat their call for rule changes.Read more

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6. Q1 Pay TV Subs Rise Over Year-Ago in LA, Fall in NY and Chicago

   10:57 am 6/23/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   SNL Kagan says subs in top 15 markets are pretty much unchanged as another study shows 87 percent of U.S. homes are getting multichannel TV services. Read more

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   Why the Studios Might Sell Hulu (Analysis)

   6:01 pm 6/22/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Despite Hulu's success as a streamer of premium content, insiders and analysts aren't surprised that Disney, News Corp. and NBCUniversal are at least considering selling their stakes in the asset.Read more

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8. DirecTV to Release Germ-Free Remote in Hotels This Summer

   9:44 am 6/20/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The satellite TV company's Residential Experience for Hotels service will include more than 100 HD channels and what DirecTV says is the first anti-microbial remote control.Read more

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9. Reports See Generation Y, Poverty as Key Challenges for Pay TV Firms

   2:07 pm 5/31/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Consultancy Ideas & Solutions! explores "What Gen Y Thinks About Pay TV and Cord Cutting," while Sanford C. Bernstein analyzes "the poverty problem."Read more

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10. Broadcasters, Pay TV Firms Submit Comments for FCC Retrans Rules Review

    4:27 pm 5/27/2011

    • by Georg Szalai

    Time Warner Cable, DirecTV and others file their reform ideas for the retransmission consent process and the agency’s role in disputes, while broadcasters say no government action is needed.Read more

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